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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the "Plans for a Maritime Defense" go into effect?
(a) 1842.
(b) 1813.
(c) 1904.
(d) 1738.

2. Forces from which country were in place in which location at this time?
(a) Hong Kong.
(b) North Vietnam.
(c) Beijing.
(d) Thailand.

3. In 1820, China produced ____ of the world GDP.
(a) 25%.
(b) 30%.
(c) 40%.
(d) 20%.

4. When was the Han Dynasty?
(a) A.D. 25-220.
(b) A.D. 33-301.
(c) A.D. 12-419.
(d) A.D. 45-260.

5. In what year B.C. did the Chinese unification take place?
(a) 304.
(b) 109.
(c) 492.
(d) 221.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The ministry's new name translated into:

3. One of the great wars in China revolved around which drug?

4. In the early years China often exchanged good with which country?

5. What does "tian xia" mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kissinger say about the beginning of the decline of China?

2. The Chinese are very involved in strategy. Examine the Chinese use of strategy and the types of games in which it is employed.

3. How did China perceive Europe? What was Britain's goal?

4. Who was Wei Yuan? When did he live? What was his major work? What did the work contain?

5. What was Kissinger's opening explanation of his time in China?

6. Abbé Régis-Evariste Huc made observations about China. What did Huc write?

7. Examine the first appearance of Chinese characters as they came into being.

8. What did China do to compete with Japan and Russia? When did the Chinese realize that they were not all powerful?

9. What was Prince Gong's plan? Who emulated Prince Gong's work?

10. Who would be put in charge of the new system that would replace Qing?

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