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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Before the _____ War, China saw diplomacy and international trade as a way to express its preeminence.
(a) Opium.
(b) First World.
(c) Westphalia.
(d) Second World.

4. The Prince quote an ancient Chinese saying: "Resort to peace and _____ when temporarily obliged to do so; use war and defense as your actual policy."
(a) Friendship.
(b) Diplomacy.
(c) Trickery.
(d) Kindness.

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

6. The Count managed to open Urga, which is located in which region?
(a) Mongolia.
(b) Burma.
(c) Hong-Kong.
(d) North Vietnam.

7. 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.
(a) Strength.
(b) Cultural confidence.
(c) Gentleness.
(d) Inner warriors.

8. Who was considered to be China's principal threat at this time?
(a) Japan.
(b) Britain.
(c) France.
(d) Russia.

9. The Manchu Heartland is located in ____ China.
(a) Southwest.
(b) Southeast.
(c) Northwest.
(d) Northeast.

10. In what year was the Treaty of Tianjin signed?
(a) 1858.
(b) 1868.
(c) 1848.
(d) 1838.

11. Which country initiated the treaty?
(a) Thailand.
(b) Burma.
(c) United States.
(d) Britain.

12. By 1860, the Russians had been in Beijing for ____ years.
(a) 100.
(b) 150.
(c) 75.
(d) 50.

13. China is referred to as being a ____ society.
(a) Patriarchal.
(b) Matriarchal.
(c) Socialist.
(d) Libertarian.

14. What other country was a part of the Sinocentric world?
(a) Korea.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Thailand.
(d) Japan.

15. What was the time period of the Song Dynasty?
(a) 960-1279.
(b) 780-1022.
(c) 840-1162.
(d) 910-1341.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mao once claimed that the population of China declined from 50 million to ____ million.

2. Who was China's leader at the time?

3. In what year did the "Plans for a Maritime Defense" go into effect?

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

5. What is Kissinger's first name?

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