1) What principle tied a ruler's legitimacy to their behavior towards the people, according to ancient Chinese belief? It explained why the emperor had the right to rule, and what responsibilities he had as ruler.  a) A. Mandate of Divinity b) B. Mandate of Heaven c) C. Mandate of Order d) D. Mandate of Legacy 2) Which dynasty initiated the unification of the smaller walls into what we now recognize as the Great Wall of China? a) A. Shang Dynasty b) B. Han Dynasty c) C. Qin Dynasty d) D. Tang Dynasty 3) Which philosophy (it was not a religion) emphasized the importance of balanced human relationships and the duty to be compassionate? a) A. Legalism b) B. Taoism c) C. Confucianism d) D. Buddhism 4) During which dynasty did the trade route known as the Silk Road flourish, connecting China to the West? a) A. Qin Dynasty b) B. Tang Dynasty c) C. Han Dynasty d) D. Ming Dynasty 5) Which 20th-century event occurred as an uprising against Western occupation in China? a) A. Open Door Policy b) B. Boxer Rebellion c) C. Opium Wars d) D. The Rise of Mao Tse Tung 6) What was the purpose of the Boxer Indemnity Scholarship Program in the early 20th century? a) A. To fund military campaigns against Western powers b) B. To provide aid to victims of the Boxer Rebellion c) C. To offer scholarships for Chinese students to study in the USA d) D. To commemorate fallen Chinese soldiers 7) What historical figure is known for the quote, "It doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black, as long as it catches mice"? a) A. Mao Tse Tung b) B. Deng Xiaoping c) C. Emperor Shi Huang-di d) D. Confucius 8) What did the Chinese leader mean by his quote, "It doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black, as long as it catches mice"? a) That China needed to find better cats in order to get rid of all the mice. b) That he was most interested in “pragmatism” - finding the best solutions to problems, which led him to push China to get rid of communism and to try capitalism. c) The best cats are both black and white. 9) Which event, known for its pro-democracy movement, occurred in 1989 in China? a) A. Tiananmen Square protests b) B. Ping Pong diplomacy c) C. The Rise of Mao Tse Tung d) D. Open Door Policy 10) What artistic project did Ai Weiwei create to honor the victims of the Sichuan earthquake, leading to conflict with the Chinese government? a) A. "Remembering" b) B. "Building Bridges" c) C. "Silent Memories" d) D. "Eternal Remembrance" 11) Which Chinese dynasty introduced gunpowder during the 9th century (800 CE)? a) A. Shang Dynasty b) B. Qin Dynasty c) C. Han Dynasty d) D. Tang Dynasty 12) Which historical event was a response to protest Western occupation in various parts of China and was crushed by a joint military force from eight nations? a) A. Opium Wars b) B. Boxer Rebellion c) C. Rise of Mao Tse Tung d) D. Ping Pong Diplomacy 13) What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy initiated by the USA concerning China? a) A. To prevent colonial occupation of China by Europe and to benefit US-China trade b) B. To encourage China's colonization by multiple nations c) C. To establish trade routes with China d) D. To oppose China's involvement in world politics 14) What was the primary purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 in the USA? a) A.To encourage Chinese immigration for labor purposes b) B. To restrict Chinese immigration and naturalization c) C. To remove all Chinese from America d) D. To establish cultural exchange programs between China and the USA 15) Which historical figure is associated with the phrase "Let a hundred flowers bloom and a thousand points of view contend"? a) A. Deng Xiaoping b) B. Mao Tse Tung c) C. Confucius d) D. Emperor Shi Huang-di 16) What was a major impact of the "Remembering" project by Ai Weiwei in response to the Sichuan earthquake? a) A. It led directly to his exile from China b) B. It forced many high ranking Chinese politicians to resign c) C. It drew attention to the government's negligence and censorship of the disaster d) D. It initiated a cultural revolution in China 17) What significant event led to a massive famine resulting in the deaths of millions of people in China during the late 1950s and early 1960s? a) A. The Hundred Flowers Campaign b) B. The Cultural Revolution c) C. The Great Leap Forward d) D. The Rise of the Silk Road 18) What was the significance of the Ming Dynasty regarding the Great Wall of China? a) A. It expanded the wall's defenses using advanced weaponry b) B. It renamed the Great Wall to "Barrier of the East" c) C. It strengthened and expanded the wall with bricks and stones d) D. It demolished significant sections of the wall for trade purposes 19) What was the initial purpose of the Great Wall of China? a) A. To showcase Chinese architectural prowess b) B. To serve as a trade route c) C. To ward off nomadic invaders d) D. To mark the border between states 20) What was Emperor Qin Shi Huang's role in the construction of the Great Wall of China? a) A. He provided funds but had no direct involvement in its construction. b) B. He expanded the wall's height and width to deter invaders. c) C. He initiated new construction and more importantly, oversaw the unifying and connecting of various smaller walls into a continuous defensive barrier. d) D. He delegated the entire construction to regional governors. 21) During the Mongol invasion in the 13th century, how did the Great Wall of China fare as a defensive barrier? a) A. The Great Wall remained impenetrable, preventing the Mongol forces from conquering China b) B. The Mongols successfully breached and overcame the wall, conquering all of China. c) C. The wall's defenses were never tested during the Mongol invasion. 22) How did Ai Weiwei gather information about the Sichuan earthquake victims for his project? a) A. By collaborating with government officials b) B. By conducting online surveys c) C. Through a citizen investigation team d) D. Through a series of interviews with international media 23) What obstacles did Ai Weiwei face while collecting information about the earthquake victims for his project? a) A. Lack of interest from the public b) B. Government censorship and control of information c) C. Overwhelming support from authorities d) D. Smooth collaboration with local NGOs 24) How did Ai Weiwei's art project after the SIchuan earthquake impact his artistic career and activism in China? a) A. It led to increased government support for his work b) B. It helped make him famous but also resulted in his exile from China c) C. It had no significant impact on his career d) D. It encouraged more government transparency in art projects 25) Which leader initially advocated for capitalism in China? a) A) Mao Zedong b) B) Deng Xiaoping c) C) Li Peng d) D) Jiao Yang 26) What did the government's editorial on April 26, 1989, label the protests as? a) A) Pro-socialist b) B) Pro-party c) C) Anti-party and anti-socialist d) D) Uninformed and chaotic 27) What was the response of the soldiers to the martial law (marshmellow law) declaration? a) A) They aggressively confronted the protesters b) B) They accepted food and drinks from the students and then retreated to the outskirts of Beijing c) C) They strictly followed orders to clear the square d) D) They engaged in dialogue with the protest leaders 28) What was the government's (Chinese Communist Party, CCP) claim regarding casualties during the Tiananmen Square crackdown? What do independent sources estimate? a) A) CCP: 2,600 people killed — Other sources: 241 killed b) B) CCP: 241 people killed — Other sources: 2,600-10,000 killed c) C) CCP: 1,000 people injured — Other sources: 100,000 killed d) D) CCP: 7,000 people arrested – Other sources: 15,000,000 killed 29) What happened to most of the Tiananmen Square protest leaders after the crackdown? a) A) They continued their activism in China b) B) They were promoted within the government c) C) They fled the country and now live in exile d) D) They were pardoned by the government 30) Who became a symbol of the Tiananmen Square protests by facing down a tank? a) A) Lee Peng b) B) Deng Xiaoping c) C) An unknown man in a white shirt, known as “Tank Man” d) D) Chao Yang 31) What was the ultimate fate of the Tiananmen Square protests? a) A) The protests led to significant democratic reforms b) B) The protests were successful in gaining media freedom c) C) The government cracked down violently on the protesters d) D) The protest leaders were integrated into the government 32) What is country #1? a) Taiwan b) China c) Mongolia d) North Korea e) South Korea f) Japan 33) What is country #2? a) Taiwan b) China c) Mongolia d) North Korea e) South Korea f) Japan 34) What is country #3? a) Taiwan b) China c) Mongolia d) North Korea e) South Korea f) Japan 35) What is country #4? a) Taiwan b) China c) Mongolia d) North Korea e) South Korea f) Japan 36) What is country #5? a) Taiwan b) China c) Mongolia d) North Korea e) South Korea f) Japan 37) What is country #6? a) Taiwan b) China c) Mongolia d) North Korea e) South Korea f) Japan 38) What is the capital of country #6? a) Seoul b) Pyongyang c) Beijing d) Taipei e) Tokyo f) Ulaanbaatar 39) What is the capital of country #1? a) Seoul b) Pyongyang c) Beijing d) Taipei e) Tokyo f) Ulaanbaatar 40) What is the capital of country #5? a) Seoul b) Pyongyang c) Beijing d) Taipei e) Tokyo f) Ulaanbaatar 41) What is the capital of country #2? a) Seoul b) Pyongyang c) Beijing d) Taipei e) Tokyo f) Ulaanbaatar 42) What is the capital of country #3? a) Seoul b) Pyongyang c) Beijing d) Taipei e) Tokyo f) Ulaanbaatar 43) What is the capital of country #4? a) Seoul b) Pyongyang c) Beijing d) Taipei e) Tokyo f) Ulaanbaatar 44) Which Chinese River is #10? a) Yangtze/Chang Jiang River b) Irawaddy River c) Huang He/Yellow River d) Mekong River 45) Which Chinese River is #11? a) Yangtze/Chang Jiang River b) Irawaddy River c) Huang He/Yellow River d) Mekong River 46) Which river is the longest in China, and the 3rd longest in the world? a) Yangtze/Chang Jiang River b) Irawaddy River c) Huang He/Yellow River d) Mekong River 47) Which Mountain Range is at #21 a) The Kunlun  b) the  Himalayas c) The Tian Shan 48) Which Desert is at #14? a) The Arabian b) The Gobi c) The Taklamakan d) The Patagonian Desert 49) Which Desert is at #22? a) The Arabian b) The Gobi c) The Taklamakan d) The Patagonian Desert 50) Hainan, #28 on the map, is a popular tourist destination and is often referred to as the "Hawaii of China" due to its similar climate and beach resorts. a) True b) False 51) Which one is the flag of China? a) b) c) d) e) 52) What does the red color on the Chinese flag represent? a) Blood and suffering b) Revolution c) Connections to the USA and France 53) What does the large star on the Chinese Flag represent? a) The Chinese Communist Party b) The Unity of all of China c) The North Star d) The Star of David 54) How many time zones does China have (note: it's roughly the size of the USA, which has 4) a) 4 b) 3 c) 2 d) 1 55) In the last 40 years, China has brought more people out of poverty than any other country in history. Approximately how many people? a) 10 million b) 100 million c) 800 million 56) Which desert is considered to be one of the hottest in the world, and the most dangerous in China? a) Gobi b) Taklamakan 57) Mao led the founding of the Chinese Communist Party in what year? a) 1880 b) 1949 c) 1961 d) 1981 58) What time period in Modern Chinese history led to the purging, arresting, and killing of millions of people who weren't "Communist enough"? a) The 100 Flowers Campaign b) The Great Leap Forward c) The Cultural Revolution 59) What sport helped open relations between China and the USA in the 1970's? a) Rugby b) Cricket c) Ping Pong d) Chess 60) Which US President was the first to meet with Chairman Mao, and to visit Communist China? a) Bill Clinton b) George Bush c) Richard Nixon d) Ronald Reagan 61) Who gave their name to China? a) Mao Tse Tung b) Deng Xiaoping c) Emporor Han  d) Emperor Qin Shi Huang-di 62) When were the Terracotta warriors of Emporor Qin discovered? a) 1974 b) 1874 c) 1674 d) 1474 63) The Chinese traditional medicine that uses needles to channel energy and heal the human body is called a) Tai Chi b) Tai Kwan Do c) Acupucture d) Acupressure 64) From 1927-1976 Chinese faced enormous death and suffering. Which of the following events led to 1 million or more deaths? a) Chinese Civil war, phase 1 b) World War 2 c) Chinese Civil War, phase 2 d) The Great Famine e) The Cultural Revolution f) All of the Above 65) Due to the failures of the Great Lead Forward, 30-50 million people in China died during a) the 100 Flowers Campaign b) the Cultural Revolution c) The Great Famine 66) The first Americans to visit China in over 20 years arrived in 1971. They were a) Christian missionaries b) American Diplomats c) American Soldiers d) the American National Table Tennisteam 67) Students began the famous protest at Tiananmen square as a memorial to which Chinese leader that was very popular with the people, but was himself purged and arrested by his own government?? a) Mao Tse Tung b) Deng Xiaoping c) Hu Yaobang 68) Which country has the most high speed rail lines in the world? a) Japan b) China c) USA d) France 69) With more than 3.6 BIllion riders per year on the train, China's extensive high speed lines has contributed to what? a) The longest, fastest period of economic growth that has ever happened, anywhere b) it has not had much impact on China 70) The Dependency Ratio is: a) # of people over 65 per working age citizen b) How dependent young people are on their elders c) The number of doctors and nurses 71) Han Chinese are a) the largest ethnic group in the world b) 92% of the population of China c) 98% of the population of Taiwan d) all of the above 72) The most commonly spoken 1st language in the world (and in China) is a) Cantonese b) Yunnan c) Mandarin 73) There are 55 recognized ethnic groups in China, 26 of them can be found  a) in Western China b) on the East coast of China c) in the North d) in Yunnan Province 74) While there are more than 50,000 characters in written Chinese, approximately how many are needed for daily use? a) 500 b) 1,000 c) 2,000-3,000 d) 10,000 75) While the Chinese constitution protects freedom of religion, the Chinese government is officially a) Catholic b) Buddhist c) Taoist d) Atheist 76) The Uighur are a Turkic speaking group in the west that practice Islam. What problem(s) have they faced? a) The Chinese government has banned the Koran (their holy book) b) The Chinese government has banned and/or destroyed mosques (houses of prayer) c) The Chinese government has been arresting and detaining millions of people because of their religion d) All of the above 77) The Chinese government is: a) A Parliamentary Democracy b) A Presidential Democracy c) A One Party Communist Dictatorship 78) Hu is the President of China? a) Yes, Hu is b) No, Hu was the last president of China, currently Xi is president 79) Who is the current President of China a) Hu Jintao b) Xi Jinping c) Deng Xiaoping d) Mao Tse Tung 80) What big change did Xi Jinping make in March of 2023? a) He opened China's economy to Capitalism b) He played ping pong with the USA team c) He got rid of Presidential term limits, and started his 3rd term as president 81) Zheng He and his famous Treasure Fleet was known for a) Having 100’s of enormous ships that sailed all over the world trading and exploring b) Finding lots of treasure c) Conquering Most of Asia, Africa, and parts of Europe d) Decent ships, but much smaller and far fewer than the European fleets at the time 82) Ai Wei Wei was arrested for a) marching at Tianenmen Square b) Throwing eggs at the portrait of Mao c) Creating art that challenged corruption in the Chinese Government after the Sichuan earthquake 83) Ilham Tohti was arrested for.... a) advocating for democracy at Tiananmen Square b) Working towards Democracy in 2008 c) Trying to overthrow the Chinese Government d) Peacefully supporting the rights of Uighur Muslims to practice their religion 84) Liu Xiaobo was arrested for... a) Protecting Uighur Muslims b) Trying to Overthrow the Government c) Helping Students at Tianenmen Square and working for democracy in 2008 d) Throwing eggs at the portrait of Mao 85) All of the following were arrested in China for protesting for Human Rights. Only one was released from prison alive - which one is it? a) Liu Xioabo b) Ai Wei Wei c) Ilham Tohti

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