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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people in Beida had been declared rightists in 1958?
(a) Seven hundred students.
(b) Five hundred students and 100 faculty members.
(c) Three hundred faculty members.
(d) One hundred students and 500 faculty members.

2. What happened for the first time during the June 18th affair?
(a) People were struck, shoved, and paraded.
(b) Criticizers were criticized.
(c) People met with their accusers to defend themselves.
(d) Chairman Mao attended the demonstrations.

3. According to Chinese legend, why does a baby smile for the first time?
(a) To bid farewell to the goddess guarding it.
(b) To greet its parents.
(c) To thank the gods for its life.
(d) To celebrate its first month on earth.

4. What did the students use for hats on the academicians they publicly paraded?
(a) Handmade caps.
(b) Dunce caps.
(c) Wastebaskets.
(d) Blindfolds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were 21 people killed in campus warfare?

2. Which family member was sent to a military farm in Dedu county?

3. Which of Yue Daiyun's family members belonged to the Jinggang Mountain Corps?

4. What did Lao Tang conclude after being criticized himself?

5. What does the name "Xiao" mean in Mandarin Chinese?

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