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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. The Chinese fired upon the contingency from which location?
(a) Emperor's palace.
(b) Great Wall.
(c) Beijing's parliament house.
(d) Dagu Forts.

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

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

7. Mao once claimed that the population of China declined from 50 million to ____ million.
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 40.
(d) 30.

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

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

10. When was the Han Dynasty?
(a) A.D. 12-419.
(b) A.D. 45-260.
(c) A.D. 33-301.
(d) A.D. 25-220.

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

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

13. Count _____ Ignatieff served as the Czar's brilliant and devious young plenipotentiary.
(a) Igor.
(b) Nikolai.
(c) Petrov.
(d) Boris.

14. This strategy was put into place by which of the following?
(a) Lin Sen.
(b) Chiang Kai-Shek.
(c) Wei Yuan.
(d) Mao Zedong.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the Emperor's half-brother?

2. Kissinger compares the unification to which European treaty in 1648?

3. In 1859, Frederick ____ arrived in Beijing.

4. China often referred to itself as the "Most ____ Nation."

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

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