Question 1

The land available for agriculture has

Accepted Answer

A)  increased due to conservation measures.
B)  decreased as a result of urban growth.
C)  increased due to expansion to the west.
D)  decreased as a result of population growth and industrial development.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C) D

Question 2

China and the Soviet Union were allies until the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The legitimacy of traditional political authority rested on the moral doctrine of

Accepted Answer

A)  Daoism.
B)  Confucianism.
C)  family obligation.
D)  theocracy.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

When no formal or generally known second-in-command exists,and where there is no regularized mechanism to choose a new top leader,it is likely that

Accepted Answer

A)  a revolution will occur.
B)  political parties will fill the gap.
C)  the nation will convert to a legislative-centered system.
D)  a crisis of succession will occur.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 5

The "mass line" meant that the CCP

Accepted Answer

A)  was a party of the masses.
B)  was dependent on the masses and mindful of their interests.
C)  used deceitful propaganda.
D)  organized workers and demonstrators for rallies.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B) A

Question 6

Political participation is now

Accepted Answer

A)  compulsory,as it has been since 1949.
B)  evidenced in the use of public media to air complaints about the government.
C)  allowed only in governmentally-mandated forms.
D)  discouraged,especially that associated with mass mobilization.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

The policy of "one country,two systems" was initiated by China in order to deal with

Accepted Answer

A)  the controversy over the status of Taiwan.
B)  the influx of immigrants from neighboring countries.
C)  the changed relationship with the United States in 1971.
D)  the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

The People's Republic of China was established after the Cultural Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Hundred Flowers Campaign of 1957

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasized agricultural development.
B)  was an ecological movement.
C)  encouraged political criticism.
D)  was part of the personality cult encouraged by Mao.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

The relationship between political governance and economic policy in contemporary China can be characterized as

Accepted Answer

A)  undergoing simultaneous political and economic reform.
B)  undergoing economic reform but retaining political control.
C)  furthering goals of economic conservatism and political conservatism.
D)  remaining stagnant,both politically and economically.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 11

In 1961,the Great Leap Forward was ended in an effort to ease overproduction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The era most associated with Mao Zedong was the period between 1921 and 1936.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The social structure of pre-Revolutionary China is best characterized as

Accepted Answer

A)  hierarchical on elite and popular levels.
B)  having equality on elite but not popular levels.
C)  hierarchical on elite but not popular levels.
D)  hierarchical on neither elite nor popular levels.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

After Mao's death,his successors

Accepted Answer

A)  proclaimed communism dead and introduced democratic government.
B)  rejected most policies initiated by Mao.
C)  wanted to return to dynastic control.
D)  did not make any great changes,but continued Mao's policies.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

The Communist Party is responsible for interest aggregation and defining leadership and power in relation to the government in China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 16

The National Party Congress is

Accepted Answer

A)  small and efficient.
B)  too large to wield much power.
C)  in continual session as a result of problems in policy implementation.
D)  run by the State Council.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 17

The organization that exercises the executive functions of government is the

Accepted Answer

A)  National People's Congress.
B)  Politburo.
C)  Supreme Court.
D)  State Council.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Which of the following best characterizes the Chinese political tradition?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is decentralized,authoritarian,and bureaucratic.
B)  It is decentralized,anti-authoritarian,and bureaucratic.
C)  It is centralized,authoritarian,and anti-bureaucratic.
D)  It is centralized,authoritarian,and bureaucratic.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

The current Chinese legal system is developing criminal codes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The two major organizational hierarchies in China are the army and the bureaucracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: Politics in China by Melanie Manion

The land available for agriculture has

Correct AnswerverifiedD

China and the Soviet Union were allies until the 1960s.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The legitimacy of traditional political authority rested on the moral doctrine of

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

When no formal or generally known second-in-command exists,and where there is no regularized mechanism to choose a new top leader,it is likely that

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The "mass line" meant that the CCP

Correct AnswerverifiedA

Political participation is now

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The policy of "one country,two systems" was initiated by China in order to deal with

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The People's Republic of China was established after the Cultural Revolution.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The Hundred Flowers Campaign of 1957

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The relationship between political governance and economic policy in contemporary China can be characterized as

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

In 1961,the Great Leap Forward was ended in an effort to ease overproduction.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The era most associated with Mao Zedong was the period between 1921 and 1936.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The social structure of pre-Revolutionary China is best characterized as

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

After Mao's death,his successors

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The Communist Party is responsible for interest aggregation and defining leadership and power in relation to the government in China.

Correct AnswerverifiedTrue

The National Party Congress is

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The organization that exercises the executive functions of government is the

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following best characterizes the Chinese political tradition?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The current Chinese legal system is developing criminal codes.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The two major organizational hierarchies in China are the army and the bureaucracy.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Correct Answer
verified
D

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
A

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
True

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified