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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why were the students at the cadre school in Liyuzhou not enthused about their prospects there?
2. Why was Tang Dan disillusioned with her work in Dedu county?
3. What problem added to the difficulties of the second year at the cadre school?
4. Why was Lao Tang endangered by the arrest of the Gang of Four?
5. What eventuality most threatens those in power in China?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did the student Red Guards at Beida dispute about Nie Yuanzi's policies?
2. Why did a smiling photo of Lao Tang get him in trouble?
3. Why were the department leaders angry with Yue Daiyun when they offered her the opportunity to assist with educational reforms on campus?
4. Why was the building of permanent housing the most pressing task when Yue Daiyun's group arrived at Liyuzhou?
5. Why was Yue Daiyun apprehensive when Tang Dan decided to go into the army?
6. What difficulties did Tang Dan encounter during her time with the military?
7. Why had Lao Tang not left Liang Xiao?
8. How was Tang Dan allowed as a child to help the Jinggang Mountain group?
9. Why did Yue Daiyun believe that bonds were closer at the cadre school than on the Beijing campus of Beida?
10. Why did Yue Daiyun feel optimistic upon her return to Beida in spite of the dismal condition of the campus?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many philosophies are brought under condemnation during Yue Daiyun's experiences. These include rightism, ultra-rightism, ultra-leftism, capitalism, objectivism, subjectivism, and others. Select two of these philosophies to compare and contrast.
Essay Topic 2
Write a brief explanatory history of the Gang of Four and the Cultural Revolution as seen through Yue Daiyun's eyes.
Essay Topic 3
Yue Daiyun had first hand experience with the benefits of individual ownership and responsibility on productivity as she watched famines that were intensified by collective errors and peasants who had no incentives to increase their work output. Analyze the effect of individual ownership and accountability on workers and society as a whole.
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