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Quiz about Communist China
Quiz about Communist China

Communist China Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz about China after the founding of the People's Republic in 1949.

A multiple-choice quiz by MaoZedong. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
MaoZedong
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
254,623
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1023
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Question 1 of 10
1. Mao Zedong was born in the 20th century.


Question 2 of 10
2. Who succeeded Jiang Zemin as chairman of the PRC? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What day is considered the founding of the PRC? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What year is said to be the year in which the CCP was founded? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. How did Liu Shaoqi die? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Jiang Jieshi led the Northern Expedition.


Question 7 of 10
7. Place these events in order: the democracy wall, the Hungarian uprising, the Hundred Flowers campaign.
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. During the Hundred Flowers campaign, a phrase was used that dated from one of the imperial dynasties. Which? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What item was often broken during the Democracy wall? (It's a pun on Deng Xiaoping's name). Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Mao Zedong was the chief leader of the PRC directly following the Great Leap Forward.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Mao Zedong was born in the 20th century.

Answer: false

Mao was born in 1893, into a family of "middle peasants" which means that they owned some land and rented some.
2. Who succeeded Jiang Zemin as chairman of the PRC?

Answer: Hu Jintao

Jian Zemin was a former mayor of Shanghai. He impressed Party members of the PRC with his methods of suppressing rebellions.
3. What day is considered the founding of the PRC?

Answer: October 1, 1949

October 10, 1911 is considered Taiwan's national day.
4. What year is said to be the year in which the CCP was founded?

Answer: 1921

The CCP was founded in the early 20s and allied with the Nationalists multiple times to end the warlord period, and oust Japan.
5. How did Liu Shaoqi die?

Answer: He died in prison

Liu Shaoqi was purged and thrown in jail during the cultural revolution. After Liu died, Mao announced the end of the cultural revolution.
6. Jiang Jieshi led the Northern Expedition.

Answer: true

The Northern Expedition was during the first united front, in which the CCP united with the Nationalists to oust the warlords that were in control of China at the time.
7. Place these events in order: the democracy wall, the Hungarian uprising, the Hundred Flowers campaign.

Answer: Hungarian uprising, Hundred Flowers campaign, democracy wall

The Hundred Flowers campaign was a consequence of the Hungarian Uprising. A few decades later the democracy wall was started. The Hundred Flowers campaign was initiated to give the citizens more freedom of speech, but after they began harshly criticizing the government, the campaign was stopped.
8. During the Hundred Flowers campaign, a phrase was used that dated from one of the imperial dynasties. Which?

Answer: Ming

"Let one hundred flowers bloom; let one hundred schools of thought contend." This was the phrase often used during the campaign. Sometimes criticism went "too far". There was also a Ming based play that the CCP saw as offensive, and counter-revolutionary.
9. What item was often broken during the Democracy wall? (It's a pun on Deng Xiaoping's name).

Answer: glass bottles

Deng Xiaoping's last name, Xiaoping, means "little bottle" in Chinese. Thus, people would often break bottles in mockery of him.
10. Mao Zedong was the chief leader of the PRC directly following the Great Leap Forward.

Answer: false

Liu Shaoqi took over after the disastrous Great Leap Forward, famine killed millions of people. Mao had to step aside for a few years, and took the blame.
Source: Author MaoZedong

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