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Cultural Revolution

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the Cultural Revolution take place?

a)

1872 until 1885

b)

I don't know and frankly, I really don't care. I'm just doing this because you made me.

c)

1966 until 1976

d)

1962 until 1975

2.

Who made up the Red Guard?

a)

Students

b)

Professors

c)

Farmers

d)

Me

3.

Who started the Cultural Revolution?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

A chubby Asian dude

c)

Lin Biao

d)

Mao Zedong

4.

What was the Cultural Revolution also known as?

a)

The Great Chinese Cultural Revolution

b)

The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

c)

Cultural Revolution

d)

Cultural Revelation

5.

What were the effects of the Cultural Revolution?

a)

China had an large and sturdy agricultural economy

b)

Many professors ended up having to be reeducated

c)

Thousands of people died

d)

Most of China's antiques were destroyed.

6.

Who were mainly attacked by the red guards.

a)

The Intellectual

b)

The Elderly

c)

The Ugly

d)

The dumb

7.
When did Mao Zedong die, marking the end of the Cultural Revolution? 
a)
10 May, 1958
b)
16 May, 1966
c)
10 September, 1972
d)
9 September, 1976
8.
When did the Cultural Revolution begin? 
a)
16 May, 1966
b)
10 May, 1958
c)
9 September, 1976
d)
10 September, 1972
9.
What is the name of the radical political alliance formed by Jiang Quing, fourth wife of Mao Zedong, during the Cultural Revolution? 
a)
The Red Guard 
b)
The “Fourth Wife”
c)
The Destiny's Child 
d)
The “Gang of Four” 
10.

Why were 16 millions young people sent to the countryside after the Cultural Revolution?

a)

For industrialisation against the United States

b)

For agriculture against famine

c)

For re-education through labour

d)

For agriculture through communes

11.
Who were the main victims of the Red Guards? 
a)
Teachers and Intellectuals
b)
Mao's wifes 
c)
Mao's Children
d)
The Red Guard
12.

What was the Cultural Revolution?

a)

Mao's attempt to regain control of China and get rid of anything "old" in the country

b)

Introducing democracy to the Chinese people

c)

Showing the rest of the world how powerful Mao was

d)

Growing crops and producing steel at a very rapid rate

13.
What is this political campaign fighting against? 
a)
Bourgeois thinking 
b)
The “Gang of Four”
c)
Red Guards
d)
Teachers
14.

What is the book with the political thoughts from Mao Zedong called?

a)

The Little East Book

b)

The Little Red Book, even if it is only the name commonly known in the West

c)

The Pretty Little Liars

d)

The Little Finger

15.

What is the youth organization involved in implementing the aims of the Cultural Revolution called?

a)

The “Gang of Four”

b)

The Guomindang

c)

The Mao's Team

d)

Red Guards

16.

TRUE or FALSE: Mao ZeDong believe that traditional culture and beliefs were important?

a)

True

b)

False

17.

what are the four olds

a)

Old culture

b)

Old customs

c)

Old habits

d)

Old beliefs

e)

Old rituals

18.

What is the Red Guard?

a)

People that would hurt or even murder the political enemies of Mao and the communist party.

b)

people who hurt the communist party.

c)

People who would Try kill Mao.

d)

They would kill wild life .

19.

Who is Mao ZeDong ?

a)
b)
c)