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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. Why had Yue Daiyun not protested when truckloads of students set out in a downpour?
(a) She was afraid of being criticized yet again.
(b) It would have seemed disobedient to Chairman Mao's teachings about courage.
(c) She had confidence in the leader of their group.
(d) She was sure the trip would be safe.

2. Why was Yue Daiyun disheartened by her first teaching assignment at the cadre school in Liyuzhou?
(a) The students were disinterested and rude.
(b) She was not to be a good example, but a warning.
(c) She was set up as a good example.
(d) The students were at a low level of preparation.

3. Why were qualified teachers hesitant to offer lecture courses upon returning to Beida?
(a) They feared being labeled "bourgeois academic authorites."
(b) They feared the students would not comprehend their lectures.
(c) They feared being unpopular with students.
(d) They feared having their ignorance revealed.

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

5. In August, 1973, with whom did Chairman Mao link the defection of Lin Biao?
(a) Marx.
(b) Lenin.
(c) Confucius.
(d) Stalin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Red Guard?

2. What task was Nie Yuanzi given in Liyuqhou?

3. Who were the "5+ Obedient Sheep?"

4. Why was "How to be a Good Communist" eventually repudiated?

5. How were students selected for university admission in 1970?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why were Chairman Mao's instructions to unite and return to classes ineffective?

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

5. What were the most emphatic new directives from Chairman Mao as the conflicts escalated?

6. How did the disputes between factions at the university resemble civil war?

7. Why were members of the intellectual community resentful of Liang Xiao?

8. Why did a smiling photo of Lao Tang get him in trouble?

9. Why did Yue Daiyun feel optimistic upon her return to Beida in spite of the dismal condition of the campus?

10. Why was Lao Tang uneasy about national recognition of his work with Liang Xiao?

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