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Quiz about The Chinese Gang of Four
Quiz about The Chinese Gang of Four

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This is a quiz on the Gang of Four in China and their trial.

A multiple-choice quiz by summergirl10. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
summergirl10
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
258,907
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
20
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Tough
Avg Score
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Question 1 of 20
1. Which members of the Chinese government charged the Gang of Four? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. Who was not a member of the Gang of Four? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. Which one of these members was Mao Zedong's widow? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. Which two supporters of the Gang of Four were also convicted? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. After it was commuted, what was the final sentence for Zhang Chunqiao and Jiang Qing? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. When was the start Gang of Four trial? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. Who was Lin Biao? Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. Who was the youngest member of the Gang of Four? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. It is now officially claimed by Chinese propaganda agencies that Mao in his last year turned against Jiang Qing and her associates, and that after his death on 9 September 1976 they attempted to seize power.


Question 10 of 20
10. Which person below was considered a member of the Gang of Four, but died before the trial? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. Who coined the term "The Gang of Four"? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. Where were the Gang of Four's members located? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. When did Mao declare the Cultural Revolution to have come to an end? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. Who wrote an article that was thought to have started the beginning of the Cultural Revolution? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. On what day was the article written that started the beginning of the Cultural Revolution? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. Out of the four members, only one was let of jail (unless it was to treat illnesses). Who was it? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. Who said this quote: "I was Chairman Mao's dog. Whomever he asked me to bite, I bit"? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. The Gang of Four manipulated the Red Guards.


Question 19 of 20
19. The Gang of Four controlled many areas of Chinese life. Which of the following did they not control? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. After the long trial, were the Gang of Four found guilty.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which members of the Chinese government charged the Gang of Four?

Answer: Deng Xiaoping and Hua Guofeng

Deng Xiaoping was the former Vice Premier of China, and Hua Guofeng was the current Chairman of China.
2. Who was not a member of the Gang of Four?

Answer: Chou En-Lai

Chou En-Lai was the Premier of China who at times cooperated with the Gang of Four.
3. Which one of these members was Mao Zedong's widow?

Answer: Jiang Qing

Jiang Qing was Mao's fourth wife.
4. Which two supporters of the Gang of Four were also convicted?

Answer: Chen Boda and Mao Yuanxin

Mao Yuanxin was Mao's Zedong's nephew. He was given seventeen years in jail for supporting the Gang of Four. He is still alive, and resides in Chinese countryside.
5. After it was commuted, what was the final sentence for Zhang Chunqiao and Jiang Qing?

Answer: Life sentence

Zhang Chunqiao and Jiang Qing were first given death sentences that then were commuted to life sentences.
6. When was the start Gang of Four trial?

Answer: 1981

The trial was actually a show trial where the members were convicted of anti-party activities.
7. Who was Lin Biao?

Answer: Designated successor of Mao Zedong

Lin Biao died in a plane crash in 1971 and was considered a traitor after his death.
8. Who was the youngest member of the Gang of Four?

Answer: Wang Hongwen

Wang Hongwen was born in 1936, the youngest member of the Gang of Four, was born as a peasant, joined the People's Liberation Army as a child and became the secretary of the Shanghai CCP Committee and vice president of the People's Republic Committee.
9. It is now officially claimed by Chinese propaganda agencies that Mao in his last year turned against Jiang Qing and her associates, and that after his death on 9 September 1976 they attempted to seize power.

Answer: False

The same allegation was made against Lin Biao in 1971. Lin Biao was going to be the next Chinese chairman, but after his death in 1971 the Chinese government turned on him by holding a Criticize Lin, Criticize Confucius campaign. She turned against him publicly in the Criticize Lin, Criticize Confucius Campaign.
10. Which person below was considered a member of the Gang of Four, but died before the trial?

Answer: Kang Sheng

Kang Sheng and Xie Fuzshi were both considered members before their deaths. Kang Sheng was the Head of the PRC's security. Xie Fuzhi was a Chinese radical intellectual.
11. Who coined the term "The Gang of Four"?

Answer: Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong said that "Jiang is up to something" and indeed she was. Madame Mao was a leader in the Cultural Revolution. In 1966, she became deputy director of the Cultural Revolution. At this time she formed the Gang of Four. In 1969, she was elected to the Politburo where she emerged as a serious leader. Qing started criticizing Liu Shaoqui, who favored peace in China and changes that sought to undermine farms and factories.
12. Where were the Gang of Four's members located?

Answer: Shanghai

Zhang Chunqiao, a writer from Eastern China, became a member of the Communist Party and was Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Deputy Minister of Propaganda, then Vice Premier of the government, and Director of the political department of the People's Liberation Army. He then became the governor of Shanghai.
13. When did Mao declare the Cultural Revolution to have come to an end?

Answer: When Liu Shaoqi resigned from all his posts on 13th October 1968.

Despite what Mao said, the Cultural Revolution effectively continued until 1976, with Mao's death and the arrest of the surviving members of the Gang of Four.
14. Who wrote an article that was thought to have started the beginning of the Cultural Revolution?

Answer: Yao Wenyuan

Yao Wenyuan was a literary critic and after meeting Zhang Chunqiao he devoted himself to critical campaigns against writers.
15. On what day was the article written that started the beginning of the Cultural Revolution?

Answer: November 10, 1965

This article was called "On the New Historical Beijing Opera 'Hai Rui Dismissed from Office'".
16. Out of the four members, only one was let of jail (unless it was to treat illnesses). Who was it?

Answer: Yao Wenyuan

Yao Wenyuan was let out of prison in 1996 and died December 23, 2005.
17. Who said this quote: "I was Chairman Mao's dog. Whomever he asked me to bite, I bit"?

Answer: Jiang Qing

Jiang Qing made this quote famous after saying when she was on trial. She was talking about how she had no choice in doing what she did, that Mao Zedong made her say or do these things. Qing claimed she was basically Mao's dog.
18. The Gang of Four manipulated the Red Guards.

Answer: True

Jiang Qing encouraged Red Guards to campaign against other senior government officials or political leaders. People who they campaigned against were Deng Xiaoping, Liu Shaoqi, and Lin Biao. However, not all Red Guards were friendly to Jiang Qing.
19. The Gang of Four controlled many areas of Chinese life. Which of the following did they not control?

Answer: Power over office workers

Another area the four controlled was basic theories in science and technology.
20. After the long trial, were the Gang of Four found guilty.

Answer: True

They were found guilty for anti-party activity in 1982. However, Jiang Qing and Zhang Chunqiao, who were seen as the ringleaders of the Gang of Four, were given suspended death sentences. Wang Hongwen and Yao Wenyuan were seen as henchman and were given lengthy prison sentences.


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