Question

What cultural aspect is mentioned in this Chinese short story excerpt? A) The story contains a rather cruel father and farmer. B) The story demonstrates the power of music over people's lives. C) The story explains celebrates music and the playing of the lute. D) The story uses the symbol of a rabbit as mystic, spiritual animal.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

D) The story uses the symbol of a rabbit as mystic, spiritual animal.

Even though animals are oftentimes perceived as powerful or mystical in several cultures, the Chinese Calendar highlights some animal characteristics as the Year of the Rat, Year of the Tiger, and, of course, the Year of the Rabbit, which is the fourth in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac sign.