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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Matters of Life and Death.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main reason Chinese people cite for the necessity of the population-control policies?
(a) Family stability.
(b) Economic development.
(c) Scarcity of natural resources.
(d) Fear of another famine.

2. What is on the necklace Karin buys in the farmers' market?
(a) A silver heart.
(b) A jade star.
(c) A silver Buddha.
(d) A jade Buddha.

3. How many people are estimated to have died during the disaster that occurred in the late 1950s?
(a) 13 million.
(b) 300 million.
(c) 30 million.
(d) 3 million.

4. What is a "shengyu zheng"?
(a) An adoption decree.
(b) A birth certificate.
(c) A birth permission paper.
(d) A marriage license.

5. What famous writer travels to Beijing to speak only to have the speech canceled at the last minute?
(a) John Grisham.
(b) Danielle Steel.
(c) Amy Tan.
(d) Ha Jin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is used by midwives to smother newborn baby girls?

2. In what year does China enact an international adoption law?

3. What practice does Karin take up to help her de-stress?

4. What is a "hukou"?

5. What is the common name of the system that favors boys over girls?

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