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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue; Preface; Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year B.C. did the Chinese unification take place?
(a) 304.
(b) 221.
(c) 492.
(d) 109.

2. Kissinger compares the unification to which European treaty in 1648?
(a) Treaty of Berlin.
(b) Treaty of Westphalia.
(c) Treaty of Kensington.
(d) Treaty of Paris.

3. Thirty years later, French political economist _____ expanded on Jean-Baptiste Du Halde's work.
(a) Quesnay.
(b) Monique.
(c) Pierre.
(d) Belenguer.

4. Who is the ancient sage often referred to in the text?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Homer.
(c) Confucius.
(d) Plato.

5. What word is best used to describe China's cultural and political situation?
(a) Peculiar.
(b) Isolated.
(c) Elite.
(d) Sophisticated.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times has Kissinger visited China?

2. In which year did China's leader summon his top military personnel to Beijing?

3. In what year did the French Jesuit Jean-Baptiste Du Halde write about China?

4. Which is not one of the countries mentioned as a location in China's periphery?

5. In what year did Zheng He's expeditions stop abruptly?

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