judge dee quiz

Who is Dee Jen-dijeh

Judge Dee

What district is Judge Dee the magistrate of? (which town and province)

Chang-ping, Shantung

Who is HOONG Liang?

Sergeant over the constables and Judge Dee's trusted adviser.

Who is Ma Joong

The first lieutenant of Judge Dee

Who are TAO Gan and CHIAO Tai?

Second and third lieutenants of Judge Dee

Who is Pang Deh?

Warden of Six Mile Village (referred to as Warden Pang)

Who is DJAO San?

Warden Pang's assistant

Who's KOONG wan-deh?

owner of the hostel in Six Mile Village

Who are LIU Guang-chi, SHAO Lee-huai, and DJAO wan-chuan?

Traveling silk merchants from Kinagsu Province

Who is DJANG?

owner of a hostel in Divine Vilalge

Who is DJIANG Djung?

warden of Divine Village

WHo's LOO Chang-po?

manager of a silk shop in Divine Village.

Who is Ho Kai?

Warden of Huang-hua Village. Referred to as "Warden Ho"

Who is Bee Hsun?

a shopkeeper in Huang-ha village, the victim

Who is Mrs. Bee?

Bee Hsun's older mother.

Who is Mrs. Bee Djou?

His widow

Who is TANG Deh Djung?

A doctor of literature. (referred to as Dr. Tang)

Who are Doo and HSU Deh-tai?

Students of Dr. Tang

Which dynasty does the story take place in?

Tang dynasty (first half of the seventh century A.D.)

Where is Judge Dee from? (town and province)

Native of the town Tai-yuan, the capital of Shansi Province.

How did Judge Dee meet Hoong Liang?

He was an old servant in the Dee paternal mansion.

How did Judge Dee meet Ma Joong and Chiao Tai?

They were highway robbers who once attacked Judge Dee but they were so moved by his speech and therefore became his lieutenants

Who does Judge Dee first suspect to have killed the silk merchants?

Warden Pang

Where were the two silk merchants supposedly murdered?

At Koong's Hostel

What happened at the Six Mile Village?

The murder of Liu and Shao

Why does Judge Dee torture Warden Pang with the 100 bamboo hits?

Because Warden Pang moved the bodies away from the crime scene.

What surprising revelation does Judge Dee discover during the autopsy of Shao and Liu?

One of the bodies, presumed to be Shao's, is the wrong corpse. It's the corpse of an old man's.

What does Huang Hua Chen mean?

Imperial glory Maker

Why did Judge Dee disguise himself as an itinerant physician?

To try to find Shao

When did Mrs. Bee's son die?

Last year May, on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, her son complained about a violent pain in his stomach and then he cried loudly and died.

What was significant about the body of Mr. Bee?

The eyes were bulging from their sockets.

Why is Judge Dee suspicious of the widow Mrs. Djou?

Because she won't allow men to come to the house and talk to her, this of course is the proper behavior but she also refuses to see other women too which is strange.

What happened to the seven year old girl?

She hasn't be able to speak clearly after the death of her father

Who does Judge Dee suspect of killing Mr. Bee?

The widow Mrs. Djou

Where is the graveyard were Mr. Bee is buried at?

Gao-dija-wa.

Where does Sergeant Hoong find out about the graveyard?

The Bathhouse

What did Bee Hsun do for a living?

He owned a small shop of woolen and cotton goods right next to Little Wang's.

How does Judge Dee know where the gravestone of Mr. Bee is?

He see's a dark figure of a ghost lead him to the mound.

What is geomancy (feng shui)?

The philosophy concerning maintaining proper relationships in life through positioning of items to keep energy flow in harmony for Confucionism

What will happen to Judge Dee if he wrongfully accuses and tortures someone?

He will lose his black hat and will be subject to further punishment.

What punishments does Judge Dee subject upon Mrs. Djou?

Forty lashes with a whip, the screws

Why did Judge Dee ask Mrs. Djou to pray before the grave?

To see her reaction

What worried Judge Dee about the exhumation?

There were no marks whatsoever that could point to a murder.

Why did Mrs. Djou protest vehemently during the autopsy?

Because Judge Dee wanted to check the corpses insides to see if the corpse was poisoned.

Who found two dead men by roadside?

Warden Pang Deh

Who was blamed by the Warden for the two dead men?

Koong Wan-Deh

Who were the two silk merchants at hostel?

Liu and Shao

Who were the two bodies identified at first?

Liu and not Shao

Who was suspected to be the murderer of Liu?

Shao

Who murdered Liu and other?

Shao

Why was Liu killed?

For money

How did Shao kill Liu?

Stabbed him

Who was the other man Shao killed?

A witness

What was Shao's punishment?

Decapitation, head exposed on gate for 3 days, possessions forfeited

Who was accused for Mr. Bee's death?

Mrs. Djou

What was rattling underground that the daughter heard?

A passage from Hsu's to Djou's room

What did Mrs. Djou do to her daughter?

Drugged her

Why did Mrs. Djou drug her daughter?

Saw Hsu in her room

What does Hsu confess to?

Adultery

How did they finally get Mrs. Djou to confess?

Torture and make her think she is dead

How was Mr. Bee killed?

Pounded needle on head with mallet

Who was accused of killing the bride?

Candidate Hoo

What caused the bride to die?

Tea was poisoned

How did they confirm bride's tea was poisoned?

Soaked dog treats, gave to dog, dog died

Where was the poison that killed the bride?

On the roof

Who killed the bride?

Accident

What was Judge Dee promoted to?

President of Metropolitan Court of Justice

What was Mrs. Djou's punishment?

Lingering death after first cut, head exposed on city gate for 3 days, possessions not forfeited

What was Hsu's punishment?

Strangled (immediate death), body not publicly exposed, possessions forfeited

What was on the roof that killed the bride that contained the poison?

Red snake

Dee Jen-djieh

Judge Dee

Sergeant Hoong Liang

Seargent

Ma Joong

first lieutenant

Tao Gan

Second lieutenant

Chiao Tai

Third Lieutenant

Pang Deh

Warden of six mile village

Djao San

Wardenʻs assisstant

Koong Wan-deh

Hostel owner

Liu Gang-chi

silk merchant

Shao Lee-huai

silk merchant

Djao Wan-chuan

silk merchant

Wang

Carter

Mrs. Wang

Carterʻs widow

Djang

hostel owner in divine village

Djian Djung

warden of divine village

Loo Chang-po

Manager of silk shop in divine village

Ho Kai

Warden of Huang-hua village

Bee Hsun

victim of murder

Mrs. Bee

Mother

Mrs. Bee/Djou

Widowed wife

Tang Deh-djung

next door neighbor/doctor

Doo

Student of Dr. Tang

Hsu Deh-tai

Student of Dr. Tang/adulterer

Hua Guo-hsiang

Brideʻs father-in-law

Hua Wen-djun

Brideʻs husband

Mrs. Lee

mother of bride

Miss Lee

the bride

Hoo Dso-bin

the guy who made rude jokes

Mrs. Hoo

Hooʻs mother

Chen

maid