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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why would a good Communist mistrust his own conscience?
(a) The Party would punish such thinking.
(b) The Party had greater wisdom.
(c) Conscience is the voice of evil.
(d) The individual was always wrong.

2. What caused the famine in Zhaitang during the autumn of 1959?
(a) Lack of seeds.
(b) Drought.
(c) Mismanagement.
(d) Refusal of the peasant workers to cooperate.

3. Why was paying workers according to production criticized?
(a) It favored those who worked hardest.
(b) It led to decreased overall yield.
(c) It was unfair to those who slacked in their work.
(d) It was capitalist exploitation.

4. Why did Yue Daiyun refuse expensive wedding gifts?
(a) She wanted her wedding to be a revolutionary occasion.
(b) She was a simple person.
(c) She was embarrassed by her family's prosperity.
(d) She knew her friends and family had limited resources.

5. How was Lao Wei exonerated from the rightist charge against him?
(a) He made a false confession.
(b) Yue Daiyun proved the criticisms wrong.
(c) His cadre affirmed his good work habits.
(d) The peasants spoke in his behalf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is sent out to announce a baby's one-month anniversary?

2. What should a good Communist always refuse to a class enemy, according to what Yue Daiyun was taught?

3. Why did Yue Daiyun's sister-in-law insist that the family separate during meals?

4. Why did Old Uncle say that he shared food with Yue Daiyun rather than eating it himself?

5. What were the "triple evils" to be eliminated in 1957?

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