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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 month was the meeting called?
(a) November.
(b) August.
(c) October.
(d) April.

2. In what year did Zheng He's expeditions stop abruptly?
(a) 1381.
(b) 1529.
(c) 1433.
(d) 1473.

3. Which major Chinese city was first visited by Kissinger?
(a) Hong Kong,
(b) Beijing.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Wuhan.

4. The first major attempt to right things with China was led by Britain's Lord George ______.
(a) Jessup.
(b) Macartney.
(c) Churchill.
(d) Montbattan.

5. One of the great wars in China revolved around which drug?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Opium.
(d) Cocaine.

Short Answer Questions

1. The high point of the _____ Dynasty was also the turning point for China.

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

3. China has produced a greater share of total world GDP than any Western civilization in ____ of the last 20 centuries.

4. In which direction did the nomadic groups tend to stay?

5. In the early years China often exchanged good with which country?

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