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Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

1. 
The People’s Republic of China is the official name of
a.
China.
c.
Mongolia.
b.
Taiwan.
d.
Manchuria.
 

2. 
In China people’s lives are controlled in many ways by
a.
foreign countries.
c.
the government.
b.
the dynasty.
d.
the “Forbidden City.”
 

3. 
China’s communist leader who made China a more open country was
a.
Mao Zedong.
c.
Chiang Kai-shek.
b.
Deng Xiaoping.
d.
Zhou Enlai.
 

4. 
Which of the following is true of China?
a.
It holds about one-fifth of the world’s population.
b.
It is the world’s largest country in size.
c.
It is the world’s leading manufacturing country.
d.
It is the world’s leading agricultural country.
 

5. 
Chinese writing uses
a.
pictures that represent letters.
b.
characters that represent words or ideas.
c.
an alphabet similar to Latin.
d.
sounds instead of characters.
 

6. 
Mongolia has changed from a strict Communist government to
a.
a multicultural country.
c.
a center of big businesses.
b.
a monarchy.
d.
a democracy.
 

7. 
Which country is an island?
a.
Macau
c.
Taiwan
b.
Mongolia
d.
Tibet
 

8. 
China’s “one-country, two-system” pledge refers to
a.
Buddhism and Hinduism.
c.
manufacturing and agriculture.
b.
Confucianism and Daoism.
d.
communism and capitalism.
 

9. 
The small territory of Macau was a colony of
a.
Hong Kong.
c.
Portugal.
b.
China.
d.
the United Kingdom.
 

10. 
About 64 percent of China’s people live in
a.
rural areas.
c.
cities and towns.
b.
Taiwan.
d.
Mongolia.
 

11. 
China’s population—one-fifth of the world’s people—is
a.
280 million.
c.
1.27 billion.
b.
6 billion.
d.
1.27 million.
 

12. 
The Great Wall of China was built
a.
to prevent landslides.
c.
by the Mongols.
b.
to stop northern invaders.
d.
as a tribute to Kongfuzi.
 

13. 
The Chinese thinker whose beliefs attracted artists and writers was
a.
Kongfuzi.
c.
Dao.
b.
Mao Zedong.
d.
Laozi.
 

14. 
Many Chinese paintings often included
a.
printed stories.
c.
poems.
b.
photographs.
d.
Tibetan art.
 

15. 
Study the map below to complete the following: Macau is a busy port near Hong Kong on China’s ____.

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a.
northern coast.
c.
southern coast.
b.
largest inland sea.
d.
western coast.
 

16. 
Taiwan’s wealth comes largely from
a.
exporting agricultural products.
b.
financial and tourist industries.
c.
high-technology industries, manufacturing, and trade.
d.
exporting minerals, including oil.
 

17. 
Hong Kong and Macau are
a.
colonies ruled by China.
b.
countries bordering China.
c.
Chinese cities that were once controlled by a European country.
d.
cities run by Taiwan.
 

18. 
China’s government and society were shaped by the teachings of
a.
Kongfuzi.
c.
Dao.
b.
Laozi.
d.
Chiang Kai-shek.
 

19. 
In 1989 a protest in Beijing to demand more freedom was led by
a.
students.
c.
older people.
b.
women.
d.
soldiers.
 

20. 
Pandas and other rare animals roam at the eastern end of
a.
Mongolia.
c.
Taiwan.
b.
the Plateau of Tibet.
d.
the Gobi desert.
 

Matching
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
Gobi
f.
Tibetans
b.
Hong Kong
g.
typhoon
c.
Ulaanbaatar
h.
Ring of Fire
d.
communist state
i.
dynasty
e.
calligraphy
j.
Xi
 

21. 
major river in southern China
 

22. 
desert in northeastern China
 

23. 
China regained control of this city in 1997
 

24. 
government has strong control over the economy
 

25. 
Pacific coastal areas with volcanoes and earthquakes
 

26. 
ethnic group living in western China
 

27. 
a line of rulers from a single family
 

28. 
capital city of Mongolia
 

29. 
art of beautiful writing
 

30. 
hurricane
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
consumer goods
f.
Han Chinese
b.
Turpan Depression
g.
Taklimakan
c.
Tiananmen Square
h.
Yellow River
d.
dike
i.
Mongolia
e.
Hong Kong
j.
Taiwan
 

31. 
called “China’s sorrow” because of floods in the past
 

32. 
products such as televisions, cars, motorcycles
 

33. 
largest ethnic group in China
 

34. 
China claims it as its twenty-third province
 

35. 
desert in northern China
 

36. 
its capital is Ulaanbaatar
 

37. 
high bank of soil along a river
 

38. 
once controlled by the United Kingdom
 

39. 
site of 1989 protest in China
 

40. 
hottest area in China
 



 
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