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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 12, Release.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Cheng questioned by a member of the Military Control Commission of the People's Art Theater?
(a) To discuss Chen Boda.
(b) To discuss Lin Liguo.
(c) To discuss Huang Zuolin.
(d) To discuss Du Fu.

2. What did Cheng silently recite to herself when handcuffs were waved at her and she was ordered to confess?
(a) Psalm 27.
(b) John 14.
(c) Psalm 23.
(d) Lamentations 3.

3. What foreign official visited Beijing in February, 1972?
(a) Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
(b) Vice President Spiro Agnew.
(c) Prime Minister Edward Heath.
(d) President Nixon.

4. In 1966, how many people in Shanghai lived as Westerners?
(a) A couple dozen familes.
(b) Five or six familes.
(c) A dozen or so families.
(d) Maybe twenty families.

5. What color flowers were growing on weeds in a corner of the exercise yard at No. 1 Detention House?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Pink.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What foreign company did Cheng's husband serve as general manager of their Shanghai office?

2. What type of trees lined the drive of No. 1 Detention House?

3. What was issued for Cheng and left in her cell while she was being interrogated in Chapter 8?

4. Where was the National Day parade held in Beijing?

5. Who was waiting for Cheng when she was released from the detention house?

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