Question 1

Chinese critics of Buddhism saw it as a threat to

Accepted Answer

A)  White Lotus teachings. 
B)  Pure Land teachings. 
C)  Chan teachings. 
D)  Daoist teachings. 
E)  Confucian teachings. 
A)  White Lotus teachings. 
B)  Pure Land teachings. 
C)  Chan teachings. 
D)  Daoist teachings. 
E)  Confucian teachings.

Question 2

The early Tang sought to enhance the power of the landed nobility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Under the Tang, ____ accepted tribute status.

Accepted Answer

A)  India 
B)  Japan 
C)  Korea 
D)  Nepal 
E)  Indonesia 
A)  India 
B)  Japan 
C)  Korea 
D)  Nepal 
E)  Indonesia

Question 4

The fundamental purpose of Neo-Confucianism was

Accepted Answer

A)  to preserve the essentials of the traditional Chinese way of life in the face of Western advances. 
B)  to re-assess the worth of the individual within traditional Chinese society. 
C)  to broaden the base of literacy in Chinese society. 
D)  to unite the metaphysical speculations of Buddhism and Daoism with the pragmatic Confucian approach to society. 
E)  to diminish the disproportionate influence of the aristocracy. 
A)  to preserve the essentials of the traditional Chinese way of life in the face of Western advances. 
B)  to re-assess the worth of the individual within traditional Chinese society. 
C)  to broaden the base of literacy in Chinese society. 
D)  to unite the metaphysical speculations of Buddhism and Daoism with the pragmatic Confucian approach to society. 
E)  to diminish the disproportionate influence of the aristocracy.

Question 5

Neo-Confucianism

Accepted Answer

A)  was greatly aided in its intellectual development by Wu Zhao. 
B)  under Zhu Xi, divided the world into a material world and a transcendent world. 
C)  maintained that the world is illusory unless one possesses a rare variety of karma. 
D)  was a translation of the Master's works into Japanese. 
E)  succumbed to a revived Buddhism. 
A)  was greatly aided in its intellectual development by Wu Zhao. 
B)  under Zhu Xi, divided the world into a material world and a transcendent world. 
C)  maintained that the world is illusory unless one possesses a rare variety of karma. 
D)  was a translation of the Master's works into Japanese. 
E)  succumbed to a revived Buddhism.

Question 6

During its final decades, the Song rulers were forced to pay tribute to the Jurchen peoples.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the 1400s, after the Ming admiral, Zhenghe, had successfully led several large sailing expeditions to the coast of Africa and throughout Southeast Asia, the voyages were discontinued and were never revived.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to the Confucian 'School of Mind',

Accepted Answer

A)  knowledge based on experience is superior knowledge. 
B)  every person, rich or poor, needs an education. 
C)  pain needs to be overcome by mental strength. 
D)  the mind and the universe are a single unit. 
E)  knowledge gained by self-searching is inferior to an investigation of the outside world. 
A)  knowledge based on experience is superior knowledge. 
B)  every person, rich or poor, needs an education. 
C)  pain needs to be overcome by mental strength. 
D)  the mind and the universe are a single unit. 
E)  knowledge gained by self-searching is inferior to an investigation of the outside world.

Question 9

Khubilai Khan's capital was located in

Accepted Answer

A)  Samarkand. 
B)  Chang'an. 
C)  Khanbaliq. 
D)  Hangzhou. 
E)  Karakorum. 
A)  Samarkand. 
B)  Chang'an. 
C)  Khanbaliq. 
D)  Hangzhou. 
E)  Karakorum.

Question 10

Wu Zhao

Accepted Answer

A)  was the founder of the White Lotus sect. 
B)  translated The Way of the Dao into Khitan. 
C)  was the Chinese name of Marco Polo. 
D)  was the founder of the Ming Dynasty. 
E)  became empress of China. 
A)  was the founder of the White Lotus sect. 
B)  translated The Way of the Dao into Khitan. 
C)  was the Chinese name of Marco Polo. 
D)  was the founder of the Ming Dynasty. 
E)  became empress of China.

Question 11

The Chinese familial ideal was a

Accepted Answer

A)  nuclear family. 
B)  childless family. 
C)  family with at least ten children. 
D)  joint family with at least three generations living under one roof. 
E)  matriarchal family. 
A)  nuclear family. 
B)  childless family. 
C)  family with at least ten children. 
D)  joint family with at least three generations living under one roof. 
E)  matriarchal family.

Question 12

The Sui emperor was a(n) ____ ruler.

Accepted Answer

A)  indifferent 
B)  benevolent 
C)  tyrannical 
D)  timid 
E)  popular 
A)  indifferent 
B)  benevolent 
C)  tyrannical 
D)  timid 
E)  popular

Question 13

Civil service examinations

Accepted Answer

A)  were administered in every provincial town under the Tang and Song dynasties 
B)  heavily favored aristocrats during the Tang dynasty 
C)  were phased out during the Song dynasty 
D)  did not become a practice in China until the 16thcentury 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  were administered in every provincial town under the Tang and Song dynasties 
B)  heavily favored aristocrats during the Tang dynasty 
C)  were phased out during the Song dynasty 
D)  did not become a practice in China until the 16thcentury 
E)  None of the above.

Question 14

The Chinese civil service examination system

Accepted Answer

A)  included a quota system to insure that over one-half of those who took it were peasants. 
B)  ensured that those passing all levels of the exams would receive life-long pensions. 
C)  was designed to keep the "scholar-gentry" from taking the advanced examinations. 
D)  was no longer used after the early 600s. 
E)  was unable to solve the problem of officials using their positions to help their relatives. 
A)  included a quota system to insure that over one-half of those who took it were peasants. 
B)  ensured that those passing all levels of the exams would receive life-long pensions. 
C)  was designed to keep the "scholar-gentry" from taking the advanced examinations. 
D)  was no longer used after the early 600s. 
E)  was unable to solve the problem of officials using their positions to help their relatives.

Question 15

In the Chinese civil service examination system,

Accepted Answer

A)  stress was placed on geometric and foreign language skills. 
B)  under the Song, Confucian doctrine had been replaced by Buddhist teachings as the sole contents of the exam. 
C)  in comparison to other civilizations, the process provided a means for upward social mobility. 
D)  the elimination of all bureaucratic shortcomings was achieved. 
E)  the establishment of the Censorate eliminated all possibilities of official wrongdoing. 
A)  stress was placed on geometric and foreign language skills. 
B)  under the Song, Confucian doctrine had been replaced by Buddhist teachings as the sole contents of the exam. 
C)  in comparison to other civilizations, the process provided a means for upward social mobility. 
D)  the elimination of all bureaucratic shortcomings was achieved. 
E)  the establishment of the Censorate eliminated all possibilities of official wrongdoing.

Question 16

The Mongols

Accepted Answer

A)  were, under Genghis Khan, aggressive traders virtually obsessed with making profits. 
B)  ruled China, by means of the Yuan Dynasty, for four hundred and thirty-seven years. 
C)  established their capital in China at Nanjing. 
D)  destroyed the Chinese economy by outlawing all trade. 
E)  made use of Chinese institutions in governing China. 
A)  were, under Genghis Khan, aggressive traders virtually obsessed with making profits. 
B)  ruled China, by means of the Yuan Dynasty, for four hundred and thirty-seven years. 
C)  established their capital in China at Nanjing. 
D)  destroyed the Chinese economy by outlawing all trade. 
E)  made use of Chinese institutions in governing China.

Question 17

The defeat of the Tang Dynasty happened in the early tenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Tale of the Marshes is a sentimental tale of day-to-day peasant life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The founder of the Mongol Empire was

Accepted Answer

A)  Ogilvai Khan. 
B)  Khubilai Khan. 
C)  Atta Khan. 
D)  Genghis Khan. 
E)  Tamerlane. 
A)  Ogilvai Khan. 
B)  Khubilai Khan. 
C)  Atta Khan. 
D)  Genghis Khan. 
E)  Tamerlane.

Question 20

All of the following factors contributed to the end of Mongol rule in China except

Accepted Answer

A)  excessive military expenditures. 
B)  insufficient incoming receipts from taxes. 
C)  internal strife, aggravated by growing famine. 
D)  inferior abilities among the successors to Khubilai Khan. 
E)  the plague that killed millions of Mongols in 1241 and 1242. 
A)  excessive military expenditures. 
B)  insufficient incoming receipts from taxes. 
C)  internal strife, aggravated by growing famine. 
D)  inferior abilities among the successors to Khubilai Khan. 
E)  the plague that killed millions of Mongols in 1241 and 1242.

Exam 10: The Flowering of Traditional China

Chinese critics of Buddhism saw it as a threat to

The early Tang sought to enhance the power of the landed nobility.

Under the Tang, ____ accepted tribute status.

The fundamental purpose of Neo-Confucianism was

Neo-Confucianism

During its final decades, the Song rulers were forced to pay tribute to the Jurchen peoples.

In the 1400s, after the Ming admiral, Zhenghe, had successfully led several large sailing expeditions to the coast of Africa and throughout Southeast Asia, the voyages were discontinued and were never revived.

According to the Confucian 'School of Mind',

Khubilai Khan's capital was located in

Wu Zhao

The Chinese familial ideal was a

The Sui emperor was a(n) ____ ruler.

Civil service examinations

The Chinese civil service examination system

In the Chinese civil service examination system,

The Mongols

The defeat of the Tang Dynasty happened in the early tenth century.

The Tale of the Marshes is a sentimental tale of day-to-day peasant life.

The founder of the Mongol Empire was

All of the following factors contributed to the end of Mongol rule in China except

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

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China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

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Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

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

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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

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