Story of the World: III Chapter 39 Test: China Adrift

During the end of Chi’en-lung’s reign, he gave power to Ho-Shen, his _____.

• son

• favorite army officer

• grandson

• wife

Why were people concerned that Ho-Shen was gaining power?

• He was a corrupt liar.

• He wanted to put a stop to the opium trade.

• The officials knew they could not bribe him to get what they wanted.

• all of the above

Why did Chi’en-lung give his throne to Pinyin Jiqing?

• He wanted Pinyin Jiqing to get some experience before he died.

• He was worried that Ho-Shen might try to steal the throne when he died.

• He was tired and wanted to retire to a monastery.

• He thought it would be disrespectful to rule longer than the greatest Manchu ruler.

What was Pinyin Jiqing’s new, royal name?

• Lin Zexu

• Tao-Kung

• Chia-ch’ing

• K’ang-hsi

What did Pinyin Jiqing do to Ho-Shen?

• He banished Ho-Shen from China.

• He allowed Ho-Shen to commit honorable suicide.

• He killed Ho-Shen.

• He made Ho-Shen the commander of his army.

People from ____ were smuggling opium into China.

• the United States

• Britain

• France

• Japan

One official suggested that opium be made legal so that ______.

• The money from opium would stay in China.

• The pirates who smuggled opium would leave.

• The Chinese people would not want so much of it.

• all of the above.

How did Lin Zexu attempt to wipe out the opium problem?

• He sent out orders for sixty Chinese opium merchants to be thrown in jail.

• He threatened to close all Chinese ports forever unless every ship in Canton handed over all their opium.

• He threatened to arrest and put to death any British merchant found trading opium.

• all of the above.

What did Lin Zexu do with the opium that he recovered?

• He burned it and then buried the ashes.

• He dumped it into three large holes, flooded the holes, and washed it all away.

• He sent it to Hong Kong.

• He sold it to the Japanese.

The Chinese spent so much money on opium that they started to run short of silver coins.

• True

• False