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1. Emperor Qin Shi Huang was born around 259 BC. What was his birth name?
2. King Zhuangxiang of Qin was Qin Shi Huang's father. Who was his mother?
3. There were rumours that Qin Shi Huang's father was actually the politician and wealthy merchant whom his mother was a concubine of. Who was he?
4. How old was Qin Shi Huang when he became king of the Qin State?
5. What was Qin Shi Huang's first act as emperor of the Qin State when he came of age?
6. After the death of Lü Buwei, who did Qin Shi Huang appoint as his Prime Minister?
7. Which ancient state of China did Qin Shi Huang conquer first?
8. Who was the first person who tried to assassinate Qin Shi Huang?
9. What method did Qin Shi Huang's first would-be assassin use to attempt to kill him?
10. Qin Shi Huang constructed which of these canals of China?
11. Who was the second person who tried to assassinate Qin Shi Huang?
12. Qin Shi Huang had united China under his sole rule by 221 BC. Which of these did he incorporate into the Chinese Imperial Seal?
13. After he had unified China, Qin Shi Huang standardized currencies of the formerly Warring States to which of these?
14. Who was the third person who attempted to assassinate Qin Shi Huang?
15. After unifying China, Qin Shi Huang decided it would be wise to assimilate all of China's which of these?
16. Qin Shi Huang visited which of these islands in order to search for "the elixir of life"?
17. As well as burning books to prevent any comparisons to Qin Shi Huang's previous reign, and reign of previous rulers, which of these does the Record of the Grand Historian assert that Qin Shi Huang also did?
18. Who was Qin Shi Huang's eldest son?
19. Qin Shi Huang drank which of these in the hope it would grant him immortality?
20. The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is where Qin Shi Huang is buried. Which modern-day province of China is this located in?
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