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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was named to conduct the Cultural Revolution in Shanghai by Mao's wife?
(a) Zhang Yufeng.
(b) Wan Li.
(c) Zhang Chunqiao.
(d) Lin Liguo.

2. What day of the week were prisoners in No. 1 Detention House allowed to have brooms?
(a) Saturdays.
(b) Fridays.
(c) Sundays.
(d) Mondays.

3. How many categories of enemies were there during the Cultural Revolution?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Seven.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Nine.

4. In 1966, how many people in Shanghai lived as Westerners?
(a) Maybe twenty families.
(b) A dozen or so families.
(c) Five or six familes.
(d) A couple dozen familes.

5. When was Mao's essay "On the Dictatorship of the People's Democracy" published?
(a) April 13, 1948.
(b) June 23, 1951.
(c) May 12, 1950.
(d) July 1, 1949.

6. How many years was the Cultural Revolution in effect?
(a) 10.
(b) 25.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

7. What book did Cheng take with her when she went to let the Red Guard into her home?
(a) On Practice and Contradiction.
(b) Constitution of the People's Republic.
(c) The Art of War.
(d) The Little Red Book.

8. When was possession of firearms in China declared to be illegal?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1947.

9. When Cheng went to the hospital in Chapter 7, how many months had she been in No. 1 Detention House?
(a) Eighteen months.
(b) Thirteen months.
(c) Sixteen months.
(d) Fifteen months.

10. What was every radio station broadcasting in Chapter 4?
(a) The announcement of the person to conduct the Cultural Revolution in Shanghai.
(b) The news of a plot by the capitalists.
(c) An article from the "Shanghai Liberation Daily."
(d) Lead article from the "People's Daily."

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

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

13. When was the Ninth Party Congress held in Beijing?
(a) July 1, 1969.
(b) September 1, 1969.
(c) April 1, 1969.
(d) March 1, 1969.

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

15. What type of vehicle was used to take Cheng to and from the struggle meeting?
(a) A Soviet car.
(b) A heavy duty truck.
(c) Green jeep.
(d) Black jeep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day was it when Cheng was driven through the streets of Shanghai in the police vehicle?

2. What was the penalty for attempting to escape to Hong Kong?

3. How many senior high school students who were members of the Red Guard came to loot Cheng's house?

4. Who was named Mao's successor at the Ninth Party Congress?

5. According to the interrogator, what British agents dealt with Cheng?

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