View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Nie Yuanzi attempt to flush out the 250 besieged Jinggang Mountain students?

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

3. Why had Yue Daiyun not protested when truckloads of students set out in a downpour?

4. What honor did Lao Tang receive in 1975?

5. Which family member was sent to a military farm in Dedu county?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was schistosomiasis a danger for those working in rice paddies?

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

5. What tragedy took place in Hanzhong on a branch campus for the study of applied physics?

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

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

8. Which children were admitted into New Beida?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the difference between the "white and expert way" and the "red and expert way."

Essay Topic 2

At some points, it was considered a criminal activity to feel pity or compassion for anyone who had been established as an enemy of the state. Analyze the purpose and results of this attitude toward kindness for wrongdoers.

Essay Topic 3

Yue Daiyun describes her opinion about Stalin and her feelings at his death. In your essay, compare and contrast her thoughts about him with the opinion of Western civilization. Why is there such a difference?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 858 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample