History Quiz 3

History quiz all about Chinese history - a bit harder.
1. In 1980 China set up a number of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) to promote rapid economic development. Which one of these was NOT a SEZ?
Shenzhen
Xi'an
Xiamen
Zhuhai
Guangdong, Shenzhen, skyscraper, modern housing

2. The most senior lama after the Dalai Lama in Tibetan buddhism is who?
Karmapa Lama
President of China
Kumbum Lama
Panchen Lama
Yunnan, Shangrila, golden deer
Roof of Tibetan Temple in Shangri-La, Yunnan

3. Which writer wrote with dismay about the destruction of the Old Summer Palace in 1860?
Charles Dickens
George Eliot
Leo Tolstoy
Victor Hugo
Beijing, Old Summer Palace, architecture, ruin
Ruins of the Old Summer Palace (Yuan ming Yuan) Beijing. It was destroyed by British and French Army in the Second Opium War

4. The Yongle Dadian was what?
goverment department
essay competition
type of epic poem
encyclopedia
Qilin, Sacred Way, Ming tombs
"Ways of souls" tombs of the Emperors of the Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644CE). 50km north west of Beijing, in Changping. December 2005. Image by ofol available under a Creative Commons License .

5. In which city was Sun Yatsen kidnapped in 1896?
New York
London
Paris
Xi'an
Sun Yatsen, sculpture, Taiwan
Statue of Dr. Sun Yatsen at memorial hall in Taipei, Taiwan

6. The Jinggang Mountains are famous for what?
Han dynasty battle
base of Jiangxi soviet
rare monkey
birthplace of Chiang Kaishek

7. Which leader put the Gang of Four under arrest?
Zhou Enlai
Hua Guofeng
Deng Xiaoping
Hu Yaobang
Mao Zedong, badge, PRC
Pin badges of Mao Zedong at a market stall

8. The battle of Yamen marked the end of the Song dynasty, where did it take place?
Zhejiang
Fujian
Guangdong
Hainan
Song dynasty, sacred way
Stone Statues guarding the Sacred Way at the Song Dynasty Imperial Tombs, Gongyi, Henan

9. Who was the Premier of China 2003-12?
Zhao Ziyang
Hu Jintao
Li Peng
Wen Jiabao
Beijing, modern housing
View of Beijing city from the TV tower

10. Shenzhou is the name of a high profile programme for what purpose?
space exploration
agricultural research
environmental protection
military training

11. 'Rats and foxes' was a term used by Dowager Empress Cixi for which group of people?
Imperial eunuchs
Scholars
Canton merchants
Han Chinese
Dowager Empress Cixi, Qing dynasty
Dowager Empress Cixi with the wives of European diplomats in western clothing standing on either side, together with an adopted Chinese orphan. 1902. Image from http://puyi.netor.com/gallery available under a Creative Commons license .

12. The banker H. H. Kung married who in 1914?
Song Meiling
Song Yaoju
Song Ailing
Song Guofeng
Hainan, forest, view, mountains
Tropical forest park, Hainan island

13. The 10,000 ton sculpture in Tiananmen square commemorates what?
Mai Zedong
Heroes of the People
January 1st 1912
October 1st 1949
Tiananmen square, National Peoples Congress
Tiananmen Square, 12th June 2010. Image by Ronnie Macdonald available under a Creative Commons License

14. The An Lushan revolt took place in which dynasty
Sui
Song
Han
Tang

15. What was the central doctrine of the Taiping rebels?
Ten commandments
Analects of Confucius
Amitabha
Dao de Jing
Taiping Rebellion, battle
Taiping rebels are chased out of Yuzhuang, March 8 1854. The Taiping arrived the previous day but had to retire the next day when the Manchus arrived in hot pursuit. From Ten scenes recording the retreat and defeat of the Taiping Northern Expeditionary Forces, February 1854-March 1855. Source : web site Available under a Creative Commons license .

16. The first books in China were made of what?
beech tree bark
vellum
strips of bamboo or wood
pine tree bark
Shang dynasty, bronze, calligraphy
Ancient script of Zhou through to Shang dynasty date inscribed on bronze vessel

17. Xuanzang's trip to fetch Buddhist scriptures from India took place during which dynasty?
Ming dynasty
Sui dynasty
Tang dynasty
Han dynasty
Xian, pagoda, arhcitecture, Shaanxi
Large Wild Goose Pagoda, is a Buddhist pagoda located in southern Xi'an, Shaanxi

18. Puyi was Emperor of Manchuguo 1934-45 where was his capital?
Shenyang
Changchun
Anshan
Harbin
Emperor Puyi, Mao Zedong
'Henry' Puyi and Mao Zedong, Autumn 1961. Image available under a Creative Commons license .

19. When did China detonate its first atom bomb?
1964
1980
1950
1976

20. Cao Pi declared himself the founder of which dynasty in 220CE?
Xin
Liang
Wei
Zhou
Cao Cao
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