Question 1

The country that suffered a domestic holocaust at the hands of the Khmer Rouge is

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

The apparent motivation for the assassination of Gandhi was that Gandhi

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A)  was discovered to be a secret Sikh. 
B)  favored Indian partition. 
C)  didn't want to see the Muslims get what they wanted. 
D)  was against creating only a Hindu India. 
E)  was staunchly anti-Hindu. 
A)  was discovered to be a secret Sikh. 
B)  favored Indian partition. 
C)  didn't want to see the Muslims get what they wanted. 
D)  was against creating only a Hindu India. 
E)  was staunchly anti-Hindu.

Question 3

Women in South and Southeast Asian societies

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A)  now have the right to divorce their husbands, to inherit and control money, and obtain a free education in every nation except India. 
B)  in Pakistan and Burma women now hold forty percent of all managerial positions in business. 
C)  are truly equal to men in India, but nowhere else in the region. 
D)  have higher status and more rights than women in other parts of Asia. 
E)  do not have political rights in any nation in the region. 
A)  now have the right to divorce their husbands, to inherit and control money, and obtain a free education in every nation except India. 
B)  in Pakistan and Burma women now hold forty percent of all managerial positions in business. 
C)  are truly equal to men in India, but nowhere else in the region. 
D)  have higher status and more rights than women in other parts of Asia. 
E)  do not have political rights in any nation in the region.

Question 4

As an assertion of youthful rebellion and independence, young people in Japan have

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A)  vandalized school buildings. 
B)  engaged in anti-homework protests. 
C)  dyed their hair blue. 
D)  dyed their hair brown. 
E)  started drinking beer. 
A)  vandalized school buildings. 
B)  engaged in anti-homework protests. 
C)  dyed their hair blue. 
D)  dyed their hair brown. 
E)  started drinking beer.

Question 5

Which Korean term is equivalent to the Japanese term zaibatsu?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cobola 
B)  Chaebol 
C)  Migheo 
D)  Pusana 
E)  Taegu 
A)  Cobola 
B)  Chaebol 
C)  Migheo 
D)  Pusana 
E)  Taegu

Question 6

Immediately after World War II, General MacArthur's responsibilities included the demilitarization of Japanese society and the

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A)  elimination of the Japanese emperor. 
B)  trial of American officials charged with war crimes. 
C)  lying of the foundations of postwar Philippines society. 
D)  supervision of the creation of demilitarization efforts and the breakup of the zaibatsu. 
E)  the rearmament of Japan but under American leadership. 
A)  elimination of the Japanese emperor. 
B)  trial of American officials charged with war crimes. 
C)  lying of the foundations of postwar Philippines society. 
D)  supervision of the creation of demilitarization efforts and the breakup of the zaibatsu. 
E)  the rearmament of Japan but under American leadership.

Question 7

The regional organization initially formed by Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines, is known as

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A)  TIPAM. 
B)  ASEAN. 
C)  SEATO. 
D)  NATO. 
E)  CENTO. 
A)  TIPAM. 
B)  ASEAN. 
C)  SEATO. 
D)  NATO. 
E)  CENTO.

Question 8

A major problem in Japan today is the rapidly increasing birthrate and the fear that in the near future there will be insufficient schools and employment possibilities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What recent development has had some critics questioning whether the Japanese economy is truly "miraculous"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The decline in the value of the yen has produced serious trade imbalances. 
B)  Japanese women have moved to end widespread employment discrimination. 
C)  Japan entered a recession in the 1990s from which it has yet to emerge. 
D)  The job security workers have enjoyed has been mandated by the government, rather than driven by the economy. 
E)  The Japanese market continues to reject international competition. 
A)  The decline in the value of the yen has produced serious trade imbalances. 
B)  Japanese women have moved to end widespread employment discrimination. 
C)  Japan entered a recession in the 1990s from which it has yet to emerge. 
D)  The job security workers have enjoyed has been mandated by the government, rather than driven by the economy. 
E)  The Japanese market continues to reject international competition.

Question 10

The Japanese government has been criticized at home and abroad for not accepting responsibility and for not apologizing for atrocities committed during World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The major dichotomy in Southeast Asia is the contrast between

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A)  men and women. 
B)  Chinese and Burmese. 
C)  villages and cities. 
D)  mountains and lowlands. 
E)  coastal and inland regions. 
A)  men and women. 
B)  Chinese and Burmese. 
C)  villages and cities. 
D)  mountains and lowlands. 
E)  coastal and inland regions.

Question 12

The "little tiger" that was once a British crown colony, but is now an independent state, is

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A)  Burma. 
B)  Singapore. 
C)  Hong Kong. 
D)  Taiwan. 
E)  South Korea. 
A)  Burma. 
B)  Singapore. 
C)  Hong Kong. 
D)  Taiwan. 
E)  South Korea.

Question 13

In general, women in Japan

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A)  hope to be aided by the feminist movement. 
B)  tend to work in retail or service jobs, if they are in the workplace. 
C)  are increasingly entering the ranks of management. 
D)  believe the era of sexual inequality is behind them. 
A)  hope to be aided by the feminist movement. 
B)  tend to work in retail or service jobs, if they are in the workplace. 
C)  are increasingly entering the ranks of management. 
D)  believe the era of sexual inequality is behind them.

Question 14

Following the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi

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A)  Kashmir was ceded to Pakistan. 
B)  the Congress Party began to increase its political hold over the Indian people. 
C)  the Indian economy showed its first signs of a slowdown since 1950. 
D)  the Bharata Janata Party began to directly challenge the Congress Party for power. 
E)  relations between Hindus and Muslims improved rapidly. 
A)  Kashmir was ceded to Pakistan. 
B)  the Congress Party began to increase its political hold over the Indian people. 
C)  the Indian economy showed its first signs of a slowdown since 1950. 
D)  the Bharata Janata Party began to directly challenge the Congress Party for power. 
E)  relations between Hindus and Muslims improved rapidly.

Question 15

Which of the following countries in South Asia has had women prime ministers in recent decades?

Accepted Answer

A)  Myanmar 
B)  Sri Lanka. 
C)  Belize 
D)  Bangladesh 
E)  Kampuchea. 
A)  Myanmar 
B)  Sri Lanka. 
C)  Belize 
D)  Bangladesh 
E)  Kampuchea.

Question 16

The controversial Indian writer who uses the technique of magical realism and who has angered Muslims, is

Accepted Answer

A)  Anita Desai. 
B)  Salmon Rushdie. 
C)  R.K. Narayan. 
D)  V.S. Naipaul. 
E)  E.M. Forster. 
A)  Anita Desai. 
B)  Salmon Rushdie. 
C)  R.K. Narayan. 
D)  V.S. Naipaul. 
E)  E.M. Forster.

Question 17

During the 1980s and 1990s, there was a great deal of talk that the achievements of Japan and the "little tigers" indicated that the world was about to enter a new historical phase, that of the

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A)  Greater East-Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. 
B)  Fifth Reich. 
C)  Age of the Toyota. 
D)  Asian Miracle. 
E)  Midway Millennium. 
A)  Greater East-Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. 
B)  Fifth Reich. 
C)  Age of the Toyota. 
D)  Asian Miracle. 
E)  Midway Millennium.

Question 18

In the aftermath of independence, India's greatest economic weakness was in

Accepted Answer

A)  consumer products. 
B)  industrial production. 
C)  agriculture. 
D)  a declining birthrate. 
E)  too much Western investment. 
A)  consumer products. 
B)  industrial production. 
C)  agriculture. 
D)  a declining birthrate. 
E)  too much Western investment.

Question 19

Kenzaburo Oe

Accepted Answer

A)  is Japan's greatest living poet. 
B)  painted the famous "portrait of General MacArthur" in eight minutes on a sidewalk. 
C)  received a Nobel Prize for literature. 
D)  believes rising materialism in present-day Japan represents "progress." 
E)  is the originator of the "industrial novel." 
A)  is Japan's greatest living poet. 
B)  painted the famous "portrait of General MacArthur" in eight minutes on a sidewalk. 
C)  received a Nobel Prize for literature. 
D)  believes rising materialism in present-day Japan represents "progress." 
E)  is the originator of the "industrial novel."

Question 20

In 1971, East Pakistan became the new independent nation of

Accepted Answer

A)  Myanmar. 
B)  Sri Lanka. 
C)  Belize. 
D)  Bangladesh. 
E)  Kampuchea. 
A)  Myanmar. 
B)  Sri Lanka. 
C)  Belize. 
D)  Bangladesh. 
E)  Kampuchea.

Exam 30: Toward the Pacific Century

The country that suffered a domestic holocaust at the hands of the Khmer Rouge is

The apparent motivation for the assassination of Gandhi was that Gandhi

Women in South and Southeast Asian societies

As an assertion of youthful rebellion and independence, young people in Japan have

Which Korean term is equivalent to the Japanese term zaibatsu?

Immediately after World War II, General MacArthur's responsibilities included the demilitarization of Japanese society and the

The regional organization initially formed by Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines, is known as

A major problem in Japan today is the rapidly increasing birthrate and the fear that in the near future there will be insufficient schools and employment possibilities.

What recent development has had some critics questioning whether the Japanese economy is truly "miraculous"?

The Japanese government has been criticized at home and abroad for not accepting responsibility and for not apologizing for atrocities committed during World War II.

The major dichotomy in Southeast Asia is the contrast between

The "little tiger" that was once a British crown colony, but is now an independent state, is

In general, women in Japan

Following the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi

Which of the following countries in South Asia has had women prime ministers in recent decades?

The controversial Indian writer who uses the technique of magical realism and who has angered Muslims, is

During the 1980s and 1990s, there was a great deal of talk that the achievements of Japan and the "little tigers" indicated that the world was about to enter a new historical phase, that of the

In the aftermath of independence, India's greatest economic weakness was in

Kenzaburo Oe

In 1971, East Pakistan became the new independent nation of

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