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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. China underwent a "century of _____" before giving into national communism.
(a) War.
(b) Turmoil.
(c) Fear.
(d) Humiliation.

2. What is the ruling philosophy of China?
(a) Mandate of Heaven.
(b) Honor before self.
(c) Know thyself.
(d) Imperial rule.

3. By this time it is believed that China had survived for ____ years.
(a) 2,000.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 4,000.
(d) 5,000.

4. What was the name of the Emperor's half-brother?
(a) Prince Yuan.
(b) Prince Mei.
(c) Prince Qi.
(d) Prince Gong.

5. What is Kissinger's first name?
(a) Harold.
(b) Henry.
(c) Herbert.
(d) Harry.

6. China saw itself as being in the center of the world and often referred to itself as the _____.
(a) Heart.
(b) World's Blood.
(c) Middle Kingdom.
(d) Nucleus.

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

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

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

10. In the early years China often exchanged good with which country?
(a) Japan.
(b) Britain.
(c) Turkey.
(d) India.

11. In what month was the meeting called?
(a) November.
(b) April.
(c) October.
(d) August.

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

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

14. The ____ Emperor is considered to be the founder of China.
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Orange.

15. Thirty years later, French political economist _____ expanded on Jean-Baptiste Du Halde's work.
(a) Monique.
(b) Belenguer.
(c) Pierre.
(d) Quesnay.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Manchu Heartland is located in ____ China.

2. During which period did the decline take place?

3. The Chinese managed to pit which two countries against each other in Manchuria?

4. Which rebellion began in the 1850s?

5. In which year did China's leader summon his top military personnel to Beijing?

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