Question 1

Leading small groups are

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A)  issue-specific bodies that coordinate policy development and implementation. 
B)  groups of nonparty experts brought in to develop policy alternatives. 
C)  permanent inter-agency task forces responsible for coordinating policy in areas of national importance. 
D)  party branches within various government, economic, and social institutions. 
E)  semiregular meetings between national party leaders and high level government bureaucrats. 
A)  issue-specific bodies that coordinate policy development and implementation. 
B)  groups of nonparty experts brought in to develop policy alternatives. 
C)  permanent inter-agency task forces responsible for coordinating policy in areas of national importance. 
D)  party branches within various government, economic, and social institutions. 
E)  semiregular meetings between national party leaders and high level government bureaucrats. A

Question 2

In China, urban and rural protests

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A)  are typically directed against local targets and are often accommodated by the party-state. 
B)  often escalate into challenges directed against the party-state. 
C)  have become virtually nonexistent since the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989. 
D)  are routinely brutally suppressed by local authorities. 
E)  almost never result in any significant policy changes. 
A)  are typically directed against local targets and are often accommodated by the party-state. 
B)  often escalate into challenges directed against the party-state. 
C)  have become virtually nonexistent since the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989. 
D)  are routinely brutally suppressed by local authorities. 
E)  almost never result in any significant policy changes. A

Question 3

China

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A)  is larger than the United States. 
B)  has a considerable amount of arable land. 
C)  is the third largest country in the world. 
D)  is very diverse in terms of climate and topography. 
E)  has about 100 cities with a population of a million or more citizens. 
A)  is larger than the United States. 
B)  has a considerable amount of arable land. 
C)  is the third largest country in the world. 
D)  is very diverse in terms of climate and topography. 
E)  has about 100 cities with a population of a million or more citizens. D

Question 4

Which statement about technology and politics in China is INCORRECT?

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A)  Only about a third of all Chinese use the Internet, although Internet-usage is greatest among younger cohorts. 
B)  China licenses only a small number of Internet Service Providers. 
C)  China monitors and censors the Internet. 
D)  Social media has been used to expose corrupt officials. 
E)  Social media and the Internet have been used to mobilize action in response to natural disasters in China. 
A)  Only about a third of all Chinese use the Internet, although Internet-usage is greatest among younger cohorts. 
B)  China licenses only a small number of Internet Service Providers. 
C)  China monitors and censors the Internet. 
D)  Social media has been used to expose corrupt officials. 
E)  Social media and the Internet have been used to mobilize action in response to natural disasters in China.

Question 5

The two Special Administrative Regions that used to be European colonies and are now ruled indirectly by China are

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A)  Taiwan and Hong Kong. 
B)  Hong Kong and Macau. 
C)  Macau and Taiwan. 
D)  Shanghai and Hong Kong. 
E)  Shanghai and Macau. 
A)  Taiwan and Hong Kong. 
B)  Hong Kong and Macau. 
C)  Macau and Taiwan. 
D)  Shanghai and Hong Kong. 
E)  Shanghai and Macau.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an example of how the Chinese Communist Party exercises control over state organizations?

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A)  Almost all key officials are party members. 
B)  The party uses a cadre list system to control personnel appointments. 
C)  Party organizations parallel government agencies at all levels. 
D)  Government agencies contain "leading party groups" comprised of key officials who are also party members. 
E)  All government officials are party members. 
A)  Almost all key officials are party members. 
B)  The party uses a cadre list system to control personnel appointments. 
C)  Party organizations parallel government agencies at all levels. 
D)  Government agencies contain "leading party groups" comprised of key officials who are also party members. 
E)  All government officials are party members.

Question 7

Which statement BEST describes ethnic unrest in China?

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A)  It is been sporadic and easily quelled in large part because of the geographic isolation and small size of the country's minorities. 
B)  It has occurred only  in Tibet. 
C)  It has sometimes escalated into international conflict with India. 
D)  It has been virtually nonexistent because the country's minorities were assimilated into Chinese society over centuries. 
E)  It has occurred only in areas with a large Muslim population. 
A)  It is been sporadic and easily quelled in large part because of the geographic isolation and small size of the country's minorities. 
B)  It has occurred only  in Tibet. 
C)  It has sometimes escalated into international conflict with India. 
D)  It has been virtually nonexistent because the country's minorities were assimilated into Chinese society over centuries. 
E)  It has occurred only in areas with a large Muslim population.

Question 8

The "Gang of Four" refers to

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A)  a group of radicals who sought to succeed Mao but ultimately lost to the moderates led by Deng Xiaoping. 
B)  the top positions in the Chinese Communist Party. 
C)  the advisors to Deng Xiaoping who advocated the use of force against demonstrators in Tiananmen Square. 
D)  Mao's term for the four great enemies of China-Taiwan, the Soviet Union, the United States, and Great Britain. 
E)  the top positions in the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese government. 
A)  a group of radicals who sought to succeed Mao but ultimately lost to the moderates led by Deng Xiaoping. 
B)  the top positions in the Chinese Communist Party. 
C)  the advisors to Deng Xiaoping who advocated the use of force against demonstrators in Tiananmen Square. 
D)  Mao's term for the four great enemies of China-Taiwan, the Soviet Union, the United States, and Great Britain. 
E)  the top positions in the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese government.

Question 9

After the alliance between them collapsed, how did the Communists avoid the suppression of the Nationalists?

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A)  They allied themselves with the invading Japanese Army. 
B)  They undertook a 6000-mile march to a remote area of the country. 
C)  They initiated a guerrilla war against the Nationalists. 
D)  They escaped to Taiwan and established an alternative government. 
E)  They disbanded and faded into the population. 
A)  They allied themselves with the invading Japanese Army. 
B)  They undertook a 6000-mile march to a remote area of the country. 
C)  They initiated a guerrilla war against the Nationalists. 
D)  They escaped to Taiwan and established an alternative government. 
E)  They disbanded and faded into the population.

Question 10

To what extent does ideology still play a role in Chinese politics? Next, assess and defend which you think is the most important of these.  Finally, explain how the regime has sought to address this particular challenge.

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Ideology still plays a significant role

Question 11

The text points to all of the following as potential harbingers of democracy in China EXCEPT

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A)  enhanced political and economic power of local governments. 
B)  the coming to power of younger, better-educated, and more worldly leaders. 
C)  the partial depoliticalization of the legal system. 
D)  a growing middle class. 
E)  growing political apathy and rising consumerism. 
A)  enhanced political and economic power of local governments. 
B)  the coming to power of younger, better-educated, and more worldly leaders. 
C)  the partial depoliticalization of the legal system. 
D)  a growing middle class. 
E)  growing political apathy and rising consumerism.

Question 12

Which statement about income inequality in China is INCORRECT?

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A)  Income inequality today is greater than it was during the Maoist period. 
B)  Economic reform has generally evened out income inequality between rural and urban residents. 
C)  Economic reform has generally evened out income inequality between men and women. 
D)  Although it has greatly enlarged the middle class, economic reform has not created a class of "super-rich." 
E)  Surveys indicate that most Chinese are dissatisfied with the state of egalitarianism in contemporary China. 
A)  Income inequality today is greater than it was during the Maoist period. 
B)  Economic reform has generally evened out income inequality between rural and urban residents. 
C)  Economic reform has generally evened out income inequality between men and women. 
D)  Although it has greatly enlarged the middle class, economic reform has not created a class of "super-rich." 
E)  Surveys indicate that most Chinese are dissatisfied with the state of egalitarianism in contemporary China.

Question 13

Which of the following statements about the current status of state-owned enterprises in China is NOT true?

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A)  Although they are vastly outnumbered by private enterprises, they still dominate critical sectors of the economy. 
B)  They are universally inefficient. 
C)  They have never needed bailouts by the country's banks. 
D)  They are not required to respond to market forces. 
E)  They account for less than half of the country's GDP. 
A)  Although they are vastly outnumbered by private enterprises, they still dominate critical sectors of the economy. 
B)  They are universally inefficient. 
C)  They have never needed bailouts by the country's banks. 
D)  They are not required to respond to market forces. 
E)  They account for less than half of the country's GDP.

Question 14

Because the current Chinese regime has increasingly recognized the importance of obtaining advice from key sectors of the population while insisting on suppressing dissent, it can be described as

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A)  a consultative authoritarian regime. 
B)  a totalitarian regime. 
C)  an accommodative authoritarian regime. 
D)  a fragmented authoritarian regime. 
E)  a transitioning totalitarian regime. 
A)  a consultative authoritarian regime. 
B)  a totalitarian regime. 
C)  an accommodative authoritarian regime. 
D)  a fragmented authoritarian regime. 
E)  a transitioning totalitarian regime.

Question 15

Which statement about China's youth is INCORRECT?

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A)  China has about the same number of college graduates per year as the United States. 
B)  Chinese youth tend to be unemployed and underemployed. 
C)  Only about 2 percent of the age-relevant population in China is in college. 
D)  The fastest growing segment of the Chinese population is over 60. 
E)  Higher education in China has expanded rapidly over the last three decades, but admission remains extremely competitive. 
A)  China has about the same number of college graduates per year as the United States. 
B)  Chinese youth tend to be unemployed and underemployed. 
C)  Only about 2 percent of the age-relevant population in China is in college. 
D)  The fastest growing segment of the Chinese population is over 60. 
E)  Higher education in China has expanded rapidly over the last three decades, but admission remains extremely competitive.

Question 16

Which of the following statement about interest groups in China is NOT true?

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A)  The Chinese Communist Party supports official mass organizations as a means to provide groups to express their views on policy. 
B)  Mass organizations are generally subordinate to the Chinese Communist Party but nevertheless do act as effective lobbies on nonpolitical matters. 
C)  There has been a huge increase in the number of nongovernmental organizations operating in the country since the 1990s. 
D)  Nongovernmental organizations are directly subordinate to the Chinese Communist Party. 
E)  China has not restricted the activities of nongovernmental organizations, although it does require them to register and regularly report on their activities. 
A)  The Chinese Communist Party supports official mass organizations as a means to provide groups to express their views on policy. 
B)  Mass organizations are generally subordinate to the Chinese Communist Party but nevertheless do act as effective lobbies on nonpolitical matters. 
C)  There has been a huge increase in the number of nongovernmental organizations operating in the country since the 1990s. 
D)  Nongovernmental organizations are directly subordinate to the Chinese Communist Party. 
E)  China has not restricted the activities of nongovernmental organizations, although it does require them to register and regularly report on their activities.

Question 17

To what extent does ideology still play a role in Chinese politics?  Has Marxism - Leninism and Mao Zedong thought been replaced and if so by what?

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Ideology continues to play a significant

Question 18

China's general approach to environmental issues has been to

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A)  focus on technical solutions rather than address underlying causes. 
B)  ignore them. 
C)  follow the wishes of the international community in general and developed countries in particular. 
D)  allow local authorities to address them as they see fit. 
E)  invest heavily in expensive pollution controls and other forms of environmental remediation. 
A)  focus on technical solutions rather than address underlying causes. 
B)  ignore them. 
C)  follow the wishes of the international community in general and developed countries in particular. 
D)  allow local authorities to address them as they see fit. 
E)  invest heavily in expensive pollution controls and other forms of environmental remediation.

Question 19

The term floating population refers to

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A)  the increasingly large number of people migrating from rural to urban areas. 
B)  those who move from job to job in China's increasingly capitalist economy. 
C)  those workers who transfer from state-owned enterprises to private enterprises. 
D)  the large number of foreign migrant workers. 
E)  the increasingly large number of persons who are unemployed or underemployed in China's increasingly capitalist economy. 
A)  the increasingly large number of people migrating from rural to urban areas. 
B)  those who move from job to job in China's increasingly capitalist economy. 
C)  those workers who transfer from state-owned enterprises to private enterprises. 
D)  the large number of foreign migrant workers. 
E)  the increasingly large number of persons who are unemployed or underemployed in China's increasingly capitalist economy.

Question 20

Which statement about U.S. - China relations is INCORRECT?

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A)  The United States is China ' s largest trading partner. 
B)  China is the United States' second-largest trading partner. 
C)  The United States did not establish formal diplomatic relations with China until the late 1980s when it became clear that China was going to initiate reforms. 
D)  Only about 3 percent of consumer spending by Americans is spent on goods and services from China. 
E)  China owns over 1 trillion dollars of America's foreign debt. 
A)  The United States is China ' s largest trading partner. 
B)  China is the United States' second-largest trading partner. 
C)  The United States did not establish formal diplomatic relations with China until the late 1980s when it became clear that China was going to initiate reforms. 
D)  Only about 3 percent of consumer spending by Americans is spent on goods and services from China. 
E)  China owns over 1 trillion dollars of America's foreign debt.

Leading small groups are

In China, urban and rural protests

China

Which statement about technology and politics in China is INCORRECT?

The two Special Administrative Regions that used to be European colonies and are now ruled indirectly by China are

Which of the following is NOT an example of how the Chinese Communist Party exercises control over state organizations?

Which statement BEST describes ethnic unrest in China?

The "Gang of Four" refers to

After the alliance between them collapsed, how did the Communists avoid the suppression of the Nationalists?

To what extent does ideology still play a role in Chinese politics? Next, assess and defend which you think is the most important of these. Finally, explain how the regime has sought to address this particular challenge.

The text points to all of the following as potential harbingers of democracy in China EXCEPT

Which statement about income inequality in China is INCORRECT?

Which of the following statements about the current status of state-owned enterprises in China is NOT true?

Because the current Chinese regime has increasingly recognized the importance of obtaining advice from key sectors of the population while insisting on suppressing dissent, it can be described as

Which statement about China's youth is INCORRECT?

Which of the following statement about interest groups in China is NOT true?

To what extent does ideology still play a role in Chinese politics? Has Marxism - Leninism and Mao Zedong thought been replaced and if so by what?

China's general approach to environmental issues has been to

The term floating population refers to

Which statement about U.S. - China relations is INCORRECT?

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Leading small groups are

In China, urban and rural protests

China

Which statement about technology and politics in China is INCORRECT?

The two Special Administrative Regions that used to be European colonies and are now ruled indirectly by China are

Which of the following is NOT an example of how the Chinese Communist Party exercises control over state organizations?

Which statement BEST describes ethnic unrest in China?

The "Gang of Four" refers to

After the alliance between them collapsed, how did the Communists avoid the suppression of the Nationalists?

To what extent does ideology still play a role in Chinese politics? Next, assess and defend which you think is the most important of these. Finally, explain how the regime has sought to address this particular challenge.

The text points to all of the following as potential harbingers of democracy in China EXCEPT

Which statement about income inequality in China is INCORRECT?

Which of the following statements about the current status of state-owned enterprises in China is NOT true?

Because the current Chinese regime has increasingly recognized the importance of obtaining advice from key sectors of the population while insisting on suppressing dissent, it can be described as

Which statement about China's youth is INCORRECT?

Which of the following statement about interest groups in China is NOT true?

To what extent does ideology still play a role in Chinese politics? Has Marxism - Leninism and Mao Zedong thought been replaced and if so by what?

China's general approach to environmental issues has been to

The term floating population refers to

Which statement about U.S. - China relations is INCORRECT?

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