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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) 109.
(d) 492.

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

3. In what year did the French Jesuit Jean-Baptiste Du Halde write about China?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1804.
(c) 1736.
(d) 1793.

4. Which is not one of the countries mentioned as a location in China's periphery?
(a) Korea.
(b) Burma.
(c) Thailand.
(d) Hong Kong.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The first major attempt to right things with China was led by Britain's Lord George ______.

2. What is the ruling philosophy of China?

3. When was the Han Dynasty?

4. Who was president of the United States at that time?

5. Who is the ancient sage often referred to in the text?

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