POSC 215 Part V
Kesselman, pgs. 642-647, C:CP23A-15
The Making of the Modern Chinese State
True or False Questions
1. Since the Tiananmen Square massacre, the Chinese people enjoy greater economic, social, and cultural freedoms. True or False
2. The Chinese political system has become less authoritarian and more accommodating, allowing democracy to establish deeper roots. True or False
3. The rift between China’s authoritarian political system and its increasingly modern and globalized society is deep and ominous. True or False
4. In addition to the ruling Chinese Communist Party, there are eight politically significant “democratic” parties in China today. True or False
5. Geographically, China is larger than the United States, making it the third largest country in the world. True or False
6. Alittle more than half of China’s population live in urban areas. True or False
7. With a population of 650 million people, the countryside has played and continues to play a very important role in China’s political and economic development. True or False
8. The often uneasy relationship between some of China’s minorities and the central government in Beijing is a crucial and volatile issue in Chinese politics today. True or False
9. In 1927, Chiang Kai-shek and his Nationalists turned against the communists, who were nearly wiped out in a bloody crackdown. True or False
10. In a socialist regime, the state plays a leading role in organizing the economy, owns most of the productive resources and property, and actively promotes equality. True or False
Multiple Choice Questions
1. On June 4, 1989, the Chinese Communist government: a) faithfully negotiated with pro-democracy protesters to finally leave, b) ordered its military to brutally slaughter its own people in Tiananmen Square, c) decided it was time to loosen its grip on power and promote some forms of democracy to occur, d) promised to revise its constitution that would result in a free press, competitive political parties, and an expansion of other democratic institutions.
2. In 1989, fewer than ten thousand Chinese students were studying abroad; by 2014 there were nearly how many Chinese studying abroad? a) 75,000. b) 250,000, c) 400,000, d) 550,000.
3. The head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), assuming the role of China’s chief executive, and usually its president simultaneously: a) Prime minister, b) General secretary, c) Chairman, d) Executive parliamentarian.
4. Which of the following is not true regarding the National People’s Congress of China? a) comprised of about 3,000 delegates, b) elected indirectly from lower-level people’s congresses for five-year terms, c) has true law-making and policy-making authority that can override the Chinese Communist Party, d) largely, a rubber-stamp body for Communist Party policies.
5. China is the most populous nation in the world with about how many people? a) 525 million, b) 950 million, c) 1.35 billion, d) 2.1 billion.
6. Which of the following cities is the economic heart of China? a) Shenzhen, b) Beijing, c) Guangzhou, d) Shanghai.
7. The capital city of China has a population of about 20.7 million people: a) Beijing, b) Chengdu, c) Wuhan, d) Nanjing.
8. How much of China’s land can be used for agriculture? a) less than 15%, b) about 20%, c) more than 30%, d) about 44%.
9. In 1997, the two Special Administrative Regions of China officially became part of mainland China: a) Dongguan and Hangzhou, b) Hong Kong and Macau, c) Chengdu and Taipei, d) Chongqing and Shenyang.
10. About what percent of China’s population are ethnically Chinese or Han? a) 59%, b) 63%, c) 81%, d) 92%.
11. China has about how many ethnic minorities? a) 37, b) 43, c) 55, d) 89.
12. What contributed to the onset of economic stagnation during the 19th century? a) a breakdown in the moral foundation of the Chinese peasantry, b) the rise of the Mongols, c) a population explosion, d) an inferior educational system.
13. In order to balance trade with China, the British used their superior military power to compel it to buy the following: a) British tea, b) cotton-made clothing, c) Indian opium, d) Afghan heroin.
14. What forced China to change, bringing an end to the 2,000-year-old imperial system in 1912? a) elections, b) revolution, c) referendum, d) theocracy.
15. The Western-educated revolutionary leader and president of China in 1912 who founded the Nationalist Party: a) Mao Zedong, b) Deng Xiaoping, c) Chiang Kai-shek, d) Sun Yat-sen.
16. In 1934-1935, the Chinese communists undertook their mythologized escape, an epic journey of 6,000 miles through some of China’s roughest terrain, to avoid attack by Nationalist forces: a) Destiny’s Trek, b) The Long March, c) The Journey to Success, d) The Courageous Insurgency.
17. A military strategy based on small, highly mobile bands of soldiers who use hit-and-run tactics like ambushes to attack a better-armed enemy: a) blitzkrieg, b) guerrilla warfare, c) counter-insurgency, d) strategic imperative.
18. An economic system in which the state directs the economy through bureaucratic plans for the production and distribution of goods and services: a) command economy, b) direct economy, c) planned economy, d) social market economy.
Fill-in Questions
1. Administratively, the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) is comprised of:
a) ___ provinces,
b) __ autonomous regions,
c) __ centrally administered cities (including the capital, Beijing), and
d) __ Special Administrative Regions (______and Macao).
2. What did the teachings of Confucius emphasize?
a) ______to authority,
b) respect for superiors and ______,
c) the responsibility of rulers to govern ______.
Answers
True or False Questions
1. True
3. True
5. False
7. True
9. True
Multiple Choice Questions
1. b
3. b
5. c
7. a
9. b
11. c
13. c
15. d
17. b
Fill-in Questions
1. a) 22, b) 5, c) 4, d) 2, Hong Kong
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