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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many stands did Cheng want the museum to make for the pieces of her collection that she was keeping?
(a) From 6 to 8.
(b) From 10 to 12.
(c) From 14 to 16.
(d) From 8 to 10.

2. What did Cheng's old gardener tell her happened to Lao-zhao when he was beaten by the Red Guards?
(a) Cracked a rib.
(b) Broke his arm.
(c) Broke his leg.
(d) Received a concussion.

3. What did Cheng's brother accuse Cheng of doing?
(a) Taking bribes.
(b) Having an affair with a counter revolutionary.
(c) Having her photo taken in front of a Kuomintang flag.
(d) Being a spy.

4. How many of Cheng's porcelain pieces did the Shanghai Museum wish to purchase?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Nineteen.

5. What was the name of Meiping's fiance?
(a) Sun Kai.
(b) Tang Yin.
(c) Chen Yi.
(d) Du Fu.

6. What size were Cheng's fingers when her handcuffs were removed?
(a) Size of a spring roll.
(b) Size of carrots.
(c) Size of three pencils bound together.
(d) Size of celery sticks.

7. What did Dr. Gu give to the Shanghai Museum?
(a) Celadon pottery.
(b) Xuande porcelain.
(c) Bronze collection.
(d) Yongzheng vases.

8. When did Meiping die?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1967.

9. In January 1971, how large was the room where Cheng was locked in after an interrogation session?
(a) About 4 ft. square.
(b) About 5 ft. square.
(c) About 8 ft. square.
(d) About 6 ft. square.

10. Where did Cheng's mother live?
(a) Shanghai.
(b) Beijing.
(c) Nanjing.
(d) Wuhan.

11. When was the "Gang of Four" arrested?
(a) October 11.
(b) October 15.
(c) October 6.
(d) October 20.

12. What type of trees did the Housing Bureau plant in Cheng's garden?
(a) Plum trees.
(b) Metasequoia trees.
(c) Tallow Trees.
(d) Maple Trees.

13. After Cheng had another bad hemorrhage in 1973, to what hospital was she taken?
(a) Hepingli Hospital.
(b) Guang Ci Hospital.
(c) Huadong Hospital.
(d) Zhongshan Hospital.

14. How was Cheng's disabled student handicapped?
(a) Polio.
(b) A birth defect.
(c) A fall.
(d) A bicycle accident.

15. In the 1970s, who was the chief party secretary in Shanghai?
(a) Zhang Chunqiao.
(b) Wan Li.
(c) Lin Liguo.
(d) Yao Wenyuan.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Cheng released from No. 1 Dentention House?

2. Who personally arrested Jian Qing?

3. During the autumn of 1970, what American writer had his photo taken with Mao?

4. In a newspaper in 1970, whose name was not listed with the names of members of the standing committee of the Politburo?

5. How long did it take after Cheng was manacled for her to be able to stretch her arms straight out in front of her?

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