Question 1

In Korea, a class of slaves called chonmin worked in specified occupations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The name of the Chinese dynasty established by the Manchus was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Yuan. 
B)  Tang. 
C)  Ming. 
D)  Qing. 
E)  Han. 
A)  Yuan. 
B)  Tang. 
C)  Ming. 
D)  Qing. 
E)  Han.

Question 3

The Tokugawa shoguns exerted control over the daimyo by

Accepted Answer

A)  heavily taxing their lands. 
B)  requiring the daimyo to marry into merchant families. 
C)  compelling the daimyo to maintain two residences, one in their own domain and one in Edo. 
D)  forbidding the daimyo ever to appear at Edo, the center of the shogun's rule. 
E)  transferring the daimyos' lands to the peasant class. 
A)  heavily taxing their lands. 
B)  requiring the daimyo to marry into merchant families. 
C)  compelling the daimyo to maintain two residences, one in their own domain and one in Edo. 
D)  forbidding the daimyo ever to appear at Edo, the center of the shogun's rule. 
E)  transferring the daimyos' lands to the peasant class.

Question 4

Arguably the greatest ruler in Chinese history was

Accepted Answer

A)  Kangxi. 
B)  Hongwu. 
C)  Qianling. 
D)  Yongle. 
E)  Asoka. 
A)  Kangxi. 
B)  Hongwu. 
C)  Qianling. 
D)  Yongle. 
E)  Asoka.

Question 5

In order to enhance its authority over the general population including the peasants, the shogunate relied upon

Accepted Answer

A)  force and intimidation by samurai warriors. 
B)  high taxes. 
C)  Confucian maxims. 
D)  cheap food and entertainment. 
E)  restoring the emperor to power. 
A)  force and intimidation by samurai warriors. 
B)  high taxes. 
C)  Confucian maxims. 
D)  cheap food and entertainment. 
E)  restoring the emperor to power.

Question 6

The decline of the Ming began during the reign of Kangxi.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Probably the best-known artistic achievements of the Ming era were the famous

Accepted Answer

A)  court paintings of the artists of Yangzhou. 
B)  silk masterpieces of the chinoiserie. 
C)  blue-and-white porcelain objects. 
D)  intricately carved lacquerware in bold shapes and colored cloisonné. 
E)  jade jewelry works. 
A)  court paintings of the artists of Yangzhou. 
B)  silk masterpieces of the chinoiserie. 
C)  blue-and-white porcelain objects. 
D)  intricately carved lacquerware in bold shapes and colored cloisonné. 
E)  jade jewelry works.

Question 8

The work that is considered to be China's most distinguished popular novel is

Accepted Answer

A)  Monkey. 
B)  The Dream of the Red Chamber. 
C)  Gold Vase Plum. 
D)  The Golden Lotus. 
E)  The Riverbank. 
A)  Monkey. 
B)  The Dream of the Red Chamber. 
C)  Gold Vase Plum. 
D)  The Golden Lotus. 
E)  The Riverbank.

Question 9

As a result of the King Sonjo of Korea refusing an alliance, ____ invaded the Korean Peninsula in 1592.

Accepted Answer

A)  Oda Nobunaga 
B)  The Manchus 
C)  The Dutch 
D)  Toyotomi Hidiyoshi 
E)  The Ming Empire 
A)  Oda Nobunaga 
B)  The Manchus 
C)  The Dutch 
D)  Toyotomi Hidiyoshi 
E)  The Ming Empire

Question 10

By the ____ century, a civil war had split Dai Viet into two squabbling territories in the north and south.

Accepted Answer

A)  13th 
B)  14th 
C)  15th 
D)  16th 
E)  17th 
A)  13th 
B)  14th 
C)  15th 
D)  16th 
E)  17th

Question 11

The Japanese commander who seized Kyoto and spent his last years trying to consolidate his rule was

Accepted Answer

A)  Yamato Ryutu. 
B)  Iza Shotoku. 
C)  Oda Nobunaga. 
D)  Toyotomi Hideyoshi. 
E)  Tokugawa Ieyasu. 
A)  Yamato Ryutu. 
B)  Iza Shotoku. 
C)  Oda Nobunaga. 
D)  Toyotomi Hideyoshi. 
E)  Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Question 12

Utamaro was best known for his paintings of

Accepted Answer

A)  village life. 
B)  women. 
C)  natural scenes. 
D)  animals. 
E)  historical figures. 
A)  village life. 
B)  women. 
C)  natural scenes. 
D)  animals. 
E)  historical figures.

Question 13

The shogun's own domain included the cities of Edo, Kyoto, and

Accepted Answer

A)  Nagasaki. 
B)  Sapporo. 
C)  Chiba. 
D)  Hiroshima. 
E)  Osaka. 
A)  Nagasaki. 
B)  Sapporo. 
C)  Chiba. 
D)  Hiroshima. 
E)  Osaka.

Question 14

Which statement best captures the Chinese attitude toward trade with England at the end of the 18th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  China was eager to trade with England. 
B)  China had no use for English manufactured products. 
C)  China would rather have traded with Portugal. 
D)  China and England were geographically too far apart to trade. 
E)  England did not understand Confucian principles and, therefore, was not a suitable trading partner for China. 
A)  China was eager to trade with England. 
B)  China had no use for English manufactured products. 
C)  China would rather have traded with Portugal. 
D)  China and England were geographically too far apart to trade. 
E)  England did not understand Confucian principles and, therefore, was not a suitable trading partner for China.

Question 15

By the ____ era, the economic breadbasket of China was located along the Yangzi River and regions to the South.

Accepted Answer

A)  late Han 
B)  early Ming 
C)  late Song 
D)  late Sui 
E)  early Qing 
A)  late Han 
B)  early Ming 
C)  late Song 
D)  late Sui 
E)  early Qing

Question 16

As a result of the controversy over the policy of Jesuit missionaries accommodating Chinese religious beliefs in order to facilitate conversion to Christianity,

Accepted Answer

A)  the Pope permitted the Chinese to maintain their tradition of ancestor worship. 
B)  Kangxi's successors assisted in the suppression of Christianity in Japan. 
C)  the Pope forbade the practice of ancestor worship. 
D)  the Chinese emperors sent young Chinese boys to be educated in Rome. 
E)  China declared war against the West. 
A)  the Pope permitted the Chinese to maintain their tradition of ancestor worship. 
B)  Kangxi's successors assisted in the suppression of Christianity in Japan. 
C)  the Pope forbade the practice of ancestor worship. 
D)  the Chinese emperors sent young Chinese boys to be educated in Rome. 
E)  China declared war against the West.

Question 17

The greatest of all Japanese poets was _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Utamaro 
B)  Yi Song Gye 
C)  Saikaku 
D)  Basho 
E)  Ando Hiroshige 
A)  Utamaro 
B)  Yi Song Gye 
C)  Saikaku 
D)  Basho 
E)  Ando Hiroshige

Question 18

Gia Long was the founder of the Nguyen Dynasty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What crop played an important role in early Japanese industrialization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Potatoes 
B)  Flax 
C)  Corn 
D)  Wheat 
E)  Cotton 
A)  Potatoes 
B)  Flax 
C)  Corn 
D)  Wheat 
E)  Cotton

Question 20

In Korea,

Accepted Answer

A)  civil service examinations were based on the Lotus Sutra. 
B)  some aristocratic yangban became merchants, or even peasants, over time. 
C)  by 1700 the country became predominantly Christian as a consequence of European traders and missionaries. 
D)  China ruled the Koreans through the Chinese emperor's male relatives. 
E)  warfare against Japan was constant as the Korean kings hoped to make Japan a colony. 
A)  civil service examinations were based on the Lotus Sutra. 
B)  some aristocratic yangban became merchants, or even peasants, over time. 
C)  by 1700 the country became predominantly Christian as a consequence of European traders and missionaries. 
D)  China ruled the Koreans through the Chinese emperor's male relatives. 
E)  warfare against Japan was constant as the Korean kings hoped to make Japan a colony.

Exam 17: The East Asian World

In Korea, a class of slaves called chonmin worked in specified occupations.

The name of the Chinese dynasty established by the Manchus was the

The Tokugawa shoguns exerted control over the daimyo by

Arguably the greatest ruler in Chinese history was

In order to enhance its authority over the general population including the peasants, the shogunate relied upon

The decline of the Ming began during the reign of Kangxi.

Probably the best-known artistic achievements of the Ming era were the famous

The work that is considered to be China's most distinguished popular novel is

As a result of the King Sonjo of Korea refusing an alliance, ____ invaded the Korean Peninsula in 1592.

By the ____ century, a civil war had split Dai Viet into two squabbling territories in the north and south.

The Japanese commander who seized Kyoto and spent his last years trying to consolidate his rule was

Utamaro was best known for his paintings of

The shogun's own domain included the cities of Edo, Kyoto, and

Which statement best captures the Chinese attitude toward trade with England at the end of the 18th century?

By the ____ era, the economic breadbasket of China was located along the Yangzi River and regions to the South.

As a result of the controversy over the policy of Jesuit missionaries accommodating Chinese religious beliefs in order to facilitate conversion to Christianity,

The greatest of all Japanese poets was _______.

Gia Long was the founder of the Nguyen Dynasty.

What crop played an important role in early Japanese industrialization?

In Korea,

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Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

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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

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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

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