Q 01/05

According to Journey to the West, what is the Monkey King born from?

A) A dragon's egg

B) A magical stone

C) A giant peach

D) A lotus flower

Answer · why

B) A magical stone

A magical stone on the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit bursts and yields a stone egg, and the wind turns the egg into a monkey whose eyes shoot beams of...

Q 02/05

What lets Sun Wukong cover 108,000 li in an instant?

A) A flying sword

B) A cloud somersault

C) A dragon's back

D) A paper crane

Answer · why

B) A cloud somersault

A cloud somersault takes a hand sign, a spell, a clenched fist and a shake of the body; his master taught it to him after seeing him tumble into the a...

Q 03/05

How many transformations does Sun Wukong master?

A) 12

B) 36

C) 72

D) 144

Answer · why

C) 72

72, and he picked the number himself: offered 36 heavenly changes or 72 earthly ones, he told his master he was "always eager to catch more fishes".

Q 04/05

Where does the Monkey King keep his staff when he is not using it?

A) Under his tongue

B) Behind his belt

C) In his ear

D) In his tail

Answer · why

C) In his ear

In his ear, as a needle: he only has to call "Smaller!" three times and the twenty-foot iron pillar shrinks to fit, and "Bigger!" brings it back.

Q 05/05

Sun Wukong becomes king of the monkeys by daring to leap through what?

A) A wall of fire

B) A waterfall

C) A dragon's jaws

D) A hollow tree

Answer · why

B) A waterfall

A waterfall hid an iron bridge and a furnished cave, the Water Curtain Cave; the monkeys had sworn to crown whoever went through and came back unharme...