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History of the region (Asia and Middle East).d

History of the region (Asia and Middle East).d

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Вопрос 1

The Eastern Learning Movement was directed against:

  1. Chinese and Japanese influence
  2. the weak Yi government and Western influence
  3. the urban middle class
  4. the Grand Prince and his Japanese advisors
Вопрос 2

Throughout much of the nineteenth century, Korean relations with the outside world were handled by:

  1. the Japanese
  2. China
  3. the military
  4. the Buddhist priesthood
Вопрос 3

Between 1910 and 1945, Japan’s policy toward Korea was to:

  1. treat it as an equal
  2. exploit it and repress Korean culture
  3. modernize it
  4. prepare its people for self-government
Вопрос 4

Under the Japanese, public education in Korea:

  1. became mandatory for all Koreans
  2. emphasized Korean language and history
  3. taught Japanese
  4. prepared Koreans to assume government positions in the colonial government
Вопрос 5

The Chinese intervened in the Korean War to:

  1. protect their northeast border
  2. protect Russian interest in Korea
  3. conquer Korea for itself
  4. prepare for the conquest of Japan
Вопрос 6

Since 1960, South Korea has:

  1. become a democracy
  2. reunited with the North
  3. become an industrial power
  4. stagnated
Вопрос 7

Since World War II, probably the most stable nation in Southeast Asia has been:

  1. Cambodia
  2. Indonesia
  3. Burma
  4. Thailand
Вопрос 8

The leader of the nationalist movement in Vietnam was:

  1. Bao Dai
  2. Ho Chi Minh
  3. Ngo Dinh Diem
  4. General Giap
Вопрос 9

The Vietnamese decisively defeated the French at the Battle of:

  1. Hue City
  2. Khe Sanh
  3. Dien Bien Phu
  4. the A Drang Valley
Вопрос 10

The Ho Chi Minh Trail:

  1. ran through Laos and Cambodia
  2. supplied communist troops in West Vietnam
  3. was not a key element in the Vietnam War against the United States
  4. was built in 1860
Вопрос 11

When first introduced, communism in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge was:

  1. less severe than in Vietnam
  2. virtually genocidal
  3. greatly influenced by Russia
  4. disorganized to the point of having little impact
Вопрос 12

The leader of the Burmese independence movement was:

  1. U Nu
  2. Aung San
  3. U Thant
  4. Ne Win
Вопрос 13

Throughout most of the last 20 years, Burma has:

  1. been involved in a bloody civil war
  2. isolated itself from the world
  3. been in the midst of massive modernization
  4. been a dependency of India
Вопрос 14

The Chinese population of Thailand has been:

  1. isolated from the native population
  2. heavily persecuted
  3. largely assimilated
  4. expelled
Вопрос 15

The population of Singapore is largely:

  1. Chinese
  2. Indonesian
  3. Malayan
  4. Indian
Вопрос 16

The leader of the independence movement in Indonesia was:

  1. Suharto
  2. Mantak Chi
  3. Sukarno
  4. Dunh Khor
Вопрос 17

The founder of modern Pakistan was:

  1. Ali Bhutto
  2. Ayub Khan
  3. Ali Jinnah
  4. Yahya Khan
Вопрос 18

Which of the following was NOT a factor leading to the partition of India in 1947?

  1. the ambitions of Muslim politicians
  2. the ambitions of Muslim merchants in Karachi
  3. strong Indian National Congress support for partition
  4. British delays in granting freedom to India
Вопрос 19

Winston Churchill:

  1. supported Indian independence
  2. opposed Indian independence
  3. was indifferent to India
  4. thought India was no longer of value to England
Вопрос 20

One major source of conflict between India and Pakistan is:

  1. control of the waters of the Indus
  2. Indian treatment of Muslims
  3. control of Kashmir
  4. the border of Punjab and India
Вопрос 21

The leader of the movement for Bangladesh’s independence from Pakistan was:

  1. Ayub Khan
  2. Sheik Mujib
  3. Ali Pasha
  4. Benazir Bhutto
Вопрос 22

Ali Bhutto was deposed as president of Pakistan and put to death by:

  1. Ali Jinnah
  2. Yahya Khan
  3. Sheik Mujbur Rahman
  4. Zia-ul-Huq
Вопрос 23

Throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, Afghanistan was at war with:

  1. China
  2. Iran
  3. the Soviet Union
  4. Pakistan
Вопрос 24

Sri Lanka is beset by ethnic conflict between the Sinhalese majority and the …

  1. minority
  2. Hindi
  3. Muslim
  4. Tamil
  5. Hmong
Вопрос 25

Which of the following figures was NOT Prime Minister of India?

  1. Jawarlahal Nehru
  2. Mahatma Gandhi
  3. Lal Shastri
  4. Rajiv Gandhi
Вопрос 26

Under the rule of Indira Gandhi, India did all of the following EXCEPT:

  1. modernize India’s agriculture
  2. declare martial law and suppress the press
  3. complete a nuclear test
  4. fight a war with China
Вопрос 27

One problem that Indira Gandhi was unable to overcome was:

  1. Sikh unrest
  2. agricultural production
  3. Tamil insurgence
  4. maintaining good relations with the West
Вопрос 28

Which of the following Indian politicians was NOT assassinated?

  1. Indira Gandhi
  2. Jawarlahal Nehru
  3. Rajiv Gandhi
  4. Mahatma Gandhi
Вопрос 29

Which of the following women has NOT been a ruler of a South Asian country?

  1. Benazir Bhutto
  2. Indira Gandhi
  3. Suu Kyi
  4. Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Вопрос 30

The Gurka troops of the British army come from:

  1. India
  2. Nepal
  3. Sri Lanka
  4. Bangladesh
Вопрос 31

Geographic diversity in the Middle East has contributed to

  1. Unequal standards of living
  2. A common economic system
  3. similar political systems
  4. military alliances with Japan
Вопрос 32

Mesopotamia was an early center of civilization because it

  1. had large amounts of oil and natural gas
  2. was protected from invasion by the Atlas Mountains
  3. had ample water from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
  4. commanded a vital trade route between the Black and Mediterranean seas
Вопрос 33

Which group is correctly linked with one of its major achievements?

  1. Persians – invention of cuneiform
  2. Sumerians – invention of iron
  3. Hittites – development of the alphabet
  4. Hebrews- development of monotheism
Вопрос 34

Which geographic feature has been most responsible for the population distribution in the Middle East?

  1. abundance of oil deposits
  2. location of water
  3. presence of high plateaus
  4. availability if natural harbors
Вопрос 35

The religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share a common belief in

  1. nirvana
  2. monotheism
  3. reincarnation
  4. animism
Вопрос 36

A belief shared by Jews, Christians, and Muslims is that

  1. the Koran contains the laws of God
  2. the Ten Commandments are the holy word of God
  3. Jesus was the Messiah
  4. Muhammad was the messenger of God
Вопрос 37

Two effects of urbanization are

  1. high concentration of skilled laborers and good restaurants
  2. prettier gardens and fresher vegetables
  3. sub-standard, crowded living quarters and high unemployment
  4. cooler and wetter winters
Вопрос 38

An economic goal of Middle Eastern nations was

  1. to increase European economic influence
  2. increase the spread of western money
  3. nationalize foreign-owned oil companies
  4. save money in Swiss banks
Вопрос 39

Three ways that countries tried to increase agricultural production were

  1. desalination, fertigation, and giving land to the poor
  2. desalination, fertigation, and alienation
  3. dehydration, desertification, and giving land to the poor
  4. ferigation, subjagation, constipation
Вопрос 40

By measuring …we can see that the economies of Hong Kong and Singapore are catching up to the economies of North America but that the economies of Central and South America are not

  1. inflation per person
  2. real GDP per person
  3. the population
  4. real GDP
Вопрос 41

Since 1960, which of the following countries had average growth rates in real GDP per person higher than that of the United States?

  1. Nigeria
  2. Hong Kong
  3. India
  4. Latvia
Вопрос 42

Of the following Asian countries, which has the lowest level of real GDP per person?

  1. China
  2. Korea
  3. Singapore
  4. Hong Kong
Вопрос 43

The encomienda system (It rewarded conquerors with the labor of particular groups of subject people) most resembled Russian serfdom (It was a condition of debt bondage), in that

  1. both used laborers to work agriculturally and on other projects
  2. both legally enslaved their labor force
  3. both were imposed by foreign conquerors
  4. both drew their labor force from prisoners of war
Вопрос 44

Which of the following is MOST true of eighteenth-century European society?

  1. A majority of the population moved into the relatively new middle class
  2. The majority of people continued to live in the countryside and work as peasants
  3. The rate of population growth fell off sharply
  4. The cause of women's suffrage gained great momentum in western Europe
Вопрос 45

The tendency of the Muslim gunpowder empires to innovate technologically in the 1500s and 1600s, and then stagnate, is best illustrated by

  1. a decline in the quality of goods manufactured in Safavid Persia after the mid-1600
  2. the transformation of the janissaries into a pampered but obsolete musketeer corps
  3. the Ottoman Empire's failure in the 1700s to create a steamship navy
  4. Mughal India's decision to abandon railway construction projects begun around 1750
Вопрос 46

This commodity played the chief role in motivating French exploration of Canada and Russian exploration of Siberia:

  1. coffee
  2. gold
  3. fur
  4. tobacco
Вопрос 47

Which of the following negatively affected economic life in Ming China during the early 1600s?

  1. a decrease in the supply of precious metals, especially silver
  2. a failure of its economic productivity to keep up with population growth
  3. a decline in productivity caused by the addiction of Chinese workers to opium
  4. a series of wars with Russia on the Siberian frontier
Вопрос 48

Which of the following can be considered true of Japanese geishas and the women of the Ottoman harem?

  1. In both cases, they were not expected to display musical or artistic talents
  2. In both cases, their services could be purchased by members of any social class
  3. In both cases, they often advised rulers and served as regents
  4. In neither case was their exclusive role to provide entertainment and pleasure
Вопрос 49

How is the religious policy of the Ottoman sultans best described?

  1. They expelled Catholics and Protestants, but not Orthodox Christians
  2. They allowed a degree of toleration but taxed religious minorities
  3. They gave full equality to all worshippers, regardless of faith
  4. They ruthlessly suppressed Jews and Christians
Вопрос 50

Vasco de Gama:

  1. conquered India for Portugal
  2. discovered Brazil
  3. discovered a sea route to India
  4. began Portuguese trade with China
Вопрос 51

Prior to the Renaissance, the major impediments to European trade with Asia were:

  1. mountain ranges
  2. deserts
  3. short distances
  4. mountain ranges and deserts
Вопрос 52

The driving force behind Portuguese expansion and exploration was:

  1. Philip the Fair
  2. Sebastian the Bold
  3. Henry the Navigator
  4. Alphonso the Wise
Вопрос 53

The chief center of Portuguese trade with India was:

  1. Calicut
  2. Agra
  3. Goa
  4. Surat
Вопрос 54

The chief product of the Portuguese Indian trade was:

  1. silver
  2. spices
  3. fine gems
  4. silk
Вопрос 55

The first missionary to successfully be accepted by the Chinese Ming court was the Jesuit:

  1. Matteo Ricci
  2. Ignatius Loyola
  3. Francis Xavier
  4. Siguenzey Gongora
Вопрос 56

The Jesuits tended to:

  1. preach to the Chinese masses
  2. advocate the Westernization of China
  3. work with the Chinese elites
  4. openly preach Christianity throughout China
Вопрос 57

The chief product that China received from the West was:

  1. sugar
  2. guns
  3. silver
  4. jewels
Вопрос 58

The land rival that caused the Chinese the most concern was:

  1. India
  2. England
  3. Vietnam
  4. Russia
Вопрос 59

The chief item that China received in its trade with Russia was:

  1. silver
  2. furs
  3. guns
  4. timber
Вопрос 60

In order to penetrate China, the Jesuits:

  1. created rebellions throughout China
  2. formed alliance with disaffected Chinese merchants
  3. adopted Chinese language and culture
  4. used military force to compel Chinese acceptance
Вопрос 61

After 1640, Christianity in Japan:

  1. flourished
  2. was suppressed
  3. was confined to the trading ports
  4. became the state religion
Вопрос 62

Dutch trade in Asia centered upon:

  1. India
  2. China
  3. Java and other Indonesian islands
  4. the Philippines
Вопрос 63

The chief vehicle for Dutch trade in Asia was the:

  1. Batavia Company
  2. Dutch Spice Company
  3. Southeast Asian Trading Company
  4. Dutch East India Company
Вопрос 64

The creator of the Dutch trading empire in Southeast Asia was:

  1. Felix Cabal
  2. Jan Pieterzoon Coen
  3. Pieter Gynt
  4. Jan Huyghen van Linschoten
Вопрос 65

Early English trade with Mughal India was blocked by the influence of the:

  1. Muslim clergy
  2. Portuguese Jesuits
  3. Dutch
  4. Spanish