Question 1

Japanese rap music is

Accepted Answer

A)  identical, in lyrics and ambience, to that in the United States. 
B)  not as associated with sex, violence, and drugs, as in the United States. 
C)  indigenous, and has no links with that found in Western culture. 
D)  mainly concerned with religious themes. 
E)  appeals mainly to older and traditional Japanese. 
A)  identical, in lyrics and ambience, to that in the United States. 
B)  not as associated with sex, violence, and drugs, as in the United States. 
C)  indigenous, and has no links with that found in Western culture. 
D)  mainly concerned with religious themes. 
E)  appeals mainly to older and traditional Japanese. B

Question 2

In __________, a fragile democracy has sought to function under the watchful eye of the military, which has generally found it expedient to tolerate national elections and civilian government.

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A)  Thailand 
B)  Cambodia. 
C)  Laos 
D)  Burma 
E)  Indonesia. 
A)  Thailand 
B)  Cambodia. 
C)  Laos 
D)  Burma 
E)  Indonesia. A

Question 3

Which statement about the role of women in India today is FALSE?

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A)  Female children are less likely to be educated than are their male counterparts. 
B)  There is a more positive attitude toward female education and employment. 
C)  Gender relationships in urban India have been affected by the consequences of independence. 
D)  Traditional domestic behavior is still an accepted part of Indian female deportment. 
E)  Rural Indian women often have greater advantages than urban women. 
A)  Female children are less likely to be educated than are their male counterparts. 
B)  There is a more positive attitude toward female education and employment. 
C)  Gender relationships in urban India have been affected by the consequences of independence. 
D)  Traditional domestic behavior is still an accepted part of Indian female deportment. 
E)  Rural Indian women often have greater advantages than urban women. E

Question 4

The conflict that developed between East and West Pakistan, and eventually led to the establishment of the state of Bangladesh, was caused by

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A)  competition over internal development of the nation's natural resources. 
B)  ethnic differences. 
C)  many years of international warfare between the two regions. 
D)  the demand of the people of East Pakistan to establish an independent Marxist state. 
E)  resentment in East Pakistan that the government ignored their needs. 
A)  competition over internal development of the nation's natural resources. 
B)  ethnic differences. 
C)  many years of international warfare between the two regions. 
D)  the demand of the people of East Pakistan to establish an independent Marxist state. 
E)  resentment in East Pakistan that the government ignored their needs.

Question 5

The "Japanese Miracle"

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A)  began with the creation of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1948. 
B)  had its roots in the initial policy decisions made during the Meiji reform period. 
C)  refers to the fact that Hokkaido was not damaged by atomic blasts. 
D)  led to the establishment of a socialist economy. 
E)  successfully completely abolished all social and gender discrimination. 
A)  began with the creation of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1948. 
B)  had its roots in the initial policy decisions made during the Meiji reform period. 
C)  refers to the fact that Hokkaido was not damaged by atomic blasts. 
D)  led to the establishment of a socialist economy. 
E)  successfully completely abolished all social and gender discrimination.

Question 6

Women in Japan comprise almost half of the workforce.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In contrast to the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China/Taiwan abandoned its Confucian heritage, thus becoming one of the most prosperous states in Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Until 1990, Lee Kuan-yew and his People's Action Party dominated Singapore politics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The social problems that developed within South Korea in the second half of the twentieth century were the result of

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A)  excessive urbanization and pollution of water and air. 
B)  a lack of sufficient national economic growth. 
C)  national achievements in land reform. 
D)  conflicts between traditional and modern values and. 
E)  military threats by China. 
A)  excessive urbanization and pollution of water and air. 
B)  a lack of sufficient national economic growth. 
C)  national achievements in land reform. 
D)  conflicts between traditional and modern values and. 
E)  military threats by China.

Question 10

One of the world's tallest buildings in Malaysia, the Petronas Towers, was built over the site of a British cricket club.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Southeast Asia's most infamous holocaust occurred in Vietnam after the fall of Saigon in 1975

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following has NOT been a factor in the development of the Singapore economy?

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A)  an emphasis on tourism 
B)  a massive program of public works projects 
C)  a focus on oil refineries and a well-developed banking center 
D)  a highly favorable climate for multinational corporations 
E)  a democratic government 
A)  an emphasis on tourism 
B)  a massive program of public works projects 
C)  a focus on oil refineries and a well-developed banking center 
D)  a highly favorable climate for multinational corporations 
E)  a democratic government

Question 13

The first leaders of the People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea, respectively, were

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A)  Achmed Sokarno and Chou Liu. 
B)  Kim Il Sung and Syngman Rhee. 
C)  Heidekei Tojo and Lee Kuan-yew. 
D)  Yayha Khan and Pu Yi. 
E)  Kim Dae Jung and Arturo Shimonoseki. 
A)  Achmed Sokarno and Chou Liu. 
B)  Kim Il Sung and Syngman Rhee. 
C)  Heidekei Tojo and Lee Kuan-yew. 
D)  Yayha Khan and Pu Yi. 
E)  Kim Dae Jung and Arturo Shimonoseki.

Question 14

Indira Gandhi, daughter of Mahatma Gandhi, continued her famous father's work to democratize and urbanize India.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following happened on July 1, 1997?

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A)  Mao Zedong died. 
B)  A military coup brought down the government of Singapore. 
C)  Australia, New Zealand, and the United States formed a trade compact. 
D)  Taiwan voted to form an independent republic. 
E)  Hong Kong returned to mainland authority. 
A)  Mao Zedong died. 
B)  A military coup brought down the government of Singapore. 
C)  Australia, New Zealand, and the United States formed a trade compact. 
D)  Taiwan voted to form an independent republic. 
E)  Hong Kong returned to mainland authority.

Question 16

The "Little Tigers" all attempt to follow the Japanese economic model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Unlike the other economies of East Asia, Hong Kong's economic development has taken place in a system employing

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A)  unrestrained, free-market capitalism. 
B)  direct state control of the economic sector. 
C)  Communist Chinese support. 
D)  massive British foreign aid programs. 
E)  a socialist economic philosophy. 
A)  unrestrained, free-market capitalism. 
B)  direct state control of the economic sector. 
C)  Communist Chinese support. 
D)  massive British foreign aid programs. 
E)  a socialist economic philosophy.

Question 18

Which women have claimed that they were forced to serve as prostitutes for Japanese soldiers during past wars?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eta 
B)  Burakumin 
C)  Korean 
D)  dalit 
E)  Malaysian 
A)  Eta 
B)  Burakumin 
C)  Korean 
D)  dalit 
E)  Malaysian

Question 19

The new educational system implemented in Japan after World War II eliminated filial piety and patriotism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Indira Gandhi

Accepted Answer

A)  developed a policy of forced sterilization to try to cut population growth. 
B)  abandoned her father's activist policies to aid the poor. 
C)  used troops to attack and secure the Hindu Golden Temple in Agra. 
D)  was assassinated by her Buddhist bodyguards. 
E)  was the daughter of Mahatma Gandhi. 
A)  developed a policy of forced sterilization to try to cut population growth. 
B)  abandoned her father's activist policies to aid the poor. 
C)  used troops to attack and secure the Hindu Golden Temple in Agra. 
D)  was assassinated by her Buddhist bodyguards. 
E)  was the daughter of Mahatma Gandhi.

Exam 30: Toward the Pacific Century

Japanese rap music is

In __________, a fragile democracy has sought to function under the watchful eye of the military, which has generally found it expedient to tolerate national elections and civilian government.

Which statement about the role of women in India today is FALSE?

The conflict that developed between East and West Pakistan, and eventually led to the establishment of the state of Bangladesh, was caused by

The "Japanese Miracle"

Women in Japan comprise almost half of the workforce.

In contrast to the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China/Taiwan abandoned its Confucian heritage, thus becoming one of the most prosperous states in Asia.

Until 1990, Lee Kuan-yew and his People's Action Party dominated Singapore politics.

The social problems that developed within South Korea in the second half of the twentieth century were the result of

One of the world's tallest buildings in Malaysia, the Petronas Towers, was built over the site of a British cricket club.

Southeast Asia's most infamous holocaust occurred in Vietnam after the fall of Saigon in 1975

Which of the following has NOT been a factor in the development of the Singapore economy?

The first leaders of the People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea, respectively, were

Indira Gandhi, daughter of Mahatma Gandhi, continued her famous father's work to democratize and urbanize India.

Which of the following happened on July 1, 1997?

The "Little Tigers" all attempt to follow the Japanese economic model.

Unlike the other economies of East Asia, Hong Kong's economic development has taken place in a system employing

Which women have claimed that they were forced to serve as prostitutes for Japanese soldiers during past wars?

The new educational system implemented in Japan after World War II eliminated filial piety and patriotism.

Indira Gandhi

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