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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the "triple evils" to be eliminated in 1957?
(a) Bureaucratism, cretinism, and subjectivism.
(b) Subjectivism, sectarianism, and bureaucratism.
(c) Sectarianism, bureaucratism, and socialism.
(d) Objectivism, Confucianism, and sectarianism.

2. What percentage of workers charged as rightists were work units expected to unveil in 1958?
(a) Twenty-five percent.
(b) Fifty percent.
(c) Five percent.
(d) Ten percent.

3. What is the first "To the Storm"?
(a) A song written by Sun Yat-Sen.
(b) A chapter from Chairman Mao's Red Book.
(c) A poem written by Yue Daiyun.
(d) A novel by Stendhal.

4. What does the name "Lao" mean in Mandarin Chinese?
(a) "Baby."
(b) "Sweet."
(c) "Old."
(d) "Friend."

5. How does Lao Wei advise Yue Daiyun to deal with the cadres?
(a) Point out their errors and mistakes.
(b) Accuse others to them.
(c) Pretend not to notice wrongdoing.
(d) Bribe them with extra work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Yue Daiyun draw a line between herself and her husband's family?

2. How does the bride approach her husband's home in Chinese tradition?

3. What interrupted Yue Daiyun's celebration of her son's one-month birthday?

4. Why would a good Communist mistrust his own conscience?

5. What is the traditional baby gift given by a Chinese maternal grandmother?

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