Question 1

The Opium War led to all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  China opening its borders to Western missionaries. 
B)  China losing parts of its territory to European powers. 
C)  parts of China's empire falling under foreign control. 
D)  China being forced to sign a number of unequal treaties. 
E)  China becoming a British colony. 
A)  China opening its borders to Western missionaries. 
B)  China losing parts of its territory to European powers. 
C)  parts of China's empire falling under foreign control. 
D)  China being forced to sign a number of unequal treaties. 
E)  China becoming a British colony.

Question 2

Which of the following 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 non-political matters. 
C)  There has been a huge increase in the number of national and local nongovernmental organizations operating in the country since the 1990s. 
D)  National and local nongovernmental organizations are directly subordinate to the Chinese Communist Party. 
E)  The Communist Party exercises direct or indirect control over all government organizations and personnel. 
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 non-political matters. 
C)  There has been a huge increase in the number of national and local nongovernmental organizations operating in the country since the 1990s. 
D)  National and local nongovernmental organizations are directly subordinate to the Chinese Communist Party. 
E)  The Communist Party exercises direct or indirect control over all government organizations and personnel.

Question 3

The phrase "break the iron rice bowl" means

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A)  ending state policies that forced farmers to grow rice. 
B)  implementing policies that reduce state-guaranteed benefits to increase worker motivation. 
C)  ending state-funded subsidies to provide children with school lunches. 
D)  ending the collectivization of farms. 
E)  transforming the countryside's economy from agricultural production to small-scale industry. 
A)  ending state policies that forced farmers to grow rice. 
B)  implementing policies that reduce state-guaranteed benefits to increase worker motivation. 
C)  ending state-funded subsidies to provide children with school lunches. 
D)  ending the collectivization of farms. 
E)  transforming the countryside's economy from agricultural production to small-scale industry.

Question 4

Which of the following is TRUE about the Chinese Communist Party?

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A)  It is not only the world's largest party and less than 10 percent of the Chinese population belongs to the party. 
B)  Women make up only about 20 percent of the party's membership. 
C)  The party has actively sought private entrepreneurs as members. 
D)  More than two million people, many of them young, join the party each year. 
E)  All of the above statements are true. 
A)  It is not only the world's largest party and less than 10 percent of the Chinese population belongs to the party. 
B)  Women make up only about 20 percent of the party's membership. 
C)  The party has actively sought private entrepreneurs as members. 
D)  More than two million people, many of them young, join the party each year. 
E)  All of the above statements are true.

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 true of the Central Committee?

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A)  Its members are elected by the National Party Congress with a limited choice of candidates. 
B)  Formally, it directs party policy when the National Party Congress is not in session. 
C)  Its meetings, both formal and informal, provide venues for political maneuvering by various factions within the party. 
D)  It meets annually. 
E)  It consists of over 1000 members. 
A)  Its members are elected by the National Party Congress with a limited choice of candidates. 
B)  Formally, it directs party policy when the National Party Congress is not in session. 
C)  Its meetings, both formal and informal, provide venues for political maneuvering by various factions within the party. 
D)  It meets annually. 
E)  It consists of over 1000 members.

Question 7

The Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution were both

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A)  radical utopian movements launched by Mao in order to achieve his ideological objectives for China. 
B)  movements to promote rapid economic development relying on mass mobilization and ideological incentives. 
C)  efforts by Mao to purge his adversaries from the party. 
D)  policies implemented by Deng Xiaoping to bring greater economic and cultural freedom to China. 
E)  efforts by Mao to distinguish Chinese foreign policy as being separate from that of the Soviet Union. 
A)  radical utopian movements launched by Mao in order to achieve his ideological objectives for China. 
B)  movements to promote rapid economic development relying on mass mobilization and ideological incentives. 
C)  efforts by Mao to purge his adversaries from the party. 
D)  policies implemented by Deng Xiaoping to bring greater economic and cultural freedom to China. 
E)  efforts by Mao to distinguish Chinese foreign policy as being separate from that of the Soviet Union.

Question 8

What factors help to explain the durability of the Chinese communist party-state?

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There are several factors that help to e

Question 9

Which of the following characterizes the fragmented authoritarianism model of policy-making?

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A)  Policy-making is ultimately under the control of the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, which is currently a balance between two coalitions. 
B)  Decentralization accompanying economic development has given provincial and regional leaders influence in the policy-making process. 
C)  Nonparty experts have become important in the policy-making process. 
D)  Policy decisions are made through cooperation, conflict, and bargaining among various actors. 
E)  All of the above characterize the fragmented authoritarian model. 
A)  Policy-making is ultimately under the control of the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, which is currently a balance between two coalitions. 
B)  Decentralization accompanying economic development has given provincial and regional leaders influence in the policy-making process. 
C)  Nonparty experts have become important in the policy-making process. 
D)  Policy decisions are made through cooperation, conflict, and bargaining among various actors. 
E)  All of the above characterize the fragmented authoritarian model.

Question 10

The success of China's movement from a planned economy towards a free market economy can be seen in

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A)  the dramatic rise of the country's Gross National Product per capita. 
B)  the fact that the private sector is the fastest growing part of the country's economy. 
C)  the fact that the country has been the fastest growing economy for two decades. 
D)  a consumer revolution in the country. 
E)  All of above statements are true. 
A)  the dramatic rise of the country's Gross National Product per capita. 
B)  the fact that the private sector is the fastest growing part of the country's economy. 
C)  the fact that the country has been the fastest growing economy for two decades. 
D)  a consumer revolution in the country. 
E)  All of above statements are true.

Question 11

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 12

Mao contributed to Marxism-Leninism by

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A)  emphasizing the crucial role of the peasants. 
B)  advocating the idea of a vanguard party. 
C)  advocating the idea of democratic centralism. 
D)  advancing the idea that the revolution could be nonviolent. 
E)  Mao contributed to Marxism-Leninism by executing all of the above. 
A)  emphasizing the crucial role of the peasants. 
B)  advocating the idea of a vanguard party. 
C)  advocating the idea of democratic centralism. 
D)  advancing the idea that the revolution could be nonviolent. 
E)  Mao contributed to Marxism-Leninism by executing all of the above.

Question 13

Which of the following describes the state of religion in China?

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A)  Freedom of religion is guaranteed in the constitution but religious life is limited to officially approved organizations and venues. 
B)  China is officially an atheist state and all religion is banned. 
C)  Certain religions, such as Catholicism, are allowed, whereas others, such as Islam, are prohibited. 
D)  The official state religion of China is Buddhism. 
E)  Freedom of religion is guaranteed in the constitution but the number of adherents has always been small. 
A)  Freedom of religion is guaranteed in the constitution but religious life is limited to officially approved organizations and venues. 
B)  China is officially an atheist state and all religion is banned. 
C)  Certain religions, such as Catholicism, are allowed, whereas others, such as Islam, are prohibited. 
D)  The official state religion of China is Buddhism. 
E)  Freedom of religion is guaranteed in the constitution but the number of adherents has always been small.

Question 14

Which of the following BEST describes elections in China?

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A)  The Chinese Communist Party does not allow any free, contested elections in the country. 
B)  Most elections are indirect but direct elections are widely used in rural villages and there have even been experiments involving the direct election of lower-level communist party members. 
C)  Although candidates from the Chinese Communist Party always win indirect elections, independent candidates (who must be approved by the communist party) have on rare occasions been able to win direct elections. 
D)  Most subnational positions are directly elected by the citizens. 
E)  Elections are held only at the subnational level. 
A)  The Chinese Communist Party does not allow any free, contested elections in the country. 
B)  Most elections are indirect but direct elections are widely used in rural villages and there have even been experiments involving the direct election of lower-level communist party members. 
C)  Although candidates from the Chinese Communist Party always win indirect elections, independent candidates (who must be approved by the communist party) have on rare occasions been able to win direct elections. 
D)  Most subnational positions are directly elected by the citizens. 
E)  Elections are held only at the subnational level.

Question 15

The term socialist market economy refers to the

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A)  mixture of state control and capitalism that is being used to promote economic development in China. 
B)  collectivization of the rural market economy during the Maoist era. 
C)  development of a stock market in China since the 1980s. 
D)  fact that free market forces prevail in the industrial sectors of the Chinese economy while the agricultural sector is still operated collectively. 
E)  gradual privatization of state-owned enterprises in China. 
A)  mixture of state control and capitalism that is being used to promote economic development in China. 
B)  collectivization of the rural market economy during the Maoist era. 
C)  development of a stock market in China since the 1980s. 
D)  fact that free market forces prevail in the industrial sectors of the Chinese economy while the agricultural sector is still operated collectively. 
E)  gradual privatization of state-owned enterprises in China.

Question 16

Which statement describes ethnic conflict in China?

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A)  It is limited in scope because of the relatively small size and geographic isolation of the country's minorities. 
B)  It is becoming more serious in some areas where there is a large Islamic population. 
C)  It is most extensive in Tibet. 
D)  China has used the "war on terror" to justify its crackdown on certain separatist movements. 
E)  All of the above describe ethnic conflict in China. 
A)  It is limited in scope because of the relatively small size and geographic isolation of the country's minorities. 
B)  It is becoming more serious in some areas where there is a large Islamic population. 
C)  It is most extensive in Tibet. 
D)  China has used the "war on terror" to justify its crackdown on certain separatist movements. 
E)  All of the above describe ethnic conflict in China.

Question 17

Ethnically, China is

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A)  generally homogenous with over 90 percent of the population being ethnically Chinese. 
B)  very diverse with over 200 different ethnicities represented. 
C)  dominated by three major ethnic groups with numerous minorities also being present. 
D)  equally divided between two major ethnic groups with numerous minorities also being present. 
E)  characterized by both homogeneity and heterogeneity with just over 60 percent of the population being ethnically Chinese and the remaining 40 percent being comprised of about 50 ethnic minorities. 
A)  generally homogenous with over 90 percent of the population being ethnically Chinese. 
B)  very diverse with over 200 different ethnicities represented. 
C)  dominated by three major ethnic groups with numerous minorities also being present. 
D)  equally divided between two major ethnic groups with numerous minorities also being present. 
E)  characterized by both homogeneity and heterogeneity with just over 60 percent of the population being ethnically Chinese and the remaining 40 percent being comprised of about 50 ethnic minorities.

Question 18

In what ways have international forces influenced China's political development? In particular, what impact has China's role in the world of states had on the fall of the imperial system, the course of the Chinese Revolution, the radicalism of the Maoist era, and the transformation of post-Mao China?

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International forces have had a signific

Question 19

What factors suggest that China may undergo democratization? To what extent are these factors simply the result of the country's economic changes rather than meaningful political changes?

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There are several factors that suggest t

Question 20

Since coming to power, all Chinese communist leaders have been unified in their belief that

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A)  socialist economic policies are the best means to develop the country. 
B)  China, not the Soviet Union, should be the leader of the communist bloc of countries. 
C)  Communist Party leadership of China should be unchallenged. 
D)  the communist regime should rely upon symbols of China's past to help maintain its legitimacy and authority. 
E)  Taiwan should become a separate independent state. 
A)  socialist economic policies are the best means to develop the country. 
B)  China, not the Soviet Union, should be the leader of the communist bloc of countries. 
C)  Communist Party leadership of China should be unchallenged. 
D)  the communist regime should rely upon symbols of China's past to help maintain its legitimacy and authority. 
E)  Taiwan should become a separate independent state.

The Opium War led to all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT true?

The phrase "break the iron rice bowl" means

Which of the following is TRUE about the Chinese Communist Party?

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 true of the Central Committee?

The Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution were both

What factors help to explain the durability of the Chinese communist party-state?

Which of the following characterizes the fragmented authoritarianism model of policy-making?

The success of China's movement from a planned economy towards a free market economy can be seen in

The term floating population refers to

Mao contributed to Marxism-Leninism by

Which of the following describes the state of religion in China?

Which of the following BEST describes elections in China?

The term socialist market economy refers to the

Which statement describes ethnic conflict in China?

Ethnically, China is

What factors suggest that China may undergo democratization? To what extent are these factors simply the result of the country's economic changes rather than meaningful political changes?

Since coming to power, all Chinese communist leaders have been unified in their belief that

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Exam 14: China

The Opium War led to all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT true?

The phrase "break the iron rice bowl" means

Which of the following is TRUE about the Chinese Communist Party?

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 true of the Central Committee?

The Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution were both

What factors help to explain the durability of the Chinese communist party-state?

Which of the following characterizes the fragmented authoritarianism model of policy-making?

The success of China's movement from a planned economy towards a free market economy can be seen in

The term floating population refers to

Mao contributed to Marxism-Leninism by

Which of the following describes the state of religion in China?

Which of the following BEST describes elections in China?

The term socialist market economy refers to the

Which statement describes ethnic conflict in China?

Ethnically, China is

What factors suggest that China may undergo democratization? To what extent are these factors simply the result of the country's economic changes rather than meaningful political changes?

Since coming to power, all Chinese communist leaders have been unified in their belief that

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