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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. It was stated that Nian and ____ were places that constituted organic disease.
(a) Beijing.
(b) Taiping.
(c) Li.
(d) Zongli.

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

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

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

7. Which is not one of the nomadic groups mentioned?
(a) Mongols.
(b) Uighurs.
(c) Turks.
(d) Tibetans.

8. The Chinese managed to pit which two countries against each other in Manchuria?
(a) Korea and Russia.
(b) Russia and Japan.
(c) China and India.
(d) France and Japan.

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

10. The Chinese referred to the British as ____.
(a) Ruthless.
(b) Idiots.
(c) Barbarians.
(d) Nomads.

11. During which period did the decline take place?
(a) Imperial War.
(b) Ming Dynasty.
(c) Chang Dynasty.
(d) Three Kingdoms.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The treaty also permitted travel on which river?

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

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

5. Which country attempted to invade China from the north and west to claim dominance over the country's high lands?

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