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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kissinger compares the unification to which European treaty in 1648?
(a) Treaty of Westphalia.
(b) Treaty of Kensington.
(c) Treaty of Berlin.
(d) Treaty of Paris.

2. The Chinese managed to pit which two countries against each other in Manchuria?
(a) China and India.
(b) Russia and Japan.
(c) Korea and Russia.
(d) France and Japan.

3. China is referred to as being a ____ society.
(a) Matriarchal.
(b) Libertarian.
(c) Patriarchal.
(d) Socialist.

4. China underwent a "century of _____" before giving into national communism.
(a) War.
(b) Fear.
(c) Turmoil.
(d) Humiliation.

5. Who is the ancient sage often referred to in the text?
(a) Homer.
(b) Confucius.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Plato.

Short Answer Questions

1. China has produced a greater share of total world GDP than any Western civilization in ____ of the last 20 centuries.

2. The ____ Emperor is considered to be the founder of China.

3. China often referred to itself as the "Most ____ Nation."

4. Mao once claimed that the population of China declined from 50 million to ____ million.

5. Which American political scientist is mentioned?

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