Statistics for Classic Chinese Novels

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Hint	Author	Answer	% Correct
Based loosely on real each story. Feudal lords fight each other for power at the end of Han Dynasty.	Luo Guanzhong	Romance of the Three Kingdoms	100%
A tragic love story and a tale of the rise and the decline of one family. "Redology" is the field of study devoted exclusively to this work.	Cao Xueqin	Dream Of The Red Chamber	86%
A monkey, a monk, and others embark on a quest to obtain Buddhist sacred texts. They meet monsters along the way.	Wu Cheng'en	Journey To The West	86%
A group of 108 men gather on a mountain and rebel against the government.	Shi Nai'an	Water Margin	86%
A spin-off of the work above. It is famous for explicit sexual depictions.	The Scoffing Scholar of Lanling	The Plum in the Golden Vase	71%
Satiric stories about the antics of Confucian scholars and the imperial examination system.	Wu Jingzi	The Scholars	57%
A collection of short stories, many of which are about spirits and demons.	Pu Songling	Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio	0%
An account of a physician's travels.	Liu E	The Travels of Lao Can	0%