Question

Question 1 (0.5 points)
A dictator generally takes and keeps his power by force.

Question 1 options:
True
False
Question 2 (0.5 points)
Throughout the history of China, dynastic substitutions have mainly been the result of mutiny or foreign invasion.

Question 2 options:
True
False
Question 3 (0.5 points)
During the Han Dynasty, a trade route called the Silk Road was built to expand trade between China and the Roman Empire.

Question 3 options:
True
False
Question 4 (0.5 points)
Which of the following Asian leaders would NOT be considered a dictator?

Question 4 options:

Kim Jong-Il


Hu Jintao


Jiang Zemin


Taro Aso

Question 5 (0.5 points)
What is the historical backbone of the writing system throughout Eastern Asia?

Question 5 options:

The ancient Chinese script


The Korean Han-gul writing system


The Japanese writing code


The Vietnamese Chu Nom script

Question 6 (0.5 points)
Which of the following is not considered a Taoism religion?

Question 6 options:

Buddhism


Confucianism


Shinto


Taoism

Question 7 (0.5 points)
During what dynasty was the Silk Road built?

Question 7 options:

Han


Shang


Xia


Qing

Question 8 (0.5 points)
What is the official language of Hong Kong?

Question 8 options:

Chinese


English


Chinese and English


Cantonese

Question 9 (0.5 points)
What has been the effect of the post-Mao leadership under Deng Xiaoping in China?

Question 9 options:

Stagnant economy


Increased political oppression


Economic growth nearly 10 percent a year


Decreased literacy and education rates

Question 10 (0.5 points)
What has been the main force behind Taiwan’s economic growth?

Question 10 options:

agri-business


subsistence farming


manufacturing


nuclear weapons

Question 11 (0.5 points)
Who led the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989?

Question 11 options:

political leaders


Buddhist monks


students and intellectuals


women and children

Question 12 (0.5 points)
Read this statement by Tadao Chino, the President of the Asian Development Bank, made in 2000 at the World Economic Symposium.

“One of such emerging challenges is the accelerating and deepening globalization of economies. Since the 1980s, globalization, supported by deregulation and IT revolution, together with increasing financial assets, has presented enormous opportunities and risks. It is a well-known fact that much of the success of Asian economies could be attributed to the market-friendly and export-oriented economic policies pursued by the respective governments, taking advantage of the increasingly globalized market. Many Asian economies have strengthened market orientation of their economic policies and institutions, gradually dismantled barriers to trade and investment, and facilitated rapid changes in production and telecommunications technologies. As a result, many Asian economies have been able to grow rapidly and sharply reduce poverty levels, while achieving a significant degree of integration with the global economy as is revealed by the considerable share of foreign trade in their national economies.”

What is one of the greatest challenges faced by the economies of the Asian countries, based on this statement?

Question 12 options:

fast pace of globalization


protectionist policies of Europe and the U.S.


market-friendly export opportunities


rapid changes in production and telecommunications technologies

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions:

**Question 1:** True
A dictator generally takes and keeps his power by force.

**Question 2:** True
Throughout the history of China, dynastic substitutions have mainly been the result of mutiny or foreign invasion.

**Question 3:** True
During the Han Dynasty, a trade route called the Silk Road was built to expand trade between China and the Roman Empire.

**Question 4:** Hu Jintao
Hu Jintao would NOT be considered a dictator compared to the others listed.

**Question 5:** The ancient Chinese script
The historical backbone of the writing system throughout Eastern Asia is the ancient Chinese script.

**Question 6:** Buddhism
Buddhism is not considered a Taoism religion.

**Question 7:** Han
The Silk Road was built during the Han Dynasty.

**Question 8:** Chinese and English
The official language of Hong Kong is Chinese and English.

**Question 9:** Economic growth nearly 10 percent a year
The effect of the post-Mao leadership under Deng Xiaoping in China has been economic growth nearly 10 percent a year.

**Question 10:** manufacturing
The main force behind Taiwan’s economic growth has been manufacturing.

**Question 11:** students and intellectuals
The Tiananmen Square protests in 1989 were led by students and intellectuals.

**Question 12:** fast pace of globalization
One of the greatest challenges faced by the economies of the Asian countries, based on the statement, is the fast pace of globalization.