A Pair of Orioles Part 1 Quiz

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True or False: We only have a couple surviving portraits of Du Fu.

False
True

Question 2 of 7

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How many times did Du Fu fail the highest imperial examination?

twice
a dozen times
none – he passed it the first time!
He failed it the first time but passed it the second time.

Question 3 of 7

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How many deaths were caused by general An Lushan’s Rebellion?

millions
dozens
hundreds
thousands

Question 4 of 7

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What bad things happened to Du Fu since the outbreak of the An Lushan Rebellion? (Please choose all that apply)

He was separated from his family.
He was captured by rebels.
He got banished.
He lost a leg.
He got his eye shot out.

Question 5 of 7

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In 760, Du Fu and his family moved to the greatest city of western China. What was this city?

Chengdu
Shanghai
Guangzhou
Beijing

Question 6 of 7

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Where was Du Fu’s lovely house where he spent many of the happiest years of his life?

On the banks of Flower Washing Creek (浣花溪 – huàn huā xī).
At the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (玉龙雪山 – yù lóng xuě shān).
Near the shores of Heaven Lake (天池 – tiān chí).
Under the shade of the Greeting Pine (迎客松 – yíng kè sōng).

Question 7 of 7

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True or False: Du Fu was a great government official.

False
True

Du Fu – Four Quatrains, No. 3, “A Pair of Orioles”

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