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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It was stated that Nian and ____ were places that constituted organic disease.
(a) Zongli.
(b) Li.
(c) Beijing.
(d) Taiping.

2. During which period did the decline take place?
(a) Three Kingdoms.
(b) Chang Dynasty.
(c) Ming Dynasty.
(d) Imperial War.

3. In which year did China's leader summon his top military personnel to Beijing?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1965.

4. What does "tian xia" mean?
(a) United we stand.
(b) Only one Emperor.
(c) All under Heaven.
(d) Together in faith.

5. Which is not one of the countries mentioned as a location in China's periphery?
(a) Burma.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) Thailand.
(d) Korea.

Short Answer Questions

1. The high point of the _____ Dynasty was also the turning point for China.

2. The Chinese learned to play the ____ off one another.

3. In what year did the "Plans for a Maritime Defense" go into effect?

4. Who is the ancient sage often referred to in the text?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. The Chinese are very involved in strategy. Examine the Chinese use of strategy and the types of games in which it is employed.

2. What did China do to compete with Japan and Russia? When did the Chinese realize that they were not all powerful?

3. Examine the first appearance of Chinese characters as they came into being.

4. How and why does Kissinger compare Confucius to Machiavelli?

5. What does Kissinger say about the beginning of the decline of China?

6. Who was Wei Yuan? When did he live? What was his major work? What did the work contain?

7. At its peak, what was the size and scope of the Chinese empire?

8. Discuss China's long experience with naval expeditions and exploits.

9. What were the The Qiying-Pottinger negotiations? What did the negotiations change between China and the West?

10. How does Kissinger address the history of the Chinese-Indian borders?

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