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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was unusual about the student revolutionary movement at Beida?
(a) Actions were often assigned from the top rather than initiated at the bottom.
(b) Actions were assigned, but seldom carried out.
(c) Actions were often initiated at the bottom rather than assigned from the top.
(d) Disrespect and disobedience become commonplace.

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

3. Who was Ma Mingzhen?
(a) Lin Biao's mistress.
(b) Lin Liguo's wife.
(c) A party leader at Beida.
(d) A chemical worker who had been arrested and shot for speaking critically of Lin Biao.

4. Why was Yue Daiyun able to save money during her months in Liyuzhou?
(a) She earned her regular salary, but was not allowed to spend it.
(b) She was a good money manager.
(c) She received retroactive pay.
(d) There was nothing available to buy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were friendship bonds more likely at the cadre school than at Beida?

2. What were the "three separations" believed to plague university education?

3. How did Yue Daiyun feel about menial labor in Liyuzhou?

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

5. What did the criminal activities of Lin Liguo and the defection of Lin Biao teach Yue Dainyun?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the student Red Guards at Beida dispute about Nie Yuanzi's policies?

2. What was Liang Xiao? What was its purpose?

3. Why were admission examinations eliminated from the requirements for university entrance in 1970?

4. What was unusual about the arrival of the first students at the cadre school being established in Liyuzhou?

5. Why was the educational level of college age youth lower in 1970?

6. What was Lao Tang's initial impression of Jiang Qing?

7. How did nine-year-old Tang Shuan help the Jinggang Mountain group?

8. Which children were admitted into New Beida?

9. How was Tang Dan allowed as a child to help the Jinggang Mountain group?

10. Why did Yue Daiyun believe that bonds were closer at the cadre school than on the Beijing campus of Beida?

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