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Imperial China

Quiz by Ethan Guthrie Herrell

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  • Q1
    Suppose four Chinese emperors are in the same dynasty. Which statement must be true about them? (page 182, 2nd paragraph)
    They are members of the same family
    They were born in the same region
    They belong to the same political party.
    300s
  • Q2
    To people who believed in the Mandate of Heaven, when was it all right to overthrow an emperor? (page 182, 3rd paragraph)
    never at any time
    when he ruled badly
    when citizens wanted a change
    300s
  • Q3
    How was China after the Han dynasty like Europe after the fall of Rome? (page 183, 5th paragraph)
    It was governed by harsh tyrants.
    It adopted a different religion.
    It broke into separate kingdoms.
    300s
  • Q4
    How did the Tang emperors after 618 build on the work of Sui emperors? (183, 2nd paragraph)
    They kept aristocrats out of the bureaucracy.
    They granted provinces more independence.
    They strengthened the central government.
    300s
  • Q5
    Whom did the earliest emperors of China choose to help them govern? (page 184, 2nd paragraph)
    foreigners
    scholars
    aristocrats
    300s
  • Q6
    Which dynasty first introduced civil service examinations? (page 184, 3rd paragraph)
    Han
    B. Song
    C. Tang
    D. Yuan
    300s
  • Q7
    Some of the questions on the civil service examination were about... (page 184, 3rd paragraph)
    business.
    poetry.
    science.
    300s
  • Q8
    If you wanted a job in government service under the Song dynasty, which of these would you have studied? (page 184, last paragraph)
    the teachings of Confucius
    the engineering of roads
    the languages of Europeans
    300s
  • Q9
    How did the lives of some people from the lower classes change under the Song dynasty? (page 185, 3rd paragraph)
    They gained an opportunity to become government officials.
    They stopped being required to serve in the military.
    They were forbidden to celebrate popular holidays.
    300s
  • Q10
    In a meritocracy, selection of officials was based on... (page 184)
    wealth.
    test scores.
    birth.
    300s
  • Q11
    According to Confucius, rulers had a duty to...(185, 2nd paragraph)
    expand the empire
    be kind to their subjects.
    ask everybody's opinion
    300s
  • Q12
    Whom did the emperor Kublai Khan trust most to hold government jobs? (page 186, 5th paragraph)
    monks, because they were religious
    foreigners, because he was a foreigner
    scholars, because they were educated
    300s
  • Q13
    Which of the following was one reason why the Yuan dynasty could not fill all government jobs with Mongols? (page 186 5th paragraph)
    Many lived in southern China.
    Many lacked military experience.
    Many could not read or write.
    300s
  • Q14
    One weakness of China’s civil-service system was that it created a bureaucracy that valued... (page 187, last paragraph)
    idleness more than effort.
    tradition more than progress.
    freedom more than loyalty.
    300s
  • Q15
    By the 1600s, the Chinese bureaucracy was unable to adapt to change. This contributed to the...(page 187, last paragraph)
    fall of the Ming dynasty.
    power of the aristocracy.
    rise in business and trade.
    300s

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