History Quiz 2

Intermediate difficulty level quiz about the long history of China.
1. Zhu Yuanzhang spent much of his early life as what?
Buddhist monk
Philosopher
Court official
Imperial Soldier
Ming dynasty, porcelain, plate
Photo by Anonymous, Chinese plate, Ming dynasty, Yongle period 1403-1424, porcelain with under-glaze blue, 23 inches [58 cms] diameter, Honolulu Academy of Arts. Available under a Creative Commons license .

2. Who was one of the leaders of the May 4th movement in Tianjin, 1919?
Zhu De
Zhou Enlai
Peng Dehuai
Sun Yatsen
May 4th movement, Beijing University, Beijing
Students of Beijing Normal University (arrested at the May Fourth Movement) returned to the university on May 7th, 1919. Available under a Creative Commons License

3. Sun Yatsen was President of the Republic of China for how long?
never
10 years
2 years
6 weeks
Guangdong, Sun Yatsen
Sun Yatsen Memorial Hall with bronze statue

4. Where did Emperor Qinshuangdi build his capital city?
Kaifeng
Xianyang near Xi'an
Luoyang
Liyang
Qin dynasty, Terracotta army
The famous terracotta warriors at the tomb of the first Qin Emperor Shihuangdi

5. Celadon is a prized form of porcelain often with crackled glaze, with which dynasty is it mainly associated?
Ming
Qing
Song
Han
Celadon, porcelain, Song dynasty

6. The city of Guangzhou was ransacked in 758CE by whom?
arabs
burmese
thais
japanese
Guangdong, Guangzhou
The Pearl River, Guangzhou at night. 2005. Image by Daniel Berthold available under a Creative Commons license .

7. Bai Juyi's poem ‘A song of Unending Sorrow’ commemorates which event?
Death of Yang Guifei
Defeat by Mongol invaders
Death of Wang Mang
Death of Emperor Xuanzong
Tang dynasty, woman, music
Chinese artwork of lady musicians in a raised-relief, from the Capital Museum in Beijing, dated to the Five Dynasties and the Ten Kingdoms Period (907-960CE) Image by gongfu_king available under a Creative Commons license .

8. What must all Emperors possess to be able to rule?
Ten bronze tripods
Mandate of Heaven
Dragon's breath
Jade wand
Qing dynasty, Qing tombs, Hebei
Ruins of the Eastern Royal Tombs of the Qing dynasty, Zunhua, Hebei

9. Westerners call the country ‘China’ in reference to what?
bronze vessel 'jinya'
Qin kingdom
Latin word for silk
Malay word for the country

10. Deng Xiaoping was known for a love of what type of cuisine?
Japanese
Thai
Italian
French
food, meal
A typical Chinese family meal. Photo by ZiCheng Xu available under a Creative Commons license .

11. The queue hair style was introduced by which dynasty?
Qing
Ming
Mongol (Yuan)
Tang

12. When was the Battle of Talas?
751
106BCE
1911
1251
silk road, Uzbekistan, fort
Wall of Itchan Kala (Ichon Qala) on Silk Road - Khiva , Xorazm Province, Uzbekistan

13. Which Ming Emperor has had his tomb excavated?
Emperor Yongle
Emperor Hongwu
Emperor Jingtai
Emperor Jianwen

14. Which leader spent some time working at a tractor factory at Xinjian, Jiangxi?
Jiang Zemin
Deng Xiaoping
Zhu De
Hua Guofeng
Jiangxi, Nanchang, pavilion, modern housing
Nanchang city, Jiangxi

15. When did the Taiping Rebellion take place?
428-30
1850-64
1485-90
1911-37
Taiping Rebellion, museum
Site of King Shiwang's Residence of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in Jinhua, Zhejiang the key historical sites under state protection. April 2011 Available by Doctoroftcm under a Creative Commons license .

16. In which year was Hong Kong passed back to Chinese control under the two systems agreement with the UK?
2006
1976
1982
1997
Hong Kong, park, modern housing
A pavilion located at Nan Liang Garden in Hong Kong

17. Who led the forces of the Han dynasty at the battle of Red Cliff?
Fan Chong
Cao Cao
Emperor Wudi
Wang Mang
Three kingdoms, sculpture
Modern statues of the leaders of the Three Kingdoms, Langzhong, Sichuan

18. Laos has a short border with China, it used to be ruled by which European power?
France
Britain
Belgium
Portugal
Yangzi River, river, Wuhan
An evening view of the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) and the Hanyang/Hankou side of the river from Wuchang. Picture taken from the waterfront a short distance north of the First Bridge Photo by Oskarp , available under a Creative Commons license .

19. The first bridge over the lower Yangzi at Wuhan was built in which year?
1957
1470
1910
1800
Yangzi Bridge, Yangzi River, river
Runyang North Bridge over the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) in Jiangsu province, southern China. Photo by Andy Zang, available under a Creative Commons license .

20. The Chinese coin used throughout dynastic history had which feature?
square hole
made of iron
round hole
image of dragon
God of Money, poster
Chinese Lunar New Year money god poster in Hong Kong. Image by Mk2010 available under a Creative Commons license
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