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Quiz by Kristin Craig, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Kristin Craig
over 8 years ago
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Question 1
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What does China mean in Chinese?
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river country
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Asian empire
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middle kingdom
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porcelain bowl
Question 2
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A command economy is a system in which the government owns most industries and makes most economic decisions.
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- True
- False
Question 3
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The two great deserts found in China are the [blank_start]Gobi and the Taklimakan[blank_end].
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Gobi and the Taklimakan
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Gobi and Ganges
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Mekong and Taklimakan
Question 4
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Very fine, thin pottery (fine china) is called Mikasa.
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- True
- False
Question 5
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Examples of communist government policies in China are:
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Great Leap Forward
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War strategies
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Health programs
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Cultural Revolution
Question 6
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Who was the first leader of the People's Republic of China?
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Sun Yat-sen
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Indira Gandhi
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Mao Zedong
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Hirochito
Question 7
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Buddha was
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an Indian prince.
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the enlightened one.
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the founder of one of China's religions.
Question 8
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Who was Confucius?
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an emperor
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a philosopher
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a general
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an explorer
Question 9
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In China, most people live around the Gobi and Taklimakan Desert.
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- True
- False
Question 10
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What is the leading cause of death in China?
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injuries related to industrial and factory accidents.
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injuries from car accidents.
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skin cancer.
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respiratory and heart disease.
Question 11
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How has China's attitude towards entrepreneurship changed in the past several decades?
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Entrepreneurs are allowed to have business but only if they work with businesses overseas.
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The government has become more open to the idea of allowing some free enterprise.
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The government was only more open to entrepreneurship in the years before 1950's.
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Entrepreneurs are only allowed to make weapons and military equipment.
Question 12
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What do Buddhists believe people need to do to be happy and find peace?
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live their lives as vegetarians
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accept the belief in one God
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give up greed and greedy desires
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live quietly within the caste system
Question 13
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The People's Republic of China is a Federal democracy.
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- True
- False
Question 14
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In what country was Confucianism founded?
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China
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India
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Korea
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Japan
Question 15
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A ruling family that passes power from one generation to the next is called a [blank_start]dynasty[blank_end].
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dynasty
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empire
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monarchy
Question 16
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Why are the Yangtze and Huang He rivers so important to the population and economy?
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the water is used to irrigate the Gobi desert
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the rivers are the international border between China and India
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people can use the rivers to get over the Himalayan mountains
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the rivers supply people with water for drinking, irrigation and industry
Question 17
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In the history of China, which of these happened FIRST?
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Genghis Khan's Mongol armies conquered China.
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The Qin Dynasty began work on the Great Wall of China.
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The Manchu controlled China.
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Ming emperors closed China to outsiders.
Question 18
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The Qin Dynasty did NOT include which of the following:
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emperors
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the Great Leap Forward
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long, earthen walls
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cultural contributions
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