(APITONG )The Soul of the Great Bell

The Chinese folktale "The Soul of the Great Bell" was translated by:

• Peter Lafacdio

• Lapcadio Hern

• Lafcadio Hearn

• I'm not sure.

The writer/translator mentioned earlier had a Japanese name when he resided in Japan. He is called as:

• Koizumi Yakumo

• Yakumo Watanabe

• Koizumi Yokomori

• Mitsuboshi Kenji

The writer was also famous for the collection of his stories inspired by Japanese and Chinese history, myths, legends, etc. What is this collection called that was published in 1904?

• The Book of Koizumi

• Stories of Strange Things

• Quaidan

• Kwaidan

This character was described as the obedient Mandarin servant, who did his best to complete the task given by the emperor.

• Kouan Yu

• Yong Lo

• Ko Ngai

• Hiai

This character was described as the Son of Heaven, who gave his servant and the other master molders a difficult task to accomplish.

• Kouan Yu

• Yong Lo

• Ko Ngai

• Hiai

This character was described as a young lady with dazzling loveliness, whose heart was even more beautiful than her face. She is also the main character of this folktale.

• Kouan Yu

• Yong Lo

• Ko Ngai

• Hiai

What was the fate awaiting our main character's father if he failed to cast the bell for the third try?

• He will be left in Mt. Obatsuyama

• He will be hanged

• He will be pushed into the crucible

• He will be beheaded if he fails again

The main character sought the advice and expertise of this supporting character, who studied the Silver Stream, the Zodiacs, and the Five Hin.

• Astronomer

• Astrologer

• Astronaut

• Philosopher

Based on the information present in the folktale, the setting of the story is:

• in Beijing, during the Ming Dynasty.

• in Hwang Tao, during the Ming Dynasty.

• in Macao, during the Han Dynasty

• in Wuhan, during the Qi Dynasty

It was said that the masons and bell smiths did their best and toilsomely worked for the great bell to be cast. The underlined word means:

• with less effort

• with great difficulty

• with ease

• with joy and compassion