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

2. Who was president of the United States at that time?
(a) Taylor.
(b) Taft.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) McKinley.

3. In which direction did the nomadic groups tend to stay?
(a) South.
(b) North.
(c) East.
(d) West.

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

5. In the early years China often exchanged good with which country?
(a) India.
(b) Britain.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Japan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which method was adopted officially in the People's Republic of China in 1979 ?

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

4. Which is not one of the nomadic groups mentioned?

5. Which method is used to translate Chinese close to the Roman alphabet?

(see the answer key)

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