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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were the students at the cadre school in Liyuzhou not enthused about their prospects there?
(a) There were no competent teachers.
(b) There were no libraries, books, or paper.
(c) There would be no time for study.
(d) They didn't see the purpose of formal education.

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

3. How was Beida preparing for nuclear war in 1972?
(a) Establishing diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.
(b) Digging air raid shelters.
(c) Hiding a nuclear arsenal.
(d) Designing nuclear weapons.

4. What did the criminal activities of Lin Liguo and the defection of Lin Biao teach Yue Dainyun?
(a) She saw that isolated instances of corruption were inevitable.
(b) She saw that isolated instances of corruption were avoidable.
(c) She saw that corruption permeated the whole system.
(d) She saw that there were few isolated instances of corruption.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Under what conditions were Yue Daiyun's parents allowed to buy property?

3. What health problem had complicated Yue Daiyun's pregnancy?

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

5. Why did Yue Daiyun refuse expensive wedding gifts?

(see the answer key)

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