How much steel was actually produced in 1960 (the most productive year of the Great Leap Forward)?

How much grain had China produced in 1957?

How much grain did China actually produce in 1958?

What were the "four olds"?

On what month and year did Mao step down Chairman of the government of the country, while remaining Chairman of the party?

When was the Lushan Conference?

When did Yao Wenyuan criticise the play Hai Rui Dismissed from Office?

Which of the following was not a member of the Gang of Four?

Which was a history teacher who went on to head China's propaganda department during the Cultural Revolution?

Who said this?

"I found comrade Wang Yan sitting apart watching everyone eat lunch. He answered, 'This morning I ate two boxes, so I didn't bring any food.' So I took my own lunch box and gave it to him to eat. Even though I was a little hungry, letting him eat his fill was my greatest happiness...'"

What term goes with this definition?

This man replaced Mao as Chairman (or President) of China in December 1958 - This was not as important as it sounds because Mao was still chairman of the PARTY. Nonetheless, when this man began to undo many of Mao's radical economic measures, he earned Mao's anger, which seems to be one of the reasons for the Cultural Revolution. During the Cultural Revolution he was denounced and imprisoned in conditions deliberately designed to break his health. He died in solitary confinement in 1969, lying in his own excrement and denied medical treatment. He was posthumously rehabilitated in 1980.

What term goes with this definition?

Talented PLA general who became defense minister in 1959. He compiled Mao's quotations into the "Little Red Book". After the purge of Liu Shaoqi, he was appointed Mao's second in command and successor. By the end of the Cultural Revolution, he was enormously powerful, as China was effectively under military rule. In 1971, apparently fearing he was about to be purged, he attempted a coup against Mao. The plot was discovered and he tried to flee in a partially fueled 'plane, which crashed over Inner Mongolia. The whole thing was so embarrassing for the CCP that they kept it quiet for a year. When they finally reported it, it raised a lot of questions for many Chinese.

Who said this?

“It doesn’t matter if the cat is black or white; so long as it catches the mouse, it is a good cat.”

Where and when did Mao say this:

“Any mistakes that the centre has made ought to be my direct responsibility, and I also have an indirect share of the blame because I am chairman of the Central Committee. I don’t want other people to shirk their responsibility. There are some other comrades who also bear responsibility, but the primary person responsible should be me.”

Who is the man on the right?