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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. Which method was adopted officially in the People's Republic of China in 1979 ?
(a) Anglo-Roman.
(b) Wade-Giles.
(c) Pinyin.
(d) Confucian.

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

3. The first major attempt to right things with China was led by Britain's Lord George ______.
(a) Montbattan.
(b) Macartney.
(c) Jessup.
(d) Churchill.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which country was not referred to in this plan?

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

3. The Chinese learned to play the ____ off one another.

4. What was the name of the new ministry?

5. Which country initiated the treaty?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss China's long experience with naval expeditions and exploits.

3. Why were the Chinese approached by the "red-haired barbarians" of Britain in regards to free trade?

4. The Chinese are very involved in strategy. Examine the Chinese use of strategy and the types of games in which it is employed.

5. How does Kissinger explain the Nian Rebellion?

6. How does Kissinger address the history of the Chinese-Indian borders?

7. What were the The Qiying-Pottinger negotiations? What did the negotiations change between China and the West?

8. Examine the first appearance of Chinese characters as they came into being.

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

10. 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?

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