Download Practice multiple choice #2

Practice multiple choice #2
General
1) Which is the most valid statement about customs, religion, and family structure
a) they are forms of social control.
b) their main purpose is to prevent social change.
c) they are seldom influenced by the existing economic system.
d) they are often changed by political events.
2) Which best defines the term "culture
a) the total learned heritage of a people.
b) the interaction of peoples within their environment.
c) the acceptance by one ethnic group of another ethnic group's values and
customs.
d) the adaptation by a less advanced people of the customs and values of a more
advanced group.
Geography
1) Which geographic factor has often made Korea a key region for those seeking to
control East Asia?
a) long coastline
b) mountains
c) location
d) climate
2) As a person travels WEST in China, he/she is most likely to find?:
a) densely populated cities.
b) mountains and deserts.
c) large agricultural areas.
d) dry plains.
3) The most important factor in developing agriculture in China was?
a) irrigating dry sections of the Gobi Desert.
b) predicting when the seasonal rains would fall.
c) controlling the floods of the Huang-He [Yellow] River.
d) protecting China Proper from foreign invasion.
4) Only a small portion of Japan is suitable for agriculture because much of the land
a) is covered by rain forests.
b) lies near the Arctic Circle.
c) is too mountainous.
d) does not receive enough rainfall.
5) Which statement about the impact of geography on the development of a region's
culture is most accurate
a) geography has little impact on culture.
b) geographic diversity often leads to cultural diversity.
c) geography rarely affects the development of early civilizations.
d) geographic isolation encourages cultural diffusion.
6) Which of the following is NOT an archipelago?
a) Japan.
b) Indonesia.
c) the Philippines.
d) Taiwan.
Belief systems
1) Confucianism encouraged its followers to
a) travel to foreign countries.
b) respect traditional customs.
c) experiment with science.
d) conquer East Asia.
2) In ancient China, one effect on government of the teachings of Confucius was the
high status of
a) soldiers.
b) merchants.
c) farmers.
d) scholars.
3) According to Confucius, the best government was one which
a) set a good example for the people it ruled.
b) established laws and punishments which made men moral.
c) took measures to insure economic growth.
d) maintained a well-equipped army to keep Westerners out of China.
4) Confucius believed that a good society was one that
a) produced great philosophers.
b) was run according to Buddhist principles.
c) protected the rights of individuals.
d) preserved peace and order.
5) Confucius defined the rights and responsibilities of the citizens of imperial China by
a) developing a code of ethical conduct.
b) formulating a law code.
c) writing rules for elections.
d) drawing up lists of candidates for public office.
6) In traditional Chinese culture, which philosophy had the greatest influence on the
development of social order and political organization
a) Taoism.
b) Hinduism.
c) Buddhism
d) Confucianism.
7) The Chinese attitude toward religion
a) enabled many Chinese to practice more than one religion at the same time.
b) dictated strict adherence to one religion.
c) prevented the Chinese from adopting Buddhism.
d) all of these choices are correct.
8) Why did the Chinese honor their ancestors' spirits
a) they believed that their ancestors became part of Shang Di when they died.
b) honoring their ancestors would help maintain the balance of yin and yang.
c) they believed that their ancestors' spirits could bring good fortune to their
families.
d) honoring their ancestors would improve their own afterlife.
9) In Confucian thought, the ruler-subject relationship was modeled after
a) the mother-daughter relationship.
b) the father-daughter relationship.
c) the father-son relationship.
d) the older brother-younger brother relationship.
10) A sincere follower of Confucius would be in most disagreement with which of the
following statements
a) I am the captain of my fate, I am the master of my soul.
b) Let the ruler be a ruler and a subject be a subject.
c) The Superior Man should spend his hours searching for the ways of Heaven and the
truths taught by the past.
d) Knowing your place in life will bring much happiness.
Dynastic government
1) In China, the development of ethnocentrism was most influenced by
a) its historic reliance on foreign nations.
b) a long history of democratic government.
c) a strong belief in Christianity.
d) its geographic isolation.
2) In Chinese history, the dynastic cycle represents a continual process of
a) strength and prosperity.
b) marriage and divorce.
c) death and rebirth.
d) corruption and decline.
3) Shi Huang Di, the First Emperor, united China by
a) importing European weapons.
b) enforcing strict Daoist principles.
c) encouraging Confucian teachings.
d) setting up the civil service examination.
4) The Qin Dynasty was marked by all of the following EXCEPT
a) the building of the Great Wall of China.
b) the incorporation of Hong Kong into the Chinese Empire.
c) the decrease in power held by regional rulers and independent armies.
d) an increase in the economic status of the peasant communities.
e) all of the answers are correct.
5) The first unified Chinese empire came under which of the following dynasties?
a) Chou.
b) Han.
c) Ch'in.
d) Shang.
6) Which of the following caused the decline of the Chou (Zhou) dynasty
a) ancestor worship.
b) feudal warfare.
c) economic growth.
d) foreign invasion.
7) In Chou (Zhou) times, the Chinese state was
a) highly centralized.
b) feudal in nature.
c) an absolute monarchy.
d) a loose confederation.
8) Under the Han dynasty, China
a) set up a bureaucratic system of government.
b) sent out armies to conquer the Roman Empire.
c) forbade all trade with other lands.
d) outlawed the teachings of Confucius.
9) Goods traveled from China to Greece and Rome in the West on the Silk Road by
a) sea around the coast of India.
b) land across central Asia.
c) land across northeastern China.
d) water along the Yangtze River.
10) During the Han dynasty, the Chinese invented
a) paper.
b) drama.
c) bronze.
d) the arch.
11) Candidates for the Chinese civil service needed a thorough knowledge of
a) the Confucian classics.
b) the teachings of Buddha.
c) science and mathematics.
d) world geography.
12) Han rulers encouraged education in order to
a) increase the number of Chinese inventions.
b) improve the life of the common people.
c) train government officials.
d) spread Buddhist ideas.
13) The greatest problem faced by the later Han emperors was
a) peasant upheavals.
b) foreign invasion.
c) succession crises.
d) urban poverty.
14) The Great Silk Road reached from China to
a) India.
b) Syria and Asia Minor.
c) Mongolia.
d) Persia.
15) The Han era is considered a golden age in China for all of the following reasons
EXCEPT
a) the revival of learning.
b) the defeat of the barbarians.
c) the development of trade.
d) the influence of Confucius' ideas.
16) One major change in China during the Ming dynasty was
a) giving peasants more power.
b) ending naval expeditions and foreign trade.
c) repudiating Confucian ideas.
d) establishing colonies overseas.
17) Wendi was the man responsible for the
a) banning of Confucianism.
b) banning of Buddhism.
c) return to Daoist principles of government.
d) establishment of the Sui dynasty.
18) Under the first Sui emperor
a) ever-ready granaries were created to relieve the threat of famine.
b) the Grand Canal was constructed.
c) the Buddhists were persecuted.
d) the Confucian scholar-gentry gained dominance.
19) The Tang strengthened the government by
a) extending the Grand Canal into Korea.
b) giving up the Mandate of Heaven.
c) appointing a shogun to rule.
d) reintroducing the civil service examination.
20) What religion became a major influence on Chinese culture during the Tang
dynasty?
a) Buddhism
b) Hinduism
c) Islam
d) Judaism
21) What substance, first used to create fireworks, began to be used as a weapon during
the Tang dynasty?
a) dynamite
b) gunpowder
c) nitroglycerine
d) papier mache
22) What group formed the top level of Chinese society during the Tang and Song
dynasties?
a) bourgeoisie
b) merchants
c) peasants
d) scholar-gentry
23) Which statement about the Tang dynasty is a fact rather than an opinion?
a) Artisans during the Tang dynasty created China’s most beautiful porcelain
pottery.
b) Chang’an served as the capital city from 618 until 904 CE.
c) Patriarchy was proven to be the best possible social system.
d) The Tang dynasty was the most religiously tolerant society in Chinese History
24) Probably the best known aspect of Tang art was
a) delicate flower arranging.
b) glazed pottery figurines.
c) silk-screening of scenes from daily life.
d) elaborate decorative mosaics.
25) The Chinese innovations of paper money and banking were the result of increased
trade and
a) political centralization
b) the invention of printing.
c) agricultural productivity.
d) exposure to similar European practices.
26) Footbinding was primarily practiced on
a) working women.
b) poor women.
c) just unmarried women.
d) elite, upper class women.
27) The Chinese viewed the first Europeans to arrive in the 16th century
a) with awe and fear.
b) with eagerness to learn the latest Western science and technology.
c) as just another group of unruly barbarian pirates.
d) with eagerness to open new trade relations.
28) In the 15c through the 18c, China's ethnocentric concept of itself as the "Middle
Kingdom" led to
a) renewed attempts at Mediterranean conquest.
b) religious missionary expeditions to the New World.
c) a lack of interest in trade with European nations.
d) granting independence to its tributary states in Southeast Asia.
29) The civil service of the Song period was
a) recruited through competitive examinations.
b) chosen from the hereditary aristocracy.
c) had little power and influence.
d) highly illiterate and corrupt.
30) Which statement BEST describes an effect of the civil service system in China
a) only the sons of gentry could take the exam.
b) the exam tested young men on their knowledge of mathematics, science, and
history.
c) the exam protected China from corrupt officials.
d) the exam ensured that officials shared Confucian values and traditions.
31) What tested knowledge of Confucian principles and writing skills, and were used to
determine who would fill bureaucratic government positions?
a) admissions tests
b) AP tests
c) civil service examinations
d) proficiency examinations
32) The Imperial Examination, a civil service examination, can be credited for
a) attracting more recruits for military service.
b) solidifying class distinctions in China.
c) deemphasizing the aristocracy in favor of a bureaucratic elite.
d) reinvigorating rural agriculture by discouraging migration to cities.
33) The Five Dynasties Period, which immediately preceded the Song Dynasty, can best
be described as
a) an early Asian Renaissance during which the arts and sciences flourished.
b) a period of fractured states and political instability.
c) a period of unification, cohesion and consolidation.
d) the apex of China's dominance over the Mongols.
34) The Sung emperors tried to keep peace with their fierce northern neighbors, the
Tatars
a) by keeping a large army.
b) by building a huge wall.
c) by giving them expensive gifts.
d) by conquering them.
35) Northern Song lasted from 960-1127, and the Southern Song from 1127-1279. Why
did the Chinese move their capital from the North to the South in 1127?
a) The dynasty moved south in order to have better trade with Southeast Asia.
b) Genghis Khan forced the Song Dynasty to relinquish control over northern
China.
c) A period of drought made the North unsuitable for agriculture.
d) The Jin Dynasty took control of the North from the Song, forcing them out.
36) All of these statements about the Mongols' way of life are true EXCEPT
a) they were nomads from the central Asian steppes.
b) they herded horses, cattle, and yaks.
c) they were peaceful herders.
d) they were skilled horsemen and fierce warriors.
37) The Mongol conquest of China resulted in
a) a revival of Chinese arts and literature.
b) increased contact between China and the Western world.
c) a lack of political stability.
d) persecution of Muslims and Christians.
38) Which of the following is not true of the scholar-bureaucrats of China?
a) They came almost entirely from aristocratic families.
b) They were independent warlords, far from court and above the law.
c) They were responsible for the security and stability of the country.
d) Their appointment was on their performance in the civil service exams.
e) They enjoyed positions of power and prestige.