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Quiz about PreColonial Vietnamese History

Pre-Colonial Vietnamese History Quiz

This quiz will cover the history of Vietnam from the 18th to the 19th century, leading up to the French takeover that occurred in the 1800s. Please enjoy and learn!

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
82,329

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Beginning in 1775, a peasant revolution began against the ruling Nguyen families of the Tran Dynasty in Vietnam. From which village did the rebellion begin?
Hint

Tay Son

Vinh Long

Da Lat

Vung Dao

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1788, the Chinese were summoned into Vietnam by the remaining members of the recently deposed royal family. Which of the Manchu (Qing) emperors was responsible for sending 200,000 troops south to conquer Vietnam for the Chinese?
Hint

Kang Xi

Yong Zheng

Tong Zhi

Qian Long

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Question 3 of 10

3. Of the former Nguyen rulers, one young prince managed to escape the rebellion/revolution of the 1770s. He eventually reconquered Vietnam using the help of the French, who were jockeying with the British for spheres of influence in southeast Asia. Nguyen Anh, the young prince in question, became emperor of Vietnam in 1802 and took what reign name?
Hint

Hiep Thieu

Han Ba

Gia Long

Vinh Do

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where was the new capital of Vietnam established by the new Nguyen Dynasty kings?
Hint

Saigon

Hue

Hanoi

Danang

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Question 5 of 10

5. The French established an official foothold in Vietnam by capturing which city in February of 1859?
Hint

Hanoi

Hai Long

Hue

Saigon

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Vietnamese king officially handed possession of the southern portion of Vietnam in 1861?
Hint

Hien Ngoc

Tu Duc

Vung Ho

Bac Huy

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Question 7 of 10

7. What name did the French give to their newly established colony in the southern portion of Vietnam?
Hint

Tonkin

Cochin China

Annam

Nanyue

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which agressive fellow became governor of the first French colony in southern Vietnam in 1871?
Hint

Villon

Normand

Dupre

Garnier

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Question 9 of 10

9. One French trader succeeded in taking a portion of Hanoi, thus establishing the French for the first time in northern Vietnam in 1873. Who was he?
Hint

Dupuis

Lavarre

Decoux

Martin

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Question 10 of 10

10. The French ended Vietnamese independence officially in which year?
Hint

1883

1894

1887

1897

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Beginning in 1775, a peasant revolution began against the ruling Nguyen families of the Tran Dynasty in Vietnam. From which village did the rebellion begin?

Answer: Tay Son

Led by three brothers named Nguyen Nhac, Hue and Lu, the rebels were able to destroy the Nguyen army by 1776 and establish themselves as the new ruling dynasty at Do Ban.

Answer: Qian Long

Qian Long's forces failed miserably in their efforts to capture Vietnam. They were easily defeated by the Nguyen brothers, who then split the country into three segments, each ruling a third of the country.

Answer: Gia Long

After establishing power for the new Nguyen dynasty, Gia Long and his descendants became hostile towards the French.

4. Where was the new capital of Vietnam established by the new Nguyen Dynasty kings?

Answer: Hue

Hue remained the imperial capital of Vietnam until Bao Dai, the last Vietnamese emperor, abdicated in the 1950s.

5. The French established an official foothold in Vietnam by capturing which city in February of 1859?

Answer: Saigon

Prior to this, the French had to be satisfied with the southern port of Tourane (now Danang) and the Poulo Condor Islands (now Con Dau). There attempts to capture Hue at this time met with failure.

6. Which Vietnamese king officially handed possession of the southern portion of Vietnam in 1861?

Answer: Tu Duc

The French not only got several new provinces in the south of Vietnam, but also won treaty port rights in other parts of Vietnam, much as the British and later the other western powers had done in China.

7. What name did the French give to their newly established colony in the southern portion of Vietnam?

Answer: Cochin China

This name was taken from the 'kingdom' that Nguyen Anh had established in the southern portion of Vietnam before being forced out by the Nguyen brothers.

8. Which agressive fellow became governor of the first French colony in southern Vietnam in 1871?

Answer: Dupre

While France was embroiled in the Franco-Prussian war, Admiral Dupre and his supporters proceded to force the rest of Vietnam to eventually concede to French rule.

9. One French trader succeeded in taking a portion of Hanoi, thus establishing the French for the first time in northern Vietnam in 1873. Who was he?

Answer: Dupuis

Jean Dupuis, with only 175 heavily armed troops, made his way up the Red River and occupied a section of Hanoi. The French flag was raised and calls for assistance from Dupre in Saigon were sent. Hanoi would soon be under French control!

10. The French ended Vietnamese independence officially in which year?

Answer: 1883

On August 25, 1883, French troops stormed into Hue and forced the hapless emperor Tu Duc to sign a treaty of peace in 1874. In the years following this, the French firmed up their power base in the north, with Hue finally capitulating in 1883. 70 years of French rule would now commence...please stay tuned for the final quiz in this series!

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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