Question 1

The Ming were in a period of deep decline when the Portuguese arrived in 1514.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

By the end of the sixteenth century, ____ of Japanese had converted to Christianity.

Accepted Answer

A)  hundreds of thousands 
B)  tens of thousands 
C)  hundreds 
D)  thousands 
E)  millions 
A)  hundreds of thousands 
B)  tens of thousands 
C)  hundreds 
D)  thousands 
E)  millions D

Question 3

In the fifteenth century, a phonetic alphabet for writing the Korean spoken language was devised.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Hideyoshi expelled missionaries from his domain in 1587 because the missionaries were

Accepted Answer

A)  supportive of the emperor rather than the shogun. 
B)  selling indulgences. 
C)  destroying local Christian religious shrines. 
D)  interfering in local Japanese political matters. 
E)  from France, whose revolutionary tradition was a concern to the shogun. 
A)  supportive of the emperor rather than the shogun. 
B)  selling indulgences. 
C)  destroying local Christian religious shrines. 
D)  interfering in local Japanese political matters. 
E)  from France, whose revolutionary tradition was a concern to the shogun.

Question 5

The purpose of the Qing system known as "dyarchy" was

Accepted Answer

A)  to maintain the Chinese exclusion from Manchu rule in China. 
B)  to assure the isolation of the Chinese from the Manchus in China. 
C)  a mechanism for the sharing of administrative positions by Manchus and Chinese. 
D)  to assure the Manchu administrative dictatorship of China. 
E)  to keep northern and southern China balanced politically. 
A)  to maintain the Chinese exclusion from Manchu rule in China. 
B)  to assure the isolation of the Chinese from the Manchus in China. 
C)  a mechanism for the sharing of administrative positions by Manchus and Chinese. 
D)  to assure the Manchu administrative dictatorship of China. 
E)  to keep northern and southern China balanced politically.

Question 6

In Qing China,

Accepted Answer

A)  love was seen as a problem because it diverted a couple from their duties to the larger family. 
B)  an ideal family unit consisted of only two generations living in one house. 
C)  realistic social novels were published in China only in the early twentieth century. 
D)  women held a uniquely honored position in the family because they bore the children 
E)  romantic love was the norm. 
A)  love was seen as a problem because it diverted a couple from their duties to the larger family. 
B)  an ideal family unit consisted of only two generations living in one house. 
C)  realistic social novels were published in China only in the early twentieth century. 
D)  women held a uniquely honored position in the family because they bore the children 
E)  romantic love was the norm.

Question 7

The ____ class in Koreas was known as the yangban.

Accepted Answer

A)  merchant 
B)  warrior 
C)  peasant 
D)  priestly 
E)  aristocratic 
A)  merchant 
B)  warrior 
C)  peasant 
D)  priestly 
E)  aristocratic

Question 8

As manufacturing and commerce began to grow in Ming and Qing China

Accepted Answer

A)  the elite retained a preference for agriculture. 
B)  industrialization became the preferred area of activity for all Chinese. 
C)  Europeans became the predominant force in all areas of Chinese production. 
D)  government tax policies favored the industrial sector over the agricultural one. 
E)  Chinese views about business were the same as those in Japan. 
A)  the elite retained a preference for agriculture. 
B)  industrialization became the preferred area of activity for all Chinese. 
C)  Europeans became the predominant force in all areas of Chinese production. 
D)  government tax policies favored the industrial sector over the agricultural one. 
E)  Chinese views about business were the same as those in Japan.

Question 9

The Choson Dynasty faced little opposition in reaching independence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Dai Viet is now known as

Accepted Answer

A)  China. 
B)  North Korea. 
C)  Vietnam. 
D)  Japan. 
E)  South Korea. 
A)  China. 
B)  North Korea. 
C)  Vietnam. 
D)  Japan. 
E)  South Korea.

Question 11

The outstanding example of Chinese architecture during the Ming and early Qing eras is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Dynastic City in Shanghai. 
B)  Forbidden City in Beijing. 
C)  Dynastic City in Canton. 
D)  Imperial City in Nanjing. 
E)  Coronic temple in Foochow. 
A)  Dynastic City in Shanghai. 
B)  Forbidden City in Beijing. 
C)  Dynastic City in Canton. 
D)  Imperial City in Nanjing. 
E)  Coronic temple in Foochow.

Question 12

The Tokugawa era saw the emergence of the joint family as the basic unit of Japanese society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The primary fighting force of Qing China was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Persian and Uzbek janissary corps. 
B)  dyarchy. 
C)  green standard. 
D)  bannermen. 
E)  queues. 
A)  Persian and Uzbek janissary corps. 
B)  dyarchy. 
C)  green standard. 
D)  bannermen. 
E)  queues.

Question 14

The creation of the Tokugawa Shogunate was in what year?

Accepted Answer

A)  1543 
B)  1549 
C)  1592 
D)  1603 
E)  1612 
A)  1543 
B)  1549 
C)  1592 
D)  1603 
E)  1612

Question 15

All of the following were part of Japan's "Dutch learning" except

Accepted Answer

A)  medicine. 
B)  theology. 
C)  astronomy. 
D)  languages. 
E)  oil painting. 
A)  medicine. 
B)  theology. 
C)  astronomy. 
D)  languages. 
E)  oil painting.

Question 16

A contemporary described Japanese unification this way: "Oda pounds the national rice cake. Hideyoshi kneads it, and in the end ____ eats it."

Accepted Answer

A)  the West 
B)  the emperor 
C)  the samurai 
D)  Ieyasu 
E)  the daimyo 
A)  the West 
B)  the emperor 
C)  the samurai 
D)  Ieyasu 
E)  the daimyo

Question 17

Chinese women had a higher status than women in other East Asian and Southeast Asian societies because of the heritage of Confucius.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The first Jesuit missionary to arrive in Japan was

Accepted Answer

A)  Matthew Ricci. 
B)  Ignatius Loyola. 
C)  Francis Xavier. 
D)  Peter Beckett. 
E)  Francis of Assisi. 
A)  Matthew Ricci. 
B)  Ignatius Loyola. 
C)  Francis Xavier. 
D)  Peter Beckett. 
E)  Francis of Assisi.

Question 19

The rights of Japanese women during the Tokugawa period were especially restricted in the ____ class.

Accepted Answer

A)  samurai 
B)  peasant 
C)  merchant 
D)  aboring 
E)  artisan 
A)  samurai 
B)  peasant 
C)  merchant 
D)  aboring 
E)  artisan

Question 20

The activities of Western Christian missionaries reached their height of influence during Kangxi's reign.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: The East Asian World

The Ming were in a period of deep decline when the Portuguese arrived in 1514.

By the end of the sixteenth century, ____ of Japanese had converted to Christianity.

In the fifteenth century, a phonetic alphabet for writing the Korean spoken language was devised.

Hideyoshi expelled missionaries from his domain in 1587 because the missionaries were

The purpose of the Qing system known as "dyarchy" was

In Qing China,

The ____ class in Koreas was known as the yangban.

As manufacturing and commerce began to grow in Ming and Qing China

The Choson Dynasty faced little opposition in reaching independence.

Dai Viet is now known as

The outstanding example of Chinese architecture during the Ming and early Qing eras is the

The Tokugawa era saw the emergence of the joint family as the basic unit of Japanese society.

The primary fighting force of Qing China was the

The creation of the Tokugawa Shogunate was in what year?

All of the following were part of Japan's "Dutch learning" except

A contemporary described Japanese unification this way: "Oda pounds the national rice cake. Hideyoshi kneads it, and in the end ____ eats it."

Chinese women had a higher status than women in other East Asian and Southeast Asian societies because of the heritage of Confucius.

The first Jesuit missionary to arrive in Japan was

The rights of Japanese women during the Tokugawa period were especially restricted in the ____ class.

The activities of Western Christian missionaries reached their height of influence during Kangxi's reign.

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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