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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 which year did China's leader summon his top military personnel to Beijing?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1962.

2. The ____ Emperor is considered to be the founder of China.
(a) Orange.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

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

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

5. What is Kissinger's first name?
(a) Henry.
(b) Herbert.
(c) Harold.
(d) Harry.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which year was a letter dispatched from China to the US?

2. Thirty years later, French political economist _____ expanded on Jean-Baptiste Du Halde's work.

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

4. The Chinese referred to the British as ____.

5. What was the time period of the Song Dynasty?

(see the answer key)

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