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

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

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

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

6. How many times has Kissinger visited China?
(a) 100.
(b) 50.
(c) 40.
(d) 75.

7. What word is best used to describe China's cultural and political situation?
(a) Isolated.
(b) Peculiar.
(c) Elite.
(d) Sophisticated.

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

9. In what year did the "Plans for a Maritime Defense" go into effect?
(a) 1813.
(b) 1904.
(c) 1842.
(d) 1738.

10. The high point of the _____ Dynasty was also the turning point for China.
(a) Qing.
(b) Han.
(c) Mao.
(d) Song.

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

12. In which year was a letter dispatched from China to the US?
(a) 1863.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1886.

13. Which country attempted to invade China from the north and west to claim dominance over the country's high lands?
(a) India.
(b) Britain.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Russia.

14. Which method is used to translate Chinese close to the Roman alphabet?
(a) Pinyin.
(b) Wade-Giles.
(c) Confucian.
(d) Anglo-Roman.

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