History Quiz 3

History quiz all about Chinese history - a bit harder.
1. The An Lushan revolt took place in which dynasty
Shang
Han
Ming
Tang

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

3. 'Rats and foxes' was a term used by Dowager Empress Cixi for which group of people?
Canton merchants
English diplomats
Scholars
Imperial eunuchs
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 .

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

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

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

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

8. Which leader put the Gang of Four under arrest?
Deng Xiaoping
Mao Zedong
Zhao Ziyang
Hua Guofeng
Mao Zedong, badge, PRC
Pin badges of Mao Zedong at a market stall

9. 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?
Xi'an
Xiamen
Zhuhai
Shenzhen
Guangdong, Shenzhen, skyscraper, modern housing

10. The Yongle Dadian was what?
encyclopedia
type of epic poem
goverment department
race course
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 .

11. The 10,000 ton sculpture in Tiananmen square commemorates what?
Lu Xun
Long March
Heroes of the People
October 1st 1949
Tiananmen square, National Peoples Congress
Tiananmen Square, 12th June 2010. Image by Ronnie Macdonald available under a Creative Commons License

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

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

14. What was the central doctrine of the Taiping rebels?
Analects of Confucius
Ten commandments
The Kojiki
The Rig-Veda
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 .

15. Which writer wrote with dismay about the destruction of the Old Summer Palace in 1860?
Honore de Balzac
Victor Hugo
Leo Tolstoy
George Eliot
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

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

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

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

19. When did China detonate its first atom bomb?
1964
1976
2001
1950

20. The Jinggang Mountains are famous for what?
Han dynasty battle
marble quarries
base of Jiangxi soviet
birthplace of Chiang Kaishek
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