Question 1

Government under the Qing Dynasty

Accepted Answer

A)  abandoned all of its Manchu roots. 
B)  gave Europeans preference over Chinese for civil service positions. 
C)  was actually no different than it had been under the Ming. 
D)  saw compromises made in the civil service examination system as positions were increasingly assigned to candidates who purchased their degrees. 
E)  although a dyarchy, in reality favored the Chinese over the Manchus. 
A)  abandoned all of its Manchu roots. 
B)  gave Europeans preference over Chinese for civil service positions. 
C)  was actually no different than it had been under the Ming. 
D)  saw compromises made in the civil service examination system as positions were increasingly assigned to candidates who purchased their degrees. 
E)  although a dyarchy, in reality favored the Chinese over the Manchus.

Question 2

After the expulsion of Christian missionaries and other Westerners, the Japanese allowed only the Dutch access to Japan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to traditional Chinese beliefs, only men can carry on sacred family rituals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Manchus rejected all aspects of the Ming political system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Under the rule of ____, the first signs of internal decay of the Qing Dynasty began to appear.

Accepted Answer

A)  Li Zicheng 
B)  Zhu Yuanzhang 
C)  Qianlong 
D)  Kangxi 
E)  Yongzheng 
A)  Li Zicheng 
B)  Zhu Yuanzhang 
C)  Qianlong 
D)  Kangxi 
E)  Yongzheng

Question 6

The first European visitors to Japan were met with hostility and violence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A new type of fortress palace was perfected in early 17th-century Japan in imitation of ____ practices.

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese 
B)  Korean 
C)  Vietnamese 
D)  Indian 
E)  European 
A)  Chinese 
B)  Korean 
C)  Vietnamese 
D)  Indian 
E)  European

Question 8

Vietnam was known as Dai Viet at the time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The peasant revolt that brought down the preoccupied Ming Dynasty, and precipitated the ascension to control of the Manchus, was led by the disgruntled postal worker,

Accepted Answer

A)  Yuan Shi-Kai. 
B)  Li Zicheng. 
C)  Zheng Chenggong. 
D)  Koxinga. 
E)  Kangxi Lon. 
A)  Yuan Shi-Kai. 
B)  Li Zicheng. 
C)  Zheng Chenggong. 
D)  Koxinga. 
E)  Kangxi Lon.

Question 10

The Ming period was one of artistic stasis and declining artistic production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Unemployed samurai warriors were known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  eta. 
B)  ronin. 
C)  yangban. 
D)  fudai. 
E)  tozama. 
A)  eta. 
B)  ronin. 
C)  yangban. 
D)  fudai. 
E)  tozama.

Question 12

Kangxi was arguably the greatest ruler in Chinese history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Portuguese base of operations in China, granted when they arrived in China, was the territory of

Accepted Answer

A)  Xian. 
B)  Canton. 
C)  Macao. 
D)  Hong Kong. 
E)  Shanghai. 
A)  Xian. 
B)  Canton. 
C)  Macao. 
D)  Hong Kong. 
E)  Shanghai.

Question 14

China's population

Accepted Answer

A)  had a majority of females over males as so many of the latter died in China's many wars. 
B)  was about 400 million in 1395. 
C)  was stagnant between 1600 and 1700. 
D)  grew fast during the 1600-1800 period, reaching over 300,000,000 by 1800. 
E)  declined between 1600 and 1800 because of a renewal of the bubonic plague. 
A)  had a majority of females over males as so many of the latter died in China's many wars. 
B)  was about 400 million in 1395. 
C)  was stagnant between 1600 and 1700. 
D)  grew fast during the 1600-1800 period, reaching over 300,000,000 by 1800. 
E)  declined between 1600 and 1800 because of a renewal of the bubonic plague.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A)  12th 
B)  13th 
C)  14th 
D)  15th 
E)  16th 
A)  12th 
B)  13th 
C)  14th 
D)  15th 
E)  16th

Question 16

In 1802, the divided country of ____ was reunited under the Nguyen Dynasty.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cambodia 
B)  Tibet 
C)  Korea 
D)  Vietnam 
E)  Thailand 
A)  Cambodia 
B)  Tibet 
C)  Korea 
D)  Vietnam 
E)  Thailand

Question 17

The Ming Dynasty

Accepted Answer

A)  under Yongle, had Chinese ships bring back Christian missionaries to China. 
B)  sent a fleet far into the Indian Ocean. 
C)  sent a huge army into Japan, which captured and held the city of Edo for one year until a debt owed to the Chinese government was paid. 
D)  saw their fleets reach the Mediterranean Sea. 
E)  dismantled the Great Wall as it was no longer needed for the defense of China. 
A)  under Yongle, had Chinese ships bring back Christian missionaries to China. 
B)  sent a fleet far into the Indian Ocean. 
C)  sent a huge army into Japan, which captured and held the city of Edo for one year until a debt owed to the Chinese government was paid. 
D)  saw their fleets reach the Mediterranean Sea. 
E)  dismantled the Great Wall as it was no longer needed for the defense of China.

Question 18

The kowtow was

Accepted Answer

A)  an elite military unit. 
B)  a type of formal poem. 
C)  a form of economic exchange. 
D)  a particularly grisly form of public execution. 
E)  as symbol of fealty demanded of ambassadors. 
A)  an elite military unit. 
B)  a type of formal poem. 
C)  a form of economic exchange. 
D)  a particularly grisly form of public execution. 
E)  as symbol of fealty demanded of ambassadors.

Question 19

The separate territories, or domains, of the Tokugawa shogunate were called

Accepted Answer

A)  han. 
B)  tozama. 
C)  bakufu. 
D)  fudai. 
E)  zirkit. 
A)  han. 
B)  tozama. 
C)  bakufu. 
D)  fudai. 
E)  zirkit.

Exam 17: The East Asian World

Government under the Qing Dynasty

After the expulsion of Christian missionaries and other Westerners, the Japanese allowed only the Dutch access to Japan.

According to traditional Chinese beliefs, only men can carry on sacred family rituals.

The Manchus rejected all aspects of the Ming political system.

Under the rule of ____, the first signs of internal decay of the Qing Dynasty began to appear.

The first European visitors to Japan were met with hostility and violence.

A new type of fortress palace was perfected in early 17th-century Japan in imitation of ____ practices.

Vietnam was known as Dai Viet at the time.

The peasant revolt that brought down the preoccupied Ming Dynasty, and precipitated the ascension to control of the Manchus, was led by the disgruntled postal worker,

The Ming period was one of artistic stasis and declining artistic production.

Unemployed samurai warriors were known as the

Kangxi was arguably the greatest ruler in Chinese history.

The Portuguese base of operations in China, granted when they arrived in China, was the territory of

China's population

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

In 1802, the divided country of ____ was reunited under the Nguyen Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty

The kowtow was

The separate territories, or domains, of the Tokugawa shogunate were called

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