WorksheetsAssignment 55
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
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
What percentage of high ranking national officials was purged during the Cultural Revolution?
30%
40%
50%
60%
None of the above
What percentage of high ranking provincial and regional officials was purged during the Cultural Revolution?
30%
40%
50%
60%
None of the above
What is the correct definition for this term?
This fell 13% in 1967 and further in 1968, but it recovered to 1966 levels in 1969 and began growing slowly from 1971 onward.
grain production
% of children primary school age children in school
industrial production
population of cities
None of the above
