Question

After this character is given the position of “Keeper of Horses” in heaven, he is angered (10[2])and declares himself“The Great Sage Equal to Heaven.” After flying to the edge of the universe, this character urinates on (10[1])one of five stone pillars, which are revealed to (10[1])be the fingers of another character. Arthur (10[1])Waley titled the translation of one work after this character, who may have hatched from a stone egg and is capable of 72 transformations. This character, who is trapped under a mountain for 500 years by the Buddha, travels with Pigsy, Sandsy, and the monk Xuánzàng (“shwen-zahng”) on a trip to India. For 10 points, name this “Monkey King” from Journey to the West. ■END■

ANSWER: Sun Wukong [accept either underlined name; accept Monkey King before mention]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ben Rotko (UG)Swarthmore BMaryland1510
Vincent Zhang (DII)PennNYU B1510
Jasmine Bao (UG)Swarthmore AUniversity of Delaware B3510
Geoffrey Wu (UG)Columbia ALehigh4410
Ivy Chen (DII)PrincetonNYU C5110

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