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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Cultural Revolution?
(a) An attempt by the Chinese military to stage a coup.
(b) A purge of Chinese citizens who were viewed as bourgeois.
(c) A campaign to teach more cultural information in Chinese schools.
(d) A grassroots movement to make China more democratic.

2. What three groups fought over China in the early 20th century?
(a) Mongols, Koreans, and the Vietnamese.
(b) Nationalists, Communists, and the Japanese.
(c) Northerners, Southerners, and guerilla revolutionaries.
(d) Corporations, human rights agencies, and the United Nations.

3. What is a fatwa?
(a) A holy war.
(b) A proclamation dictating how Muslims should live.
(c) An extremist Islamic school.
(d) A religious pilgrimmage.

4. How long ago did the most recent global warming trend start?
(a) Around 100 years ago.
(b) Around 18,000 years ago.
(c) Around 1,000 years ago.
(d) Around 50 years ago.

5. Which ocean does de Blij say is becoming the dominant world ocean?
(a) The Pacific Ocean.
(b) The Arctic Ocean.
(c) The Indian Ocean.
(d) The Atlantic Ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following countries does de Blij think will play an important role in the new world order?

2. Why were many Americans shocked when Nixon went to China?

3. When did the Qing Dynasty collapse?

4. What war does de Blij say could have been better handled if U.S. leaders had had a better grasp of geography?

5. Which of the following countries was never colonized by Europe?

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