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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What other country was a part of the Sinocentric world?
(a) Japan.
(b) Korea.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Thailand.

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

4. A tribute system was developed in the _____ Islands.
(a) Kyoto.
(b) Canary.
(c) Korean.
(d) Ryukyu.

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

6. In 1859, Frederick ____ arrived in Beijing.
(a) Young.
(b) James.
(c) Kirk.
(d) Bruce.

7. Which major Chinese city was first visited by Kissinger?
(a) Beijing.
(b) Shanghai.
(c) Hong Kong,
(d) Wuhan.

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

9. Which country initiated the treaty?
(a) Thailand.
(b) Burma.
(c) United States.
(d) Britain.

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

11. How long had the conflict been going on?
(a) 40 years.
(b) 70 years.
(c) 50 years.
(d) 60 years.

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

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

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

15. In what year B.C. did the Chinese unification take place?
(a) 109.
(b) 304.
(c) 492.
(d) 221.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which method is used to translate Chinese close to the Roman alphabet?

3. In what year was the Treaty of Tianjin signed?

4. Who is the ancient sage often referred to in the text?

5. Which method was adopted officially in the People's Republic of China in 1979 ?

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