2. How did Lao Li comfort Lao Tang about his membership in Liang Xiao?
(a) By promising to speak up for him.
(b) By suggesting that he flee the country.
(c) By promising that he would avoid prison.
(d) By suggesting that prison would not be so uncomfortable.

3. Why was Lao Tang endangered by the arrest of the Gang of Four?
(a) The Gang of Four had supported him and they were now imprisoned.
(b) The Gang of Four had been Lao Tang's only supporters.
(c) The Gang of Four had turned against him.
(d) The Gang of Four would identify Lao Tang as a dissident.

4. How did Yue Daiyun feel about menial labor in Liyuzhou?
(a) It was easy and pleasant.
(b) It was satisfying and refreshing.
(c) It was exhilerating and strengthening.
(d) It was demeaning and exhausting.

5. What were the "three separations" believed to plague university education?
(a) Separation of the university from practice, politics, and manual labor.
(b) Separation of the university from worldwide educational networks.
(c) Separation of the university from business, diplomacy, and international relations.
(d) Separation of the university from China's cultural heritage throughout three centuries.

6. What did Chairman Mao declare in 1966 that intellectuals must undergo?
(a) Ostracization by peasants, workers, and soldiers.
(b) Reeducation by peasants, workers, and soldiers.
(c) Education of peasants, workers, and soldiers.
(d) Punishment by incarceration.

7. What honor did Lao Tang receive in 1975?
(a) He was made the head of the research group.
(b) He was awarded a Nobel prize for his research.
(c) He was congratulated personally by Chairman Mao.
(d) He was chosen a delegate to the 4th People's Congress.

8. What did the famous "32 Cadres and Teachers" poster assert?
(a) That teachers and students must unite.
(b) That Nie Yuanzi was correct.
(c) That Jinggang Mountain was correct.
(d) That Jinggang Mountain was in error.

9. Why had Yue Daiyun not protested when truckloads of students set out in a downpour?
(a) She was sure the trip would be safe.
(b) She had confidence in the leader of their group.
(c) She was afraid of being criticized yet again.
(d) It would have seemed disobedient to Chairman Mao's teachings about courage.

10. Why was Yue Diayun not as happy as the students at the prospect of returning to Beijing from the cadre school?
(a) She felt that Beida had nothing to offer peasant students.
(b) She felt that her family had been happier in the country.
(c) She felt that great effort had been wasted.
(d) She felt that education in the country was preferable.

11. What pseudonym had Lao Tang and Lao Li, his friend, used to publish articles about Chinese philosophy?
(a) "Two Concerned Citizens."
(b) "Four Marxist Essayists."
(c) "Confused in Beida."
(d) "Three True Believers."

12. What did Lao Tang's mother send to augment his diet?
(a) Sugar and vegetables.
(b) Vegetables and fruits.
(c) Fruits and milk.
(d) Dried beef and sugar.

13. Why was Tang Dan disillusioned with her work in Dedu county?
(a) Peasants had been mistreated.
(b) Money had been embezzled.
(c) Her efforts had been unappreciated.
(d) Mismanagement had caused poor crop yields.

14. Why were friendship bonds more likely at the cadre school than at Beida?
(a) Everyone was on equal footing.
(b) Competition for positions was secret.
(c) No one knew another's salary.
(d) There was more time in the relaxed atmosphere.

15. What was meant by saying that Nie Yuanzi could "touch heaven"?
(a) She was near death.
(b) She had access to top government leadership.
(c) She was nearly perfect.
(d) Her language was sublime.