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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In 1859, Frederick ____ arrived in Beijing.
(a) Kirk.
(b) Young.
(c) James.
(d) Bruce.

4. Which method was adopted officially in the People's Republic of China in 1979 ?
(a) Anglo-Roman.
(b) Wade-Giles.
(c) Confucian.
(d) Pinyin.

5. The first major attempt to right things with China was led by Britain's Lord George ______.
(a) Montbattan.
(b) Churchill.
(c) Macartney.
(d) Jessup.

Short Answer Questions

1. The treaty allowed a permanent ____ to be established in Beijing.

2. 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.

3. In what month was the meeting called?

4. Who was considered to be China's principal threat at this time?

5. Which country initiated the treaty?

(see the answer key)

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