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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 the fate of the peasant university students who had not been given an education?
(a) They were inducted into the army.
(b) They were accepted for factory work.
(c) They were sent to labor in the countryside.
(d) They were given another chance for a university education.

2. How often was Lao Tang allowed to go home while under suspicion?
(a) Once every two weeks.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
(d) Every weekend.

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

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

5. What effect had the harsh cold of the Dedu county winters had on Tang Dan?
(a) Her menstrual periods had stopped.
(b) She suffered from pneumonia.
(c) She had developed rheumatism.
(d) She had developed bronchial problems.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Lao Tang shocked as he studied Lin Biao's life?

2. Why did Yue Daiyun and Lao Tang look forward to peasant life continuing?

3. Which two Beida groups refused to give ground and cooperate?

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

5. Durig the summer of 1968, how many students were killed by New Beida students?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why was the building of permanent housing the most pressing task when Yue Daiyun's group arrived at Liyuzhou?

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

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

7. Which children were admitted into New Beida?

8. What difficulties did Tang Dan encounter during her time with the military?

9. Why were the department leaders angry with Yue Daiyun when they offered her the opportunity to assist with educational reforms on campus?

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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