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Opium Wars

Authored by Dave Perry

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11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was trade with China particularly important to Great Britain?

The British sourced opium from China

The British sourced silver from China

The British sourced rice from China

The British sourced tea from China

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Why were the Opium Wars significant?

It forced China to change to a democratic government

It forced Great Britain to recognise the importance of Confucian values

It forced China to open its doors to trade with the western world

It forced Great Britain to open its doors to trade with the Qing dynasty.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main reason Lord Macartney's mission of 1793 failed to secure Britain privileged trading status?

He refused to speak Mandarin to the Emperor

He refused to kowtow to the Emperor

He refused to eat Chinese food

He refused to travel to Peking to see the Emperor

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In 1830, how much was Great Britain spending on tea in China?

6 million silver dollars

1 million pounds sterling

100 million pounds of silver

16 million gold guineas

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Initially, apart from use as a narcotic, why did the Chinese want opium from the British?

As a form of currency that was easier to carry than bronze

As a form of tribute from Great Britain to the Emperor

As an ingredient for traditional medicine

As a means of subduing rebellious provinces

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did Lin Tse-Hsu besiege British opium traders before confiscating their opium and burning it?

Shanghai

Peking

Hong Kong

Canton

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How much opium did Lin Tse-Hsu burn?

200 chests

2, 000 chests

20,000 chests

200,000 chests

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