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Chinese History 101 Quiz #11

Test your knowledge of Chinese history since 1976 AD. All answers can be found in my Chinese History 101 blog.
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1. How did Deng Xiaoping judge Mao Zedong?
7 parts good, 3 parts bad
3 parts good, 7 parts bad
National hero and founding father of Communist China
Brutal dictator responsible for millions of deaths in China
2. What does "black gold" refer to in Taiwan?
Taiwan's huge trade imbalance with China
Taiwan businesses colluding with Communist China for financial gains
Taiwan reliance on Chinese import of rare earth minerals
Taiwanese politicians taking bribes
3. Which of the followings is NOT one of the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in China?
Qingdao
Shenzhen
Shantou
Xiamen
4. When was martial law lifted in Taiwan?
1989
1988
1987
1990
5. Who made an emotional plea to the students to end the hunger strike at Tiananmen Square in 1989, just days before the government crackdown?
Paramount Leader Deng Xiaoping
General Secretary Zhao Ziyang
Premier Li Peng
President Jiang Zemin
6. What was the significance of Deng Xiaoping's tour of southern China in 1992?
He laid out the policy of "One Country Two Systems" for the return of Hong Kong
He made important speeches ensuring the Reform and Opening-up program continued in China
He expressed his regret in ordering the Tiananmen Square Massacre during the tour
He died during the tour
7. When was Macau returned to China?
2000
1999
1997
1998
8. Which faction was President Hu Jintao from?
Youth League Faction
Conservatives
Shanghai Clique
Princelings
9. What is the "50 Cent Party"?
Millions of unemployed people laid off from the inefficient state-owned enterprises in China
Chinese online commentators spreading Communist propaganda on social media
Over a million of ethnic Uyghurs locked up in Xinjiang re-education camp
Over a million of Hong Kongers protesting against the extradition bill in 2019
10. What is the "One Belt One Road Initiative"?
Construction of the high-speed railway network in China
Construction of the South-North Water Transfer Project to bring fresh water from the South to the draught-stricken North
Construction of the 55km long Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
China's effort to assert its influence in many Afro-Eurasian countries by investing in infrastructure projects
3 Comments
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Level 62
Sep 20, 2021
Good to learn about things I know nothing about (through complete guesses!)
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Level 74
Sep 20, 2021
Wonderful and challenging. Nominated! Enough of easy quizzes ruling the coop! :D
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Level 47
Apr 26, 2022
Only one answer correct by luck 😳