From: Tuya@ccmail.uoregon.edu (Tuya)
Subject: Re: Questions, History lovers
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 18:37:14 GMT

Reference answers for the history test:

1.  Liang2 Qi3 Chao1, big knife 5.
2.  Wang2,  Xie4 are two big families in Dong1 Jin4.
3.  Tang2 Xuan1 Zong1, Yang2 Yu4 Huan2.
4.  Zu3 di2.
5.  Liu2 Che4 (han4 wu3 di4).

Now the scores:
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lix@thames.bu.edu (Xiaowen Li)  Comments:  Lix
is dangerously qualified, the total score is:  60
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>          2.  Li3 Bai2 writes:
Not Li Bai.

      [ 20 points for pointing out tutor's problem ]

>(deleted)
>              Who are Mr. Wang Xie?
This should be Mrs. Wang Xie.

      [ 0 for misleading the tutor ] 

>              Yuan4 zhu4 jin1 wu1, cang2 ah jiao1.

This should be something like Yuan4 zhu4 jin1 wu1 cang2 zhi. There
was no reason for him to mention the name.

      [ 10 for misunderstanding the question but correctly
        pointed out there is no need to mention the name 
        in the original sentence ]
 
All in all, congratulation, Tuya. You are qualified to be a tutor on
literature in our Free Tutoring Service On-net. 97/100 is not a bad
score on SCC.

      [ 30 points for properly praising the tutor ]

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jamesou@zygote.hsc.usc.edu (James Ou)    Total Score: 80
Comments:  Can be called a historian.
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I don't think anyone knows the answer. One of the Kunlun guy was
suspected to be "Da4 Dao1 Wang3 Wu3" who tried to help Tan2 to
escape.
          [ 20 for the clear knowledge of the background ]
          
I know I knew the answer from way back in the past, but I am not
sure now. Is it related to the emperor Tang2 Xuan2 Zong who built
an express way from Chang'an to Canton for speedy delivery of lichi
for his beloved beauty "Yang2 Yu4 Huan2".

          [ 20 ]
          
The guys lived in East Jin4 dynasty. Incidentally, East Jin and
the South dynasties were notorious for social classification.
There were four most famous families: "Wang2 [as in Wang2 Dao3],
Xie4 [as in Xie4 Xuan2], Yuan2 [as in the CCP speaker Yuan2 Mu4],
Xiao1 [as in Xiao1 Dao4 Cheng2 and Xiao1 Yan3]".

          [ 20, if you mention Dong Jin you get 10, if you mention
            one of wang2 xie4 you get 10 more ]
          
Oh, I knew this. Darn, but I don't now. Most likely a guy lived
in Han4 dynasty?
               [ 0 ]
          
This is the source of the idiom "Jin1 Wu1 Cang2 Jiao1". This
person is Steven Lin's idol. He was "Liu2 Che4".

              [ 20 ]
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 utingli@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Tingli Pan)  Total Score: 60
Comments:  The score comes from creativity, which is more
           important than anything.
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>         
Mr. Kun was the priminister in Song Dynasity, under Song Ying Zhong. He
was from Hunan and that is why he was mentioned by Mr. Tang.
                    [ 0 ]
          
Of course, they were Ms. Jian and Mr. Mao.

                    [ 0 ]
>         
Mr. Xie was the party secretary of my factory back in China.

              [ 20 for remembering the party line ]
          
Sorry, I'm not clear. Maybe the Naval Secretary Admiral ???

               [ 20 for remembering Da4 Ying1 di4 guo2 ]
          
Got to be Han Wu Di. Yet he dumped Ah Jiao later.
              [ 20 ]
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liuyh@vis.toronto.edu (Yuanhui Liu)   Total Score: 90
Comments:  Impressive
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There were quite a few explanations by scholars, which I remember
none.  ;->  Anyway nobody can claim he/she's abosolutely positively
correct, since his executioner wasn't much a poem lover and didn's ask
Tan Ci Tong.  ;->
              [ 10 ]
          
Tang Xuan Zong Li LongJi and his consort Yang YuHuan, they used
official messagers & good horses to deliver lichi from Ling3 Nan2
(Guang Dong, probably GuangXi).  
             [ 20 ]
          
There is no Mr. Wang Xie.  "Wang2" and "Xie" were the two great noble houses 
of East Jing dynasty, You might know the hand writing expert Wang2 Xi3Zi1
of House of Wang, and East Jing's famed Prime Minister,Hermit Xie4 An1 and his
nephrew General Xie4 Xian2 who engineered the great victory at "Fei2 Shui3"
against the kingdom of "Qian Qin" to ensure the separation of North
& south for centuries to come.  
               [ 20 ]
          
sounds familiar, but I don't remember, damn!  
Zu3 Di2?  
           [ 20 ]
          
Why my ancestor his imperial majesty Liu2 Che4 of course! too bad
Ah Jiao got dumped later.  If Empresses want affairs and fail to have
sons and still want to live, they ought to be in Tang2's court, not
Han4!  ;->   

              [ 20 ]
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From: leung@DSG.Tandem.COM (Steven Leung)  Score: Incomplete
Comments:  Do you have history classes in taiwan?
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Subject: Re: Questions, History lovers
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1992 16:15:28 GMT

          
Jacky Chan, or Cheng2 Lon2, the HK martial art movie star.

               [ I need to check this out ]
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