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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the new ministry?

2. How long had the conflict been going on?

3. The ministry's new name translated into:

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

5. Thirty years later, French political economist _____ expanded on Jean-Baptiste Du Halde's work.

Short Essay Questions

1. Abbé Régis-Evariste Huc made observations about China. What did Huc write?

2. How did the Japanese culture compare and contrast to the Chinese culture?

3. How did China perceive Europe? What was Britain's goal?

4. At its peak, what was the size and scope of the Chinese empire?

5. Who was Wei Yuan? When did he live? What was his major work? What did the work contain?

6. According to Kissinger, the tale of the Yellow Emperor is the beginning of China as an entity. However, in Chinese legend, although no other history exists, the Yellow Emperor appears to have arrived to save China. What is the legend?

7. What did China do to compete with Japan and Russia? When did the Chinese realize that they were not all powerful?

8. What does Kissinger say about the beginning of the decline of China?

9. How and why does Kissinger compare Confucius to Machiavelli?

10. Who would be put in charge of the new system that would replace Qing?

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