The Journey to the West: Volume I

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which most accurately characterizes the Jade Emperor?

A) He is a benevolent ruler who accepts input from even his most lowly subjects and places their happiness above the need to enforce the law.

B) He is an ineffective leader who allows too much latitude for his subjects and is more interested in being liked than enforcing the rules.

C) He is an unreasonable tyrant who does not acknowledge individual circumstances and rules with an iron fist.

D) He is an understanding ruler who makes allowances for individuals, but ultimately his primary role is to maintain order in Heaven.

2. Which is the most reasonable interpretation of what Sun Wukong allegorically represents?

A) He represents the daring, questing, and restless nature of the human mind.

B) He represents the never-satisfied human craving for sensory experience and comfort.

C) He represents the egoless, “emptied” self that is able to achieve Nirvana.

D) He represents the attached self that grasps at material objects and clings to others.

3. Which of the following is not one of Sun Wukong’s names in The Journey to the West?

A) BanHorse Plague

B) Pilgrim

C) He Great Sage, Equal to Heaven

D) Three Baskets

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