Question 1

All of the following are correct about the Ming dynasty except

Accepted Answer

A)  it extended its rule into Mongolia and Central Asia. 
B)  there were no contacts with Vietnam or Korea. 
C)  the Great Wall was strengthened. 
D)  there was considerable internal reform, including increased manufacturing. 
E)  a series of fleets were sent across the Indian Ocean, including all the way to Africa. 
A)  it extended its rule into Mongolia and Central Asia. 
B)  there were no contacts with Vietnam or Korea. 
C)  the Great Wall was strengthened. 
D)  there was considerable internal reform, including increased manufacturing. 
E)  a series of fleets were sent across the Indian Ocean, including all the way to Africa.

Question 2

In terms of its relations with neighboring powers, the Song

Accepted Answer

A)  met their ultimate demise at the hands of the Mongols. 
B)  were able to maintain a permanent dominance over the Jin Dynasty of the Jurchens. 
C)  reconquered the northern region controlled by the Uighurs. 
D)  learned from the mistakes of the Tang and avoided a similar fate. 
E)  conquered Japan, the first time that this had happened. 
A)  met their ultimate demise at the hands of the Mongols. 
B)  were able to maintain a permanent dominance over the Jin Dynasty of the Jurchens. 
C)  reconquered the northern region controlled by the Uighurs. 
D)  learned from the mistakes of the Tang and avoided a similar fate. 
E)  conquered Japan, the first time that this had happened.

Question 3

In 755, a rebellion that briefly gained control of Chang'an undermined the ____ Dynasty.

Accepted Answer

A)  Tang 
B)  Song 
C)  Sui 
D)  Yuan 
E)  Ming 
A)  Tang 
B)  Song 
C)  Sui 
D)  Yuan 
E)  Ming

Question 4

The Confucian scholar who was the primary proponent of the idea that the correct way to transcend the material world was self-cultivation through the "investigation of things" was

Accepted Answer

A)  Zhu Xi. 
B)  Wang Yangming. 
C)  Fa Xua. 
D)  Tang Wo. 
E)  Shao Yung. 
A)  Zhu Xi. 
B)  Wang Yangming. 
C)  Fa Xua. 
D)  Tang Wo. 
E)  Shao Yung.

Question 5

The Sui Dynasty was China's longest dynasty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the Chinese civil service examination system,

Accepted Answer

A)  candidates from southern China always received the highest positions. 
B)  the system entirely eliminated aristocratic influence in the government bureaucracy. 
C)  the Song severely restricted the eligibility for taking the exams. 
D)  many candidates who passed the first examination did not go on to a higher level. 
E)  very few of the successful candidates came from the landed gentry. 
A)  candidates from southern China always received the highest positions. 
B)  the system entirely eliminated aristocratic influence in the government bureaucracy. 
C)  the Song severely restricted the eligibility for taking the exams. 
D)  many candidates who passed the first examination did not go on to a higher level. 
E)  very few of the successful candidates came from the landed gentry.

Question 7

Published in 868 CE, this ____ is the earliest printed work known to exist.

Accepted Answer

A)  Buddhist text 
B)  Census analysis 
C)  edition of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 
D)  copy of the travelogue of Zheng He 
E)  Daoist text 
A)  Buddhist text 
B)  Census analysis 
C)  edition of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 
D)  copy of the travelogue of Zheng He 
E)  Daoist text

Question 8

Zhu Yuanzhang completed the task of overthrowing the ____ Dynasty.

Accepted Answer

A)  Song 
B)  Han 
C)  Tang 
D)  Yuan 
E)  Ming 
A)  Song 
B)  Han 
C)  Tang 
D)  Yuan 
E)  Ming

Question 9

In the 1280s, Venice's Marco Polo visited the city of Nanjing, the capital of the Yuan dynasty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Song political system

Accepted Answer

A)  restored Legalism as its supporting official philosophy. 
B)  was able to solve the problem of nomadic invasions by using its new fire-lance to exterminate nomadic cavalry. 
C)  developed the equivalent of a modern cabinet within its Department of State Affairs. 
D)  dissolved its entire military structure to save money for trading activities. 
E)  was run by a female emperor during the late Yuan dynasty. 
A)  restored Legalism as its supporting official philosophy. 
B)  was able to solve the problem of nomadic invasions by using its new fire-lance to exterminate nomadic cavalry. 
C)  developed the equivalent of a modern cabinet within its Department of State Affairs. 
D)  dissolved its entire military structure to save money for trading activities. 
E)  was run by a female emperor during the late Yuan dynasty.

Question 11

The Mongols succeeded the Ming as the rulers of China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Although the Sui dynasty ruled only a short time, its successes included the construction of the Grand Canal, linking the Yangtze and the Yellow rivers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What did Chinese parents expect from their children, above all else?

Accepted Answer

A)  Obedience 
B)  Affection 
C)  Financial success 
D)  Independent development 
E)  Love 
A)  Obedience 
B)  Affection 
C)  Financial success 
D)  Independent development 
E)  Love

Question 14

What was most commonly depicted in traditional Chinese painting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Historical scenes 
B)  Military scenes 
C)  Still lifes 
D)  Portraits 
E)  Landscapes 
A)  Historical scenes 
B)  Military scenes 
C)  Still lifes 
D)  Portraits 
E)  Landscapes

Question 15

The Tang Dynasty witnessed a flowering of Chinese culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

As a result of early Tang rule,

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese cultural development was stifled. 
B)  Buddhist influence helped to produce a blossoming of Chinese culture. 
C)  Buddhist monastic activities were curtailed. 
D)  internal weakness became endemic throughout China. 
E)  Nestorian beliefs became dominant in the Yangtze Valley. 
A)  Chinese cultural development was stifled. 
B)  Buddhist influence helped to produce a blossoming of Chinese culture. 
C)  Buddhist monastic activities were curtailed. 
D)  internal weakness became endemic throughout China. 
E)  Nestorian beliefs became dominant in the Yangtze Valley.

Question 17

The novel began to appear under the Tang dynasty as part of a new literary movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

By the Tang and Song eras, the gentry had replaced the aristocracy as the political and economic elite of Chinese society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Tantrism emphasized the importance of magical symbols and ritual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: The Flowering of Traditional China

All of the following are correct about the Ming dynasty except

In terms of its relations with neighboring powers, the Song

In 755, a rebellion that briefly gained control of Chang'an undermined the ____ Dynasty.

The Confucian scholar who was the primary proponent of the idea that the correct way to transcend the material world was self-cultivation through the "investigation of things" was

The Sui Dynasty was China's longest dynasty.

In the Chinese civil service examination system,

Published in 868 CE, this ____ is the earliest printed work known to exist.

Zhu Yuanzhang completed the task of overthrowing the ____ Dynasty.

In the 1280s, Venice's Marco Polo visited the city of Nanjing, the capital of the Yuan dynasty.

The Song political system

The Mongols succeeded the Ming as the rulers of China.

Although the Sui dynasty ruled only a short time, its successes included the construction of the Grand Canal, linking the Yangtze and the Yellow rivers.

What did Chinese parents expect from their children, above all else?

What was most commonly depicted in traditional Chinese painting?

The Tang Dynasty witnessed a flowering of Chinese culture.

As a result of early Tang rule,

The novel began to appear under the Tang dynasty as part of a new literary movement.

By the Tang and Song eras, the gentry had replaced the aristocracy as the political and economic elite of Chinese society.

Tantrism emphasized the importance of magical symbols and ritual.

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