Question 1

What is the new system of spelling Chinese words and names using the Latin alphabet of 26 letters called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wade-Giles system
B)  Feng Shui system
C)  Pinyin system
D)  Falun Gong system
E)  none of theseF) B) and E)
G) C) and E) C

Question 2

Three of the most devastating floods in worldwide historical record have been along which river?

Accepted Answer

A)  Xi
B)  Mekong
C)  Huang He
D)  Ordos
E)  Chang JiangF) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 3

The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Confucianism
B)  Shintoism
C)  Tibetan Islam
D)  Tibetan Hinduism
E)  Tibetan BuddhismF) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

Which dynasty helped link the northern and southern regions of Inner China by the first in a series of Grand Canals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Han
B)  Sui
C)  Xia
D)  Ming
E)  none of theseF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

________ production helped foster rapid industrialization in Japan in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Accepted Answer

A)  Rice
B)  Silk
C)  Fish
D)  Wheat
E)  none of theseF) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

Which of the following western regions is mostly a mixture of steppe and semi-desert?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tibetan Plateau
B)  Inner Mongolia
C)  Northwestern China
D)  Manchuria
E)  none of theseF) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 7

Who became the leader of the Chinese Communist Party during the Chinese long march?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sun Yat-Sen
B)  Chiang Kai-shek
C)  Mao Zedong
D)  Chou En-Lai
E)  none of theseF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 8

What is sericulture?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultivation of wet rice
B)  cultivation of bamboo
C)  cultivation of silkworms
D)  cultivation of tea
E)  none of theseF) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 9

________ are Japanese business networks facilitated after World War II by the Japanese government in order to promote national recovery.

Accepted Answer

A)  Keiretsu
B)  Taiga
C)  Zaibatsu
D)  Daimyo
E)  none of theseF) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

What desert takes up a good portion of Mongolia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sahara
B)  Gobi
C)  Huang He
D)  Loess
E)  TharF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 11

What country is the fastest-growing emitter of greenhouse gases in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  North Korea
B)  Japan
C)  South Korea
D)  China
E)  TaiwanF) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

The wolf is now extinct in Japan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The ________ is the dominant group in China.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hui
B)  Han
C)  Manchu
D)  Wu
E)  none of theseF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

________ was a sustained attack on Chinese traditions and cultural practices.

Accepted Answer

A)  The Long March
B)  The Great Leap Forward
C)  The Cultural Revolution
D)  The Four Modernizations
E)  none of theseF) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 15

After World War II,approximately how long did it take for Japan to return to its prewar economic levels of output?

Accepted Answer

A)  5 years
B)  10 years
C)  15 years
D)  Japan emerged from World War II with little reduction of output.
E)  none of theseF) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 16

Taiwan is claimed by this country.

Accepted Answer

A)  China
B)  South Korea
C)  Hong Kong
D)  Japan
E)  the United StatesF) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 17

This country does not belong to the United Nations.

Accepted Answer

A)  China
B)  Taiwan
C)  North Korea
D)  Mongolia
E)  South KoreaF) A) and D)
G) C) and D) B

Question 18

The principal human impact in East Asia has been the clearing of land for farming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 19

Which of the following is not considered an Asian Tiger?

Accepted Answer

A)  North Korea
B)  South Korea
C)  Taiwan
D)  Hong Kong
E)  none of theseF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 20

The Opium War allowed control of Hong Kong to go to:

Accepted Answer

A)  United States
B)  Great Britain
C)  China
D)  Japan
E)  none of theseF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Exam 8: East Asia

What is the new system of spelling Chinese words and names using the Latin alphabet of 26 letters called?

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Three of the most devastating floods in worldwide historical record have been along which river?

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The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of:

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Which dynasty helped link the northern and southern regions of Inner China by the first in a series of Grand Canals?

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________ production helped foster rapid industrialization in Japan in the late 19th and early 20th century.

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Which of the following western regions is mostly a mixture of steppe and semi-desert?

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Who became the leader of the Chinese Communist Party during the Chinese long march?

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What is sericulture?

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________ are Japanese business networks facilitated after World War II by the Japanese government in order to promote national recovery.

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What desert takes up a good portion of Mongolia?

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What country is the fastest-growing emitter of greenhouse gases in the world?

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The wolf is now extinct in Japan.

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The ________ is the dominant group in China.

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________ was a sustained attack on Chinese traditions and cultural practices.

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After World War II,approximately how long did it take for Japan to return to its prewar economic levels of output?

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Taiwan is claimed by this country.

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This country does not belong to the United Nations.

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The principal human impact in East Asia has been the clearing of land for farming.

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Which of the following is not considered an Asian Tiger?

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The Opium War allowed control of Hong Kong to go to:

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