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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) McKinley.
(b) Taylor.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Taft.

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

3. Which American political scientist is mentioned?
(a) Frank.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Mitchell.
(d) Pye.

4. Which country was not referred to in this plan?
(a) U.S.
(b) Thailand.
(c) Burma.
(d) South Korea.

5. In what year did the French Jesuit Jean-Baptiste Du Halde write about China?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1804.
(c) 1736.
(d) 1793.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. In which year did China's leader summon his top military personnel to Beijing?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1959.

13. 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) Trickery.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Diplomacy.
(d) Friendship.

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

15. Which country joined Britain at this point?
(a) Germany.
(b) Canada.
(c) U.S.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. China saw itself as being in the center of the world and often referred to itself as the _____.

3. China has produced a greater share of total world GDP than any Western civilization in ____ of the last 20 centuries.

4. The first major attempt to right things with China was led by Britain's Lord George ______.

5. Forces from which country were in place in which location at this time?

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