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History Quiz: Asian History | 10 Questions

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A multiple-choice quiz by katieclubine. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
katieclubine

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
10,292

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Confucianism in traditional China served to ...? Hint

encourage rebellion.

support a Communist government.

emphasize material wealth.

maintain the social order.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Both Japan and China decided to limit trade with Europe during much of the 16th and 17th centuries because the Japanese and Chinese ...? Hint

held religious beliefs that prohibited contact with foreigners.

believed they would receive no benefit from trading with the Europeans.

thought contact with European culture would hinder any effort to modernize.

had few products to sell to the Europeans.

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Question 3 of 10

3. The arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry in Japan in 1853 signaled the end to...? Hint

policies of militarism.

expansion into Asia.

cultural contacts with the West.

policies of isolation.

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Question 4 of 10

4. What Asian country was never a victim of imperialism? Hint

Thailand (Siam)

Singapore

Cambodia

Vietnam

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Question 5 of 10

5. North Korea and South Korea are divided at the ...? Hint

37th parallel

36th parallel

38th parallel

39th parallel

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Question 6 of 10

6. The primary goal of the Indian National Congress (INC) was to...? Hint

partition India between Muslims and Hindus.

reform the Hindu religion.

gain independence from Great Britain.

create a socialist economy.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Civil disobedience was Gandhi's most effective weapon against the forces of foreign imperialists. Which person created the idea of civil disobedience? Hint

Karl Marx

Mohandas Gandhi

Henry David Thoreau

Han Feizi

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Question 8 of 10

8. Europeans were able to dominate much of South and Southeast Asia because ...? Hint

Christianity appealed to the people of the region.

Few natural resources were found in the region.

The region lacked political organization.

Europeans had more advanced technology.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these took place in China? Hint

Amristar Massacre

Sepoy Rebellion

Boxer Rebellion

Sharpsville Massacre.

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Question 10 of 10

10. What Asian country used to have the same independence day as the US? Hint

India

Indonesia

The Philippines

Laos

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Confucianism in traditional China served to ...?

Answer: maintain the social order.

2. Both Japan and China decided to limit trade with Europe during much of the 16th and 17th centuries because the Japanese and Chinese ...?

Answer: believed they would receive no benefit from trading with the Europeans.

3. The arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry in Japan in 1853 signaled the end to...?

Answer: policies of isolation.

4. What Asian country was never a victim of imperialism?

Answer: Thailand (Siam)

5. North Korea and South Korea are divided at the ...?

Answer: 38th parallel

6. The primary goal of the Indian National Congress (INC) was to...?

Answer: gain independence from Great Britain.

7. Civil disobedience was Gandhi's most effective weapon against the forces of foreign imperialists. Which person created the idea of civil disobedience?

Answer: Henry David Thoreau

Thoreau was an American philosoper, Marx created the idea of communism, and Han Feizi was a famous Legalist writer.

8. Europeans were able to dominate much of South and Southeast Asia because ...?

Answer: Europeans had more advanced technology.

9. Which of these took place in China?

Answer: Boxer Rebellion

The Boxer Rebellion was the attempt of anti-foreign Chinese to reduce the amount of growing foreign missionaries and business people in China by killing the foreigners. The Sepoy Rebellion and Amistar Massacre took place in India. The Sharpsville Massacre took place in South Africa.

10. What Asian country used to have the same independence day as the US?

Answer: The Philippines

It was changed to June 12th in the 1960s, because on that date in 1898 the Phillipines got their freedom from Spain.

Source: Author katieclubine

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