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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The ministry's new name translated into:
(a) Office for the General Supervision of Ambassadorships.
(b) Office for the General Management of Diplomacy.
(c) Office for the International Trade.
(d) Office for the General Management of the Affairs of All Nations.

2. Who is the ancient sage often referred to in the text?
(a) Confucius.
(b) Plato.
(c) Homer.
(d) Socrates.

3. China often referred to itself as the "Most ____ Nation."
(a) Revered.
(b) Favored.
(c) Feared.
(d) Competent.

4. Who was China's leader at the time?
(a) Lin Sen.
(b) Ma Ying-Jeou.
(c) Mao Zedong.
(d) Chiang Kai-Shek.

5. Which rebellion began in the 1850s?
(a) Qong.
(b) Nian.
(c) Pinyin.
(d) Zedong.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the Treaty of Tianjin signed?

2. In what year B.C. did the Chinese unification take place?

3. What word is best used to describe Li Hongzhang?

4. Traditionally, China did not on technology or military power but relied upon two of its most deeply traditional resources: the analytical abilities of its diplomats, and the endurance and ____________ of its people.

5. Which country was not referred to in this plan?

(see the answer key)

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