The Monkey King — Questions and answers

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What came out of the stone on the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit after it split open?

Choices

  1. a bird
  2. a human
  3. a dragon
  4. a monkey ✓

Answer: a monkey

From page 1

What did the stone monkey do to become king of the other monkeys?

Choices

  1. He built a new home for the monkeys.
  2. He scared away a tiger from the mountain.
  3. He jumped through the great waterfall and found a cave. ✓
  4. He found the most fruit for all the monkeys.

Answer: He jumped through the great waterfall and found a cave.

From page 2

What name did the old Daoist master give the monkey?

Choices

  1. Monkey King
  2. Sun Wukong ✓
  3. Cloud Jumper
  4. Great Sage

Answer: Sun Wukong

From page 3

What did the Monkey King take from the Dragon King to use as a weapon?

Choices

  1. the iron pillar that held the sea level steady ✓
  2. a heavy sword
  3. a nine-pronged fork
  4. a golden halberd

Answer: the iron pillar that held the sea level steady

From page 4

What did Sun Wukong do when he visited the Land of the Dead?

Choices

  1. He fought the ten judges of the dead.
  2. He asked for a longer life.
  3. He stole the book of names.
  4. He crossed his name and every monkey's name out of the ledger. ✓

Answer: He crossed his name and every monkey's name out of the ledger.

From page 5

What was the first job the Jade Emperor gave the monkey in Heaven?

Choices

  1. Keeper of the Heavenly Horses ✓
  2. Cloud Rider
  3. Royal Advisor
  4. Grand Guardian of the Immortal Peach Garden

Answer: Keeper of the Heavenly Horses

From page 6

What happened to the Monkey King after he was put in Lao-tzu's furnace for forty-nine days?

Choices

  1. He was melted down into a golden statue.
  2. He came out perfectly well and could see through any disguise. ✓
  3. He became very weak and tired.
  4. He lost his ability to transform.

Answer: He came out perfectly well and could see through any disguise.

From page 7

How did the Buddha stop the Monkey King?

Choices

  1. He turned his hand into a mountain and trapped the Monkey King under it. ✓
  2. He convinced the Monkey King to give up fighting.
  3. He used an army to capture the Monkey King.
  4. He sent the Monkey King back to his island.

Answer: He turned his hand into a mountain and trapped the Monkey King under it.

From page 8

What did the Monkey King ask the young monk to do to free him from under the mountain?

Choices

  1. bring him food and water
  2. tell the Buddha to release him
  3. dig him out of the mountain
  4. climb up and peel the seal off the top of the rock ✓

Answer: climb up and peel the seal off the top of the rock

From page 9

What did the Monkey King receive for his head after he was freed and took the monk as his master?

Choices

  1. a gold band that would tighten when he behaved badly ✓
  2. a feather
  3. a new hat
  4. a crown of flowers

Answer: a gold band that would tighten when he behaved badly

From page 10