Question 1

The saying "A revolution is not a dinner party" was first proclaimed by

Accepted Answer

A)  Lenin. 
B)  Stalin. 
C)  Mao Zedong 
D)  Deng Xiaoping. 
E)  Liu Shaoqi. 
A)  Lenin. 
B)  Stalin. 
C)  Mao Zedong 
D)  Deng Xiaoping. 
E)  Liu Shaoqi.

Question 2

As recognition that Marxism-Leninism is losing its appeal in Communist China, Confucianism has regained official approval in recent years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In May, 1989, the Chinese Communist rulers suppressed the "fifth modernization" by their action at

Accepted Answer

A)  Hong Kong. 
B)  the Forbidden City. 
C)  Shanghai. 
D)  Tiananmen Square. 
E)  Democracy Wall. 
A)  Hong Kong. 
B)  the Forbidden City. 
C)  Shanghai. 
D)  Tiananmen Square. 
E)  Democracy Wall.

Question 4

In the fall of 2012, Xi Jinping took office as president of the People's Republic of China

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The new policies advanced by Deng

Accepted Answer

A)  were largely counterproductive, as employment and food production went down in the 1980s. 
B)  roughly doubled China's per capita income during the 1980s 
C)  combined economic collectivization and retaining political power in Communist hands. 
D)  re-enforced the economic policies of Mao Zedong. 
E)  "followed the socialist path." 
A)  were largely counterproductive, as employment and food production went down in the 1980s. 
B)  roughly doubled China's per capita income during the 1980s 
C)  combined economic collectivization and retaining political power in Communist hands. 
D)  re-enforced the economic policies of Mao Zedong. 
E)  "followed the socialist path."

Question 6

"Black cat, white cat, what does it matter so long as it catches the mice?" was said by

Accepted Answer

A)  Mao Zedong. 
B)  Confucius. 
C)  Nikita Khrushchev. 
D)  Mikhail Gorbachev. 
E)  Deng Xiaoping. 
A)  Mao Zedong. 
B)  Confucius. 
C)  Nikita Khrushchev. 
D)  Mikhail Gorbachev. 
E)  Deng Xiaoping.

Question 7

The phrase "Little Emperors" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  an underground political party that seeks to reinstate a dynastic monarchy. 
B)  Chinese men who claim to be descendants of Mao. 
C)  China's spoiled only sons. 
D)  a popular western-style pop group from Beijing. 
E)  tiny statues created in Mao's likeness by activist-artist Ai Weiwei. 
A)  an underground political party that seeks to reinstate a dynastic monarchy. 
B)  Chinese men who claim to be descendants of Mao. 
C)  China's spoiled only sons. 
D)  a popular western-style pop group from Beijing. 
E)  tiny statues created in Mao's likeness by activist-artist Ai Weiwei.

Question 8

Mao argued for "uninterrupted revolution" because he and the Communist Party believed

Accepted Answer

A)  that revolution tapped into a vital source of patriotic energy for the Chinese peasantry. 
B)  the remnants of feudal and Confucianist ideas would undermine the progress he had made. 
C)  the indoctrination of people was going to take a long time and needed to be perpetuated. 
D)  the United States would launch an attack on The People's Republic of China to support the pro-Western forces in Taiwan. 
E)  that Khrushchev had lost momentum when he allowed for a tenuous thaw in hardline policies. 
A)  that revolution tapped into a vital source of patriotic energy for the Chinese peasantry. 
B)  the remnants of feudal and Confucianist ideas would undermine the progress he had made. 
C)  the indoctrination of people was going to take a long time and needed to be perpetuated. 
D)  the United States would launch an attack on The People's Republic of China to support the pro-Western forces in Taiwan. 
E)  that Khrushchev had lost momentum when he allowed for a tenuous thaw in hardline policies.

Question 9

To limit its population growth, by 1970 China had established its

Accepted Answer

A)  birth control incentive program. 
B)  one-child rule. 
C)  acceptance of divorce. 
D)  marriage choice law. 
E)  little emperors program. 
A)  birth control incentive program. 
B)  one-child rule. 
C)  acceptance of divorce. 
D)  marriage choice law. 
E)  little emperors program.

Question 10

Chernobyl was the Russian word for "openness."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Soviet Union's list of leaders of advanced age included all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Khrushchev. 
B)  Brezhnev. 
C)  Chernenko. 
D)  Andropov. 
E)  Gorbachev. 
A)  Khrushchev. 
B)  Brezhnev. 
C)  Chernenko. 
D)  Andropov. 
E)  Gorbachev.

Question 12

In the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Mao was following his belief in "uninterrupted revolution."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Khrushchev

Accepted Answer

A)  was determined to follow in Stalin's path, avoiding even the appearance of innovation. 
B)  was known as "old stone butt" by Western leaders. 
C)  was mocked as "Cotton Man" by many Russians. 
D)  permitted the publication of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. 
E)  praised Stalin at the Thirty-First Party Congress. 
A)  was determined to follow in Stalin's path, avoiding even the appearance of innovation. 
B)  was known as "old stone butt" by Western leaders. 
C)  was mocked as "Cotton Man" by many Russians. 
D)  permitted the publication of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. 
E)  praised Stalin at the Thirty-First Party Congress.

Exam 27: Brave New World: Communism on Trial

The saying "A revolution is not a dinner party" was first proclaimed by

As recognition that Marxism-Leninism is losing its appeal in Communist China, Confucianism has regained official approval in recent years.

In May, 1989, the Chinese Communist rulers suppressed the "fifth modernization" by their action at

In the fall of 2012, Xi Jinping took office as president of the People's Republic of China

The new policies advanced by Deng

"Black cat, white cat, what does it matter so long as it catches the mice?" was said by

The phrase "Little Emperors" refers to

Mao argued for "uninterrupted revolution" because he and the Communist Party believed

To limit its population growth, by 1970 China had established its

Chernobyl was the Russian word for "openness."

The Soviet Union's list of leaders of advanced age included all of the following EXCEPT

In the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Mao was following his belief in "uninterrupted revolution."

Khrushchev

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