Question 1

Deng Xiaoping came to power in the late 1970s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Great Leap Forward

Accepted Answer

A)  was an economic success, raising agricultural production fifteen percent in two years. 
B)  created huge rural communes but failed economically. 
C)  was a more conservative approach to land reform. 
D)  was aimed at organizing urban Chinese life. 
E)  produced such success that Mao became deified in China. 
A)  was an economic success, raising agricultural production fifteen percent in two years. 
B)  created huge rural communes but failed economically. 
C)  was a more conservative approach to land reform. 
D)  was aimed at organizing urban Chinese life. 
E)  produced such success that Mao became deified in China.

Question 3

China's Four Modernizations included industry, agriculture, technology, and national defense..

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Mikhail Gorbachev

Accepted Answer

A)  was the well-placed son of the head of the state oil-refining corporation. 
B)  was picked for political leadership because of his record as a KGB data interpreter. 
C)  had moved up rapidly since his appointment to the Party Central Committee in 1978. 
D)  had spent many years as a farmer. 
E)  had supported Mao Zedong against Nikita Khrushchev. 
A)  was the well-placed son of the head of the state oil-refining corporation. 
B)  was picked for political leadership because of his record as a KGB data interpreter. 
C)  had moved up rapidly since his appointment to the Party Central Committee in 1978. 
D)  had spent many years as a farmer. 
E)  had supported Mao Zedong against Nikita Khrushchev.

Question 5

The policy advocated by Georgy Malenkov after Stalin's death was known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  peaceful coexistence. 
B)  Great leap forward. 
C)  square deal. 
D)  new course. 
E)  Samizdat. 
A)  peaceful coexistence. 
B)  Great leap forward. 
C)  square deal. 
D)  new course. 
E)  Samizdat.

Question 6

During his rule, Mao's successor Deng Xiaoping was able to

Accepted Answer

A)  launch the Great Cultural Revolution. 
B)  establish an essentially capitalist economy. 
C)  reunify mainland China with Taiwan. 
D)  make great strides in ending the chronic problems of poverty and underdevelopment. 
E)  implement new free speech initiatives, including protections for criticizing the government. 
A)  launch the Great Cultural Revolution. 
B)  establish an essentially capitalist economy. 
C)  reunify mainland China with Taiwan. 
D)  make great strides in ending the chronic problems of poverty and underdevelopment. 
E)  implement new free speech initiatives, including protections for criticizing the government.

Question 7

Mao's ____ superseded all other learning sources during the Cultural Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A)  "four olds" 
B)  Little Red Book 
C)  "thought" 
D)  Great Leap Forward 
E)  "capitalist road" 
A)  "four olds" 
B)  Little Red Book 
C)  "thought" 
D)  Great Leap Forward 
E)  "capitalist road"

Question 8

Under the new program of the "Four Modernizations" that began after Deng Xiaoping's political rehabilitation,

Accepted Answer

A)  each peasant was required to produce enough food for ten people. 
B)  limited private capitalism was permitted to return to China. 
C)  socialism was abandoned in China. 
D)  Chinese society became much more isolated. 
E)  China became much more democratic. 
A)  each peasant was required to produce enough food for ten people. 
B)  limited private capitalism was permitted to return to China. 
C)  socialism was abandoned in China. 
D)  Chinese society became much more isolated. 
E)  China became much more democratic.

Question 9

At the close of World War II, the Soviet Union

Accepted Answer

A)  had increased food production by tapping new, rich lands in Siberia and Turkmenistan. 
B)  decided to provide a "socialist bonus" of more consumer goods for the masses by slowing the expansion of heavy industry. 
C)  was in short supply of housing, and continued to be in short supply. 
D)  sharply reduced military spending, but only after the surrender of Japan. 
E)  moved toward greater liberalization. 
A)  had increased food production by tapping new, rich lands in Siberia and Turkmenistan. 
B)  decided to provide a "socialist bonus" of more consumer goods for the masses by slowing the expansion of heavy industry. 
C)  was in short supply of housing, and continued to be in short supply. 
D)  sharply reduced military spending, but only after the surrender of Japan. 
E)  moved toward greater liberalization.

Question 10

Who wrote Doctor Zhivago?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ivan Denisovich 
B)  Yuri Andropov 
C)  Boris Pasternak 
D)  Konstantin Chernenko 
E)  Alexander Solzhenitsyn 
A)  Ivan Denisovich 
B)  Yuri Andropov 
C)  Boris Pasternak 
D)  Konstantin Chernenko 
E)  Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Question 11

The "rural responsibility system" called for the formation of agricultural collectives that

Accepted Answer

A)  were held liable to collect their respective village's tax payments. 
B)  leased farmland on contract to peasant families. 
C)  forced peasant families to pay a quota in the form of rent to a village magistrate. 
D)  all Chinese farmers took responsibility for at harvest time. 
E)  was instituted by Mao after his initial agricultural reform failure during the Great Leap Forward. 
A)  were held liable to collect their respective village's tax payments. 
B)  leased farmland on contract to peasant families. 
C)  forced peasant families to pay a quota in the form of rent to a village magistrate. 
D)  all Chinese farmers took responsibility for at harvest time. 
E)  was instituted by Mao after his initial agricultural reform failure during the Great Leap Forward.

Question 12

"Science and Democracy" was the battle cry of which rebellious group?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Red Guard 
B)  University instructors 
C)  Opponents of Hu Jintao 
D)  Protesters at Tiananmen Square 
E)  Supporters of Xi Jinping 
A)  The Red Guard 
B)  University instructors 
C)  Opponents of Hu Jintao 
D)  Protesters at Tiananmen Square 
E)  Supporters of Xi Jinping

Question 13

Prostitution has increased and sex crimes have decreased since China opened itself up to western influences

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Writer Ding Ling, sent to a labor commune for criticizing the Communist Party, died while serving her sentence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Brezhnev

Accepted Answer

A)  valued stability above all, and blocked any significant attempts to deal with economic or social problems. 
B)  greatly increased the funding for new agricultural areas in Kazakhstan and Mongolia. 
C)  sharply reduced the powers of the KGB and Interior Ministry. 
D)  was the first to finally break with Stalinism and to conciliate the Czech regime. 
E)  was a sincere admirer of the policies of Khrushchev. 
A)  valued stability above all, and blocked any significant attempts to deal with economic or social problems. 
B)  greatly increased the funding for new agricultural areas in Kazakhstan and Mongolia. 
C)  sharply reduced the powers of the KGB and Interior Ministry. 
D)  was the first to finally break with Stalinism and to conciliate the Czech regime. 
E)  was a sincere admirer of the policies of Khrushchev.

Question 16

The "queue psychology" illustrates the surplus of consumer goods available in the Soviet Union during the Brezhnev era.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What has occurred in Chinese life since the Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Female foot binding has regained popular support. 
B)  Under Mao, the government made an effort to strengthen the role of the family. 
C)  Individual economic achievement was encouraged during the Cultural Revolution. 
D)  In the post-Mao era, there has been an emphasis on idealistic utopianism. 
E)  Today, many Chinese people, especially the young, are engaging in efforts to Westernize their dress and appearance. 
A)  Female foot binding has regained popular support. 
B)  Under Mao, the government made an effort to strengthen the role of the family. 
C)  Individual economic achievement was encouraged during the Cultural Revolution. 
D)  In the post-Mao era, there has been an emphasis on idealistic utopianism. 
E)  Today, many Chinese people, especially the young, are engaging in efforts to Westernize their dress and appearance.

Question 18

Women helped rebuild the Soviet economy by

Accepted Answer

A)  forming small agricultural collectives. 
B)  joining the country's public works force. 
C)  establishing various cottage industries. 
D)  practicing population control. 
E)  becoming factory workers. 
A)  forming small agricultural collectives. 
B)  joining the country's public works force. 
C)  establishing various cottage industries. 
D)  practicing population control. 
E)  becoming factory workers.

Question 19

In the early 1970s,

Accepted Answer

A)  Ho Chi Minh was elected mayor of Saigon and, two years later, of Hong Kong. 
B)  Yuri Andropov made major changes in Soviet industrial management by giving top positions in the oil and transport industries to executives from Japan and the West. 
C)  Richard Nixon praised Mao Zedong's "mass line" system as not only effective but "as American as apple pie." 
D)  Stalin's reputation rose somewhat under Brezhnev's rule. 
E)  Lyndon Johnson ended the Vietnam War. 
A)  Ho Chi Minh was elected mayor of Saigon and, two years later, of Hong Kong. 
B)  Yuri Andropov made major changes in Soviet industrial management by giving top positions in the oil and transport industries to executives from Japan and the West. 
C)  Richard Nixon praised Mao Zedong's "mass line" system as not only effective but "as American as apple pie." 
D)  Stalin's reputation rose somewhat under Brezhnev's rule. 
E)  Lyndon Johnson ended the Vietnam War.

Question 20

Joseph Stalin's post-World War II domestic policies

Accepted Answer

A)  sought to end collectivization. 
B)  placed an emphasis on the growth of heavy industry. 
C)  focused on consumer goods. 
D)  led to the imprisonment of 2 million returning soldiers accused of "capitalist subversion." 
E)  called for the exile of thousands of former czarist officials. 
A)  sought to end collectivization. 
B)  placed an emphasis on the growth of heavy industry. 
C)  focused on consumer goods. 
D)  led to the imprisonment of 2 million returning soldiers accused of "capitalist subversion." 
E)  called for the exile of thousands of former czarist officials.

Exam 27: Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Deng Xiaoping came to power in the late 1970s.

The Great Leap Forward

China's Four Modernizations included industry, agriculture, technology, and national defense..

Mikhail Gorbachev

The policy advocated by Georgy Malenkov after Stalin's death was known as:

During his rule, Mao's successor Deng Xiaoping was able to

Mao's ____ superseded all other learning sources during the Cultural Revolution.

Under the new program of the "Four Modernizations" that began after Deng Xiaoping's political rehabilitation,

At the close of World War II, the Soviet Union

Who wrote Doctor Zhivago?

The "rural responsibility system" called for the formation of agricultural collectives that

"Science and Democracy" was the battle cry of which rebellious group?

Prostitution has increased and sex crimes have decreased since China opened itself up to western influences

Writer Ding Ling, sent to a labor commune for criticizing the Communist Party, died while serving her sentence.

Brezhnev

The "queue psychology" illustrates the surplus of consumer goods available in the Soviet Union during the Brezhnev era.

What has occurred in Chinese life since the Revolution?

Women helped rebuild the Soviet economy by

In the early 1970s,

Joseph Stalin's post-World War II domestic policies

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