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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which country joined Britain at this point?

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

4. The treaty allowed a permanent ____ to be established in Beijing.

5. Which major Chinese city was first visited by Kissinger?

Short Essay Questions

1. The culmination of Chinese warring was two and a half centuries of turmoil. To what does Kissinger compare this era?

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

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

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

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

6. What was the Nian Rebellion? When did it occur? Who took over the government?

7. 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?

8. How does the existence and myth of the Yellow Emperor relate to the history of Confucius?

9. What was the Taiping Rebellion? When did it take place?

10. How does Kissinger explain the Nian Rebellion?

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