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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Lin Biao, Chairman Mao's closest ally, decide to flee the country?
(a) He had failed in an assassination attempt.
(b) He was disillusioned with Communism.
(c) He was embezzling money.
(d) He had struck a deal with the Soviets.

2. Why were qualified teachers hesitant to offer lecture courses upon returning to Beida?
(a) They feared having their ignorance revealed.
(b) They feared the students would not comprehend their lectures.
(c) They feared being unpopular with students.
(d) They feared being labeled "bourgeois academic authorites."

3. What was the first criticism of Lao Tang at the Beida Youth League Congress?
(a) Teaching capitalist ideas.
(b) Staying up all night talking with Yue Daiyun.
(c) Supporting rightist teachers.
(d) Killing frogs who were interrupting the music.

4. Who were the "5+ Obedient Sheep?"
(a) Students with poor grades.
(b) Students who followed the work team's recommendations.
(c) Overly obedient students.
(d) Rebellious students.

5. Why did Old Uncle say that he shared food with Yue Daiyun rather than eating it himself?
(a) She was new to hunger, but he was used to it.
(b) He didn't have much of an appetite.
(c) He had plenty of food stored away.
(d) She needed her strength to work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the "Reveal Things Thoroughly to the Bottom" Detachment intend to do?

2. What was the Red Guard?

3. What caused the famine in Zhaitang during the autumn of 1959?

4. What was the fate of the peasant university students who had not been given an education?

5. What decision made in 1966 does Yue Daiyun come to deeply regret?

(see the answer key)

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