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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What challenging assignment was Yue Daiyun given upon her return to teaching?
(a) Teaching Chinese to foreign students.
(b) Explicating Tang dynasty literature.
(c) Teaching modern literature.
(d) Developing a political writing course.

2. What health problem had complicated Yue Daiyun's pregnancy?
(a) Morning sickness.
(b) Swollen ankles.
(c) Low blood pressure.
(d) High blood pressure.

3. What percentage of workers charged as rightists were work units expected to unveil in 1958?
(a) Five percent.
(b) Twenty-five percent.
(c) Fifty percent.
(d) Ten percent.

4. What physical affliction had Yue Daiyun's father-in-law suffered in her two-year absence?
(a) Debilitating high blood pressure.
(b) A paralyzing stroke.
(c) Heart failure.
(d) Memory loss.

5. What song did Yue Daiyun's brother use to comfort her while she was being criticized?
(a) "I Dream of Jeannie."
(b) "My Old Kentucky Home."
(c) "La Marseille."
(d) "La Donna est Mobile."

Short Answer Questions

1. Why would a good Communist mistrust his own conscience?

2. What was "Contemporary Heroes"?

3. How many people was Yue Daiyun required to identify as rightists?

4. Why did Yue Daiyun draw a line between herself and her husband's family?

5. What is the "white and expert way"?

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