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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the hero of the coup when the Red Guards and Revolutionaries seized power in Shanghai?
(a) Yao Wenyuan.
(b) Qi Baishi.
(c) Wang Hongwen.
(d) Xu Jingxian.

2. How did Cheng get to and from the struggle meeting for lunch on July 4, 1966?
(a) By bus.
(b) By pedicab.
(c) By car.
(d) By walking.

3. What number was Cheng assigned when she was taken to No. 1 Dentention House?
(a) 1806.
(b) 1512.
(c) 1608.
(d) 1721.

4. When did the Red Guards seize power in Shanghai?
(a) January 15.
(b) January 4.
(c) January 27.
(d) January 12.

5. What was the real source of news for the Chinese people?
(a) Underground pamphlets.
(b) Foreign newspapers.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Footpath news.

6. When was Cheng's struggle meeting held?
(a) October 12, 1966.
(b) September 27, 1966.
(c) November 17, 1966.
(d) August 13, 1966.

7. How would Cheng and Meiping communicate when Cheng was under house arrest?
(a) Through Lao-zhao.
(b) By notes left in the bathroom.
(c) By meeting when the guards were asleep.
(d) Through notes in the garden.

8. What was the name of club where Cheng danced with a Swiss friend in the 1950s?
(a) German Club.
(b) Shanghai Club.
(c) British Club.
(d) French Club.

9. When Cheng went upstairs to use the bathroom during the looting of her home, what was a young man about to step on and break?
(a) A blanc de chine Goddess of Mercy.
(b) Chinese porcelain.
(c) A Kangxi winecup.
(d) Celadon pottery.

10. When did the "Liberation Daily" publish Mao's call for the army to support the leftists?
(a) Fall, 1967.
(b) Winter, 1967.
(c) Summer, 1967.
(d) Spring, 1967.

11. What direction did Cheng's cell face at No. 1 Detention House?
(a) East.
(b) Northwest.
(c) Southwest.
(d) West.

12. How many days was Cheng forced to return to the interrogation room and read a letter drafted by Mao Zedong in 1948?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 4 days.

13. In 1966, what did Winnie Huang's husband Henry teach?
(a) Architecture.
(b) Music.
(c) Law.
(d) Medicine.

14. What was the date of Meiping's birthday?
(a) May 12.
(b) August 30.
(c) August 18.
(d) May 31.

15. By January 1969, how long had it been since Cheng was interrogated?
(a) Eighteen months.
(b) Sixteen months.
(c) Over two years.
(d) Over three years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Cheng served for lunch the first day she was at No. 1 Detention House?

2. How old was the prisoner assigned to Cheng's cell in 1969?

3. Approximately how many prisoners worked in TIlanqiao prison compound producing goods?

4. When did the Red Guards come to loot Cheng's house?

5. When was the Chinese Communist Party founded?

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