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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue; Preface; Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The ____ Emperor is considered to be the founder of China.
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Orange.
(d) Blue.

2. In what year did Zheng He's expeditions stop abruptly?
(a) 1529.
(b) 1433.
(c) 1473.
(d) 1381.

3. Kissinger compares the unification to which European treaty in 1648?
(a) Treaty of Westphalia.
(b) Treaty of Berlin.
(c) Treaty of Paris.
(d) Treaty of Kensington.

4. Who is the ancient sage often referred to in the text?
(a) Plato.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Homer.
(d) Confucius.

5. China saw itself as being in the center of the world and often referred to itself as the _____.
(a) World's Blood.
(b) Middle Kingdom.
(c) Heart.
(d) Nucleus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the time period of the Song Dynasty?

2. When was the Han Dynasty?

3. In 1820, China produced ____ of the world GDP.

4. In which year did China's leader summon his top military personnel to Beijing?

5. China has produced a greater share of total world GDP than any Western civilization in ____ of the last 20 centuries.

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