View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Chairman Mao seem to be encouraging in 1956?
(a) Open criticism of the Communist party.
(b) A move to the right.
(c) Capitalism
(d) Individuality.

2. Why were the peasants reluctant to accept the land that they were given during land reform?
(a) They were afraid of the responsibility of ownership.
(b) They were afraid other peasants would be jealous.
(c) They were afraid of receiving the same retribution as their former landlords.
(d) They were afraid that exploitation would begin again.

3. Why was returning to Beijing in 1966 disheartening for Yue Daiyun?
(a) She was disappointed at the low production.
(b) She was surprised at the lack of student enthusiasm.
(c) She was discouraged about her own progress.
(d) She was disillusioned with the system.

4. What was Yue Daiyun's first assigned task at the commune in Zhaitang?
(a) Collecting rocks to build a dam.
(b) Preparing breakfast for the group.
(c) Drawing water.
(d) Collecting clay to mix with coal for the fire.

5. What work assignment did Yue Daiyun receive upon returning to Beida after her two-year absence?
(a) Writing commentaries on poems of the Tang dynasty.
(b) Teaching first-year students in literary history.
(c) Working as a librarian.
(d) Cutting stencils for supplementary materials.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Chairman Mao refer to Nie Yuanzi?

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

3. What policy sent Yue Daiyun to the countryside in 1965?

4. How were ordinary people to be portrayed in literature considered appropriate during the Four Clean-Ups?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 349 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample