"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" Part 3 Quiz

Answer: Guan Yu's helmet

Guan Yu was pursuing Huang Zhong to the Changsha Bridge. Huang Zhong, knowing he stood no chance against Guan Yu's might, pulled his bow and aimed for Guan Yu's helmet. The arrow hit, causing Guan Yu to retreat due to Huang Zhong's excellent archery. Huang Zhong didn't kill Guan Yu because he saw Guan Yu as honorable.

Answer: To save his life

In the confused battle at Tong Gate, Ma Chao ordered Cao Cao to be found. He was decribed as an old man with a long beard. Cao Cao, fearing to be caught, cut off his beard with a knife. So he was really saving his life by doing it.

Answer: Han Sui

Cao Cao was very bright indeed. He formed a good relationship with his enemy, Han Sui, who was on Ma Chao's side. Ma Chao aroused suspicion and he was soon driven from Han Sui. This gave Cao Cao the advantage.

Answer: He was shot dead

A very sad fate for one of the greatest strategists in the Three Kingdoms period. Pang Tong, on Liu Bei's white horse, was riding to take office in Leiyang. Zhang Ren, waiting in ambush, noticed the white horse and thought it must have been Liu Bei. Zhang Ren ordered his three-thousand archers to shoot at the white horse, and Pang Tong was killed. He was only thirty-six years old.

Answer: Huang Zhong defeated Xiahou Yuan

In the Battle of Dingjun Mountain, Huang Zhong rushed Xiahou Yuan, Wei's fiercest general at the time. Chasing him all the way to his tent, Huang Zhong lifted his mighty sword and beheaded Xiahou Yuan. This loss lowered Wei's morale tremendously.

Answer: He was beheaded

Guan Yu was surely one of the greatest and most popular heroes in all the Three Kingdoms period. He and his son, Guan Ping, were captured and sent to Sun Quan. Sun Quan wanted Guan Yu to join him, but Guan Yu's strength and might scared Sun Quan too much, and he had Guan Yu, and his son Guan Ping, beheaded.

Answer: He was assassinated

Zhang Fei, after hearing of his brother Guan Yu's death, wanted revenge. Leading an army to engage Sun Quan, he beat his men and diciplined them. His soldiers, tired of Zhang Fei's drunken stupors and beatings, assassinated him while he was sleeping.

Answer: Guan Yu's eyes opened and looked at Cao Cao

It was said that Guan Yu's eyes opened and glared at Cao Cao, causing hime to faint. Shortly after, Cao Cao passed away.

Answer: True

Liu Bei, hearing of the deaths of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, led an attack against the South for revenge. At Yiling, Liu Bei's 200 mile line of camps was burned down by Lu Xun, a Southland Commander. This was Liu Bei's last battle, for he died of anguish soon after. The later days of the Three Kingdoms period were sad indeed.

Answer: 7

Zhuge Liang led the Southern Expedition to gain power in the war against Wei. The Nanman King, Meng Huo, was captured seven times by strategems. Every time he was released, but the seventh capture made him submit to Zhuge Liang, thus joining Shu.

Answer: Jieting

Ma Su was given orders by Zhuge Liang to take an army to Jieting, hide, and ambush the Wei troops. Ma Su, ignoring Zhuge Liang, led his army upon a hill for a view of all of Jieting. The Wei army saw Ma Su and attacked, defeating Ma Su. When Ma Su returned to Zhuge Liang, Zhuge wanted to keep him alive but knew that the laws apply to everyone, and wept as he ordered Ma Sa's execution.

Answer: Wuzhangyuan

Zhuge Liang was the greatest strategist of the Three Kingdoms period. At Wuzhangyuan fighting against Wei, Zhuge Liang, leading the Shu army, died of exhaustion. This was in the year 234 AD.

Answer: A wooden statue

After Zhuge Liang's death, Jiang Wei didn't want Sima Yi, leader of the Wei army at Wuzhangyuan, to know about the death. Sima Yi heard rumors and advanced against the Shu army. In fear, Jiang Wei gave orders for a wooden statue of Zhuge Liang to be carved and put in front of the camp.

When the Wei army arrived, Sima Yi saw the statue and thought it was really Zhuge Liang, and retreated in fear. Even Sima Yi could never surpass Zhuge Liang's wit.

Answer: It ended Shu

Liu Chan, knowing there was no way out but death, killed his family and slit his throat. With his death, Wei absorbed Shu, and Shu was no more.

Answer: Jin

Shu ended in 263 AD. Wei was taken over by Jin in 279 AD. Wu, fighting it out with Jin for a year, surrendered to Jin after the fighting and Jin brought China together. In 280 AD, the Three Kingdoms period ended.