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

2. The Chinese referred to the British as ____.
(a) Nomads.
(b) Barbarians.
(c) Ruthless.
(d) Idiots.

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

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

5. China has produced a greater share of total world GDP than any Western civilization in ____ of the last 20 centuries.
(a) 20.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

1. The ____ Emperor is considered to be the founder of China.

2. When was the Han Dynasty?

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

4. How many times has Kissinger visited China?

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

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