Assignment 55

How much grain did China actually produce in 1958?

• 160 million tons

• 170 million tons

• 180 million tons

• 190 million tons

• None of the above.

Who was this?

Member of the Gang of Four. Shanghai writer and journalist whose radical articles helped publicize the ideology of the Cultural Revolution. He led the Shanghai revolutionary committee during the Cultural Revolution. In 1969 he was appointed to the Politburo. In 1975 he was appointed second deputy Prime Minister. After Mao's death, he was arrested and sentenced to death (commuted to life in prison).

• Yao Wenyuan

• Lin Biao

• Wang Hongwen

• Zhang Chunqiao

• None of the above

When did Mao move back to Beijing?

• May 1966

• July 1966

• August 1966

• December 1966

• None of the above.

When did mass struggle sessions against Liu Shaoqi begin?

• January 1967

• February 1967

• August 1967

• September 1968

• None of the above.

When did leading members of the politburo briefly convince Mao to restrain the Red Guards, only to have him reverse the decision?

• January 1967

• February 1967

• August 1967

• September 1968

• None of the above.

What was the estimated number of deaths in the Cultural Revolution?

• 50,000-100,000

• 300,000-600,000

• 500,000-800,000

• 750,000-1 million

• None of the above

What was the estimated number of deaths in the countryside between 1968-1971?

• 50,000-100,000

• 300,000-600,000

• 500,000-800,000

• 750,000-1 million

• None of the above

What is the closest approximation to the number of city youth sent to the countryside between 1968-72?

• 500,000

• More than 3 million

• More than 12 million

• About 36 million

• None of the above

What is the closest approximation to the number of party members sent to the May 7 Cadre Schools?

• 500,000

• More than 3 million

• More than 12 million

• About 36 million

• None of the above

How many of the 23 members of the 1966 Politiburo lost their positions or worse during the Cultural Revolution?

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 13

• None of the above