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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. Who collectivized land in 1978?
(a) Zhu Rongji.
(b) Mao Zedong.
(c) Deng Xiaoping.
(d) Jiang Zemin.

2. How many families were relocated by the Qin Dynasty?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 130,000.
(c) 150,000.
(d) 120,000.

3. What percentage of taxes are collected in the U.S?
(a) More than 50%.
(b) More than 40%.
(c) More than 60%.
(d) More than 30%.

4. When did the first chiefdom and states start to appear in India according to Chapter 10?
(a) Second millenium B.C.
(b) First millenium B.C.
(c) Third millenium B.C.
(d) Fifth millenium B.C.

5. What would never have occurred to a western slave owner to do in contrast to Eastern slave owners?
(a) Married a slave.
(b) Killed a slave.
(c) Nominated a slave to a high government officials.
(d) Freed a slave.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Mauryas empire rule India?

2. When did India became independent?

3. When were the collective farms disbanded in China?

4. What was Steven Pinker's occupation?

5. How long did the Qin dynasty survive Ying Zheng?

Short Essay Questions

1. What will a successful modern democracy have?

2. What did China do to support the military and warfare?

3. What three main kingdoms developed according to Chapter 12?

4. What did warfare cause for many people?

5. What brought distant common ancestors closer according to Fukuyama?

6. What does Fukuyama discuss about chimps?

7. What concept was largely based on kinship?

8. How could the Brahamic religion be described?

9. What did Fukuyama argue about the Malmuks in Chapter 14?

10. What general assumption is made by the author in the Preface?

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