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Quiz about China from the Xia to Modern Times

China from the Xia to Modern Times Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by tooprokia. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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tooprokia

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5 mins

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Quiz #
363,677

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the modern name for the capital during the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 BC-c. 1046 BC)? Hint

Fenghao

Beijing

Anyang

Kaifeng

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the first ruler of the Qin State (9th century BC-221 BC)? Hint

Qin Shihuang

Duke Xian

King Zhaoxiang

Qin Ying

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the last of these to die during the Three Kingdoms Period (AD 220-280)? Hint

Sun Quan

Dong Zhuo

Cao Cao

Liu Bei

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these was NOT one of the eight princes in the Disorder (Rebellion) of the Eight Princes that happened during the Jin Dynasty (AD 265-420)? Hint

Sima Liang

Sima Lun

Sima Wei

Sima Yan

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Question 5 of 10

5. This Dynasty marked the construction of the Grand Canal which linked the North with the South through a series of waterways and rivers. Hint

Tang

Sui

Qin

Qing

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Question 6 of 10

6. What large scale administrative procedure was done in the year AD 754 ? Hint

Introducing the Tang Legal Code

Carrying out a population census

Abandoning the Nine-Rank System

Reforming a land-equalisation system

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Song Dynasty (AD 960-1279) did not engage in any war or skirmishes with which of these? Hint

Tanguts of the Western Xia Dynasty

Ly Dynasty of Vietnam

Khitans of the Liao Dynasty

Koreans of the Goryeo Dynasty

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Question 8 of 10

8. During the Ming Dynasty 1368-1644, the famous admiral Zheng He went to various locations throughout his Seven Voyages to the Western Seas. Where did he or his crew NOT go to? Hint

Mecca

Cebu

Mogadishu

Champa

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Xinhai Revolution of 1911 ignited with the Wuchang Uprising on which of these days? Hint

March 11

October 10

August 10

December 11

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Question 10 of 10

10. This is a campaign that encourages citizens to openly express their opinions and perspectives of the communist regime. What is it called ? Hint

Great Leap Forward

Hundred Flowers Movement

Cultural Revolution

Eight Honours and Disgraces

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the modern name for the capital during the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 BC-c. 1046 BC)?

Answer: Anyang

Anyang in Henan is the modern day name for the capital city also known as Yin during the Shang Dynasty.

2. Who was the first ruler of the Qin State (9th century BC-221 BC)?

Answer: Qin Ying

About six centuries before Qin Shi Huang united China under the Qin Dynasty, it was this man Qin Ying also known as Fei Zi that ruled the tiny Qin State bestowed upon him by then King Xiao of Zhou.

3. Who was the last of these to die during the Three Kingdoms Period (AD 220-280)?

Answer: Sun Quan

Dong Zhuo died in 192, Cao Cao in 220, Liu bei in 223 and that leaves Sun Quan who died in 252, the last survior of these few.

4. Which of these was NOT one of the eight princes in the Disorder (Rebellion) of the Eight Princes that happened during the Jin Dynasty (AD 265-420)?

Answer: Sima Yan

Sima Yan was the Emperor Wu of Jin and it was his death that sparked the War of the Eight Princes, as each sought to displace the power his developmentally disabled son held. Sima Liang, Sima Wei and Sima Lun along with five other princes contested in this power play that eventually weakened and devastated the Jin Dynasty.

5. This Dynasty marked the construction of the Grand Canal which linked the North with the South through a series of waterways and rivers.

Answer: Sui

Emperor Wen, the founder of the Sui Dynasty (A 581-618), is credited with the construction of the Grand Canal, also known as the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, which makes large scale transportation possible in a short time frame from the Northern part of China to the South and vice versa.

6. What large scale administrative procedure was done in the year AD 754 ?

Answer: Carrying out a population census

The population census was done in 742 and 754 during the Tang Dynasty and approximate figures indicated that there were about 50 million people and around 1,859 cities.

7. The Song Dynasty (AD 960-1279) did not engage in any war or skirmishes with which of these?

Answer: Koreans of the Goryeo Dynasty

There were frequent clashes with the Khitans to the north and skirmishes with the Tanguts of Western Xia as well as a major war with Ly forces. However, the Song Dynasty almost always maintained good diplomatic relations with the kingdom of Goryeo and was even militarily allied with them for a period of time.

8. During the Ming Dynasty 1368-1644, the famous admiral Zheng He went to various locations throughout his Seven Voyages to the Western Seas. Where did he or his crew NOT go to?

Answer: Cebu

Zheng He and his crew went to Champa on all of his seven voyages. While he started visiting Mogadishu from the fifth voyage onwards, his crew only visited Mecca on the seventh and the last of their voyages. Cebu in the Philippines was never a destination for them.

9. The Xinhai Revolution of 1911 ignited with the Wuchang Uprising on which of these days?

Answer: October 10

The 1911 revolution marked an important and meaningful turning point for all Chinese. It marked the end of the last of the imperial dynasty, the Qing. It was so called Xinhai because in 1911 the year that it started, Xinhai was the name for that year in the Chinese Calendar. In 1912 the last emperor, Puyi, abdicated and China became a repblic.

10. This is a campaign that encourages citizens to openly express their opinions and perspectives of the communist regime. What is it called ?

Answer: Hundred Flowers Movement

'Let a hundred flowers bloom and let a hundred schools of thought contend!' This was the original intention and expectation of the Communists when they first started out this campaign. However, things went awry and a crackdown soon ensued.

Source: Author tooprokia

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