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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did China change after Mao's death?
(a) It began to have a more market-driven economy.
(b) It stopped being Communist.
(c) It became much more isolated.
(d) It turned to a more agriculturally-based economy.

2. What event became known in China as the "Great Leap Forward"?
(a) The campaign against Confucianism.
(b) Collectivization of farms.
(c) The invasion of Tibet.
(d) Implementation of the one family, one child policy.

3. Why did many observers argue that Turkey should be allowed to join the European Union?
(a) Because it would improve understanding between the Christian and Muslim worlds.
(b) Because Turkey will become an economic superpower in the next century.
(c) Because Europe's influence would discourage terrorist activity in Turkey.
(d) Because Turkey is geographically part of Europe and Asia.

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

5. How far did the Muslim world once reach?
(a) From Saudia Arabia to Iran.
(b) From Palestine to India.
(c) From Spain to western China.
(d) From Turkey to Kazakhstan.

6. Which part of Africa has been Islamic since the 7th century?
(a) North Africa.
(b) Central Africa.
(c) South Africa.
(d) West Africa.

7. How long has the European unification movement been underway?
(a) Since the end of World War I.
(b) Since the League of Nations was formed.
(c) Since the break-up of the former Soviet Union.
(d) Since the U.S. initiated the Marshall Plan in 1948.

8. What is Russia's connection with the European Union?
(a) Russia is not being considered for admission to the European Union.
(b) Russia is likely to be accepted into the European Union.
(c) Russia was once, but no longer is, part of the European Union.
(d) Russia was invited, but has refused to join, the European Union.

9. Who became the leader of China after Mao died?
(a) Hua Guofeng.
(b) Zhou Enlai.
(c) Deng Xiaoping.
(d) Lin Sen.

10. When did the Qing Dynasty collapse?
(a) In 1610.
(b) In 1911.
(c) In 2000.
(d) In 820.

11. How do subsidizing American farmers hurt Africans?
(a) It makes it harder for African farmers to get subsidies from other countries too.
(b) It makes it impossible for African farmers to compete in the global market.
(c) It does not give African farmers an incentive to work more efficiently.
(d) It takes away money that would otherwise be sent to Africa.

12. Why were many Americans shocked when Nixon went to China?
(a) Because China was not a Christian country.
(b) Because China was a dangerous place to visit.
(c) Because China had a terrible human rights record.
(d) Because China was a Communist country.

13. How does de Blij characterize sub-Saharan Africa?
(a) As the world's politically corrupt region.
(b) As the world's neediest region.
(c) As the world's most dangerous region.
(d) As the world's most geographically challenged region.

14. Why did the U.S. support the anti-Soviet rebels in Afghanistan?
(a) Because it supported the religious views of the Taliban.
(b) Because it hoped to set up a U.S. military base in Afghanistan.
(c) Because it did not want Afghanistan to become a Communist country.
(d) Because it was interested in drilling for oil in the Caspian Sea region.

15. What does de Blij say is the difference between an act of state-sponsored terrorism and an act of war?
(a) De Blij says that terrorist attacks are personal vendettas.
(b) De Blij says that it is not clear what the difference is.
(c) De Blij says that terrorist acts are motivated by religious faith.
(d) De Blij says that terrorist attacks target soldiers and politicians.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is sub-Saharan Africa so isolated?

2. What rationale did Russian President Vladimir Putin give for taking away some rights and freedoms from Russians?

3. What is a fatwa?

4. What does de Blij think may eventually happen to the European Union?

5. What was the Marshall Plan?

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