Exam 10: China: Nü Kwa, Kuan Yin, and Monkey

Although various versions of the Nü Kwa myth describe her differently, she always has _______________

As an extension of his reliance on "superior men" as the leaders of society, ________________ considered women clearly inferior to men.

Hera Walker explains that, in focusing on a sacred monkey, the novel shows influence from the country of __________as well as from China.

The Monkey King is associated with creation through his role as a culture hero in retrieving Buddhist __________.

The process of linking a mythological story with a historical figure is called _____________________.

"Heaven dropped this mountain in order to imprison a magic monkey under it" is an instance in which a/an ________________________________insight can be derived from myth.

The Monkey King achieves immortality before_________________________________.

Lisa Ann Raphals notes that Tripitaka is represented as lacking in all of the following except ________________.

Monkey uses a ________________ as a weapon.

The most important effect(s) of Nü Kwa's overcoming the disastrous conditions after the supports of the world were broken was/were:

Although the main thrust of this novel is from the philosophy of ____________, it incorporates Confucian and Taoist teachings as well.

In very ancient times, Nü Kwa brought order to a chaotic cosmos by mending a hole in ____________________.

___________________ accepted women as a power implicit in nature's cyclical process.

Some versions of the Nü Kwa myth demonstrate the ______________ of why Chinese rivers flow eastward.

The names of the six robbers that Monkey confronts trace the development of sin from the_________________.

Monkey tricks his opponents into drinking the pilgrims'________________.

In this chapter, we learn that "Nü Kwa could transform herself at will." Gods and spirits with this ability are called ______________________.

Śramana refers to a monk who devotes himself to achieving ________________.

Because of her reputed compassion, tenderness, and love, ___________________ is often represented with a thousand arms.

In traditional Chinese belief, Nü Kwa was worshipped as a _________________ deity and prayed to by women who wished for children.