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Taiwan history and culture

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Taiwan’s aboriginal tribes have been on the island for more than

a)

500 000 years

b)

50 000 years

c)

5 000 years

d)

500 years

2.

They are of origin.

a)

Australian

b)

Austronesian

c)

Austrian

d)

Australopithecus

3.

At present there are recognized aboriginal tribes in Taiwan.

a)

16

b)

14

c)

12

d)

10

4.

Two of these tribes are the ___ and ___

a)

Amis

b)

Maori

c)

Hopi

d)

Yami

5.

Two traditions that the aboriginals were known for, was ___ and ___

a)

Cannibalism (eating people)

b)

Head-hunting

c)

Face tattoos

d)

Building large ships to travel to Africa

6.

How are the aboriginal groups different from each other?

4 lines
7.

The ___ gave the sailed past Taiwan and gave it the name Ile de Formosa

a)

Dutch (Netherlands)

b)

Spanish

c)

Portuguese

d)

French

8.

The ___ had a small colony in Keelung for a short time

a)

Dutch

b)

Spanish

c)

Portuguese

d)

French

9.

The ___ started a colony at Tainan

a)

Dutch

b)

Spanish

c)

Portuguese

d)

French

10.

To protect themselves they built two forts. One still stands today and in the 1600s was known as ___

a)

Fort Tainan

b)

Fort Zeelandia

c)

Fort Provincia

d)

Fort Surfandturf

11.

This European colony was defeated by a Ming Dynasty leader called ___

a)

Sun Yatsen

b)

Chiang Kaishek

c)

Lee Tenghui

d)

Zheng Chenggong.

12.

Under the Qing Dynasty rulers, Taiwan was part of ___

a)

Xinjiang

b)

Tibet

c)

Fujian

d)

Hong Kong

13.

The Qing rulers could control most of the lowland areas, but not the mountain areas, because of the dangers caused by ___

a)

Taiwan V-bear

b)

Aboriginal groups

c)

Typhoons

d)

Earthquakes

14.

In 1895 Taiwan became part of Japan because ___

a)

Japan won the First Sino-Japanese War

b)

The Qing needed money and sold Taiwan

c)

The Taiwanese voted in a referendum

15.

The Japanese used military force to take control of the whole island, including the mountain areas. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Uhm, well maybe

16.

Japan developed Taiwan. They did all these, but NOT ___

a)

Build roads and railways

b)

Improved food production

c)

Catching all the fish and cutting down all the trees

d)

Improving education

e)

Making the economy better

17.

The capital city is situated in the north. What is it called?

a)

Tainan

b)

Taidong

c)

Taichung

d)

Taipei

18.

What kind of land makes up Taiwan?

a)

Rainforests

b)

Deserts and grassy plains

c)

Prairies, lowlands and highlands

d)

Mountainous with forest, plains and lowlands

19.

Culture can be seen as ___

a)

What you do in a society

b)

How you do things in a society

c)

Being different from others

d)

Being better than others

20.

Which is NOT seen as part of culture?

a)

Language

b)

Music

c)

Beliefs and Religion

d)

Healthcare

21.

What religions do most people in Taiwan follow?

a)

Christian or Buddhist

b)

Taoist or Christian

c)

Muslim or Christian

d)

Buddhist or Taoist

22.

How you see things and think about them is ___

a)

Perspective

b)

Identity

c)

Culture

d)

Expression

23.

Who you are is ___

a)

Expression

b)

Perspective

c)

Identity

d)

Culture

24.

Expression can be seen as ___

a)

How you do something

b)

How you sing and dance

c)

How you write and do art

d)

All of the above

25.

How do you see yourself? Are you ___

a)

Mostly Taiwanese

b)

Mostly Chinese

c)

Mostly foreign

d)

Equally Taiwanese and Chinese

e)

None of the above