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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Yue Daiyun's diet during her first months in Liyuzhou?
(a) Rice and soybean oil soup.
(b) Rice and vegetables.
(c) Vegetables and fresh fish.
(d) Meat, rice, and vegetables.

2. What was the first lesson in self-reliance the new students at the cadre school in Liyuzhou would learn?
(a) They had to build their own living quarters.
(b) They had to sew their own clothing.
(c) They had to walk thirty-five miles to the school.
(d) They had to cook their own meals.

3. Why did Yue Dainyun always dislike Confucianism?
(a) Confucius advocated the subjugation of women.
(b) Confucius taught individualism.
(c) Confucius advocated capitalism.
(d) Confucius was a rightist.

4. What were students assigned to do in the winter at the cadre school, in the absence of books?
(a) Write novels.
(b) Read newspaper articles out loud.
(c) Compose poetry.
(d) Self-criticize.

5. What natural disaster hit China in July of 1976?
(a) A flood.
(b) Wildfires.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A volcanic eruption.

6. Why was Yue Diayun not as happy as the students at the prospect of returning to Beijing from the cadre school?
(a) She felt that her family had been happier in the country.
(b) She felt that education in the country was preferable.
(c) She felt that Beida had nothing to offer peasant students.
(d) She felt that great effort had been wasted.

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

8. What was meant by saying that Nie Yuanzi could "touch heaven"?
(a) Her language was sublime.
(b) She was near death.
(c) She was nearly perfect.
(d) She had access to top government leadership.

9. Why did Lao Tang's photograph with Liang Xiao members become a problem?
(a) He was photographed in a bad light.
(b) He was associated with a group held responsible for the disaster.
(c) He was smiling at a time of great disaster.
(d) He was harsh and unfriendly looking.

10. Who were the "5+ Obedient Sheep?"
(a) Students who followed the work team's recommendations.
(b) Students with poor grades.
(c) Rebellious students.
(d) Overly obedient students.

11. What were the "two erroneous viewpoints" that students were taught to beware of?
(a) Knowledge is a possession; education is political.
(b) Knowledge is a public possession; education is central to politics.
(c) Knowledge is not a possession; education is apolitical.
(d) Knowledge is a private possession; education can disregard politics.

12. What did Lao Tang's mother send to augment his diet?
(a) Vegetables and fruits.
(b) Dried beef and sugar.
(c) Sugar and vegetables.
(d) Fruits and milk.

13. Where did Yue Daiyun teach during 1973?
(a) In the offices of the Hebei Daily newspaper.
(b) In Beida.
(c) In the cadre school.
(d) She was not allowed to teach.

14. What did Chairman Mao declare in 1966 that intellectuals must undergo?
(a) Education of peasants, workers, and soldiers.
(b) Punishment by incarceration.
(c) Ostracization by peasants, workers, and soldiers.
(d) Reeducation by peasants, workers, and soldiers.

15. For what were Yue Daiyun and Lao Tang condemned?
(a) She for being a rightist; he for being a leftist.
(b) Both for being leftists.
(c) Both for being rightists.
(d) He for being a rightist; she for being a leftist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Tang Dan disillusioned with her work in Dedu county?

2. Why were qualified teachers hesitant to offer lecture courses upon returning to Beida?

3. What was Yue Daiyun's first work assignment in Liyuzhou after their housing was constructed?

4. What effect had the harsh cold of the Dedu county winters had on Tang Dan?

5. What eventuality most threatens those in power in China?

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