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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the name "Lao" mean in Mandarin Chinese?
(a) "Old."
(b) "Sweet."
(c) "Friend."
(d) "Baby."

3. What was the fate of the peasant university students who had not been given an education?
(a) They were given another chance for a university education.
(b) They were accepted for factory work.
(c) They were inducted into the army.
(d) They were sent to labor in the countryside.

4. What privileges did Lao Tang receive as he studied Lin Biao's life?
(a) Luxurious housing.
(b) Seclusion and quiet.
(c) Secretarial support.
(d) Travel and access to people and information.

5. Which of Yue Daiyun's family members belonged to the Jinggang Mountain Corps?
(a) Tang Shuang.
(b) Lao Tang.
(c) Yue Daiyun.
(d) Tang Dan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the students use for hats on the academicians they publicly paraded?

2. What did Chairman Mao declare in 1966 that intellectuals must undergo?

3. Of what did Lao Pan accuse Yue Daiyun?

4. What political decision did Yue Daiyun make upon her return to Beida after her two-year absence?

5. What group refused to obey Chairman Mao's directive to continue education?

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