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History of China

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the founder of the Tang dynasty?

a)

Li Yuan (Emperor Gaozu of Tang)

b)

Li Shimin (Emperor Taizong of Tang)

c)

Li Heng (Emperor Suzong of Tang)

d)

Li Chun (Emperor Xianzong of Tang)

2.

In which year did the Tang dynasty collapse?

a)

907 CE

b)

618 CE

c)

960 CE

d)

705 CE

3.

The Xuanwu Gate Incident occurred during the rule of which dynasty?

a)

Eastern Zhou dynasty

b)

Tang dynasty

c)

Later Jìn dynasty

d)

Qing dynasty

4.

Excluding those who were posthumously elevated to imperial status, how many emperors did the Liao dynasty have?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

5.

The Later Qin dynasty existed during which historical period?

a)

Spring and Autumn

b)

Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms

c)

Northern and Southern dynasties

d)

Sixteen Kingdoms

6.

The Liao dynasty was annihilated by which dynasty in 1125 CE?

a)

Later Jīn dynasty

b)

Later Jìn dynasty

c)

Jīn dynasty

d)

Western Jìn dynasty

7.

During the reign of which emperor did the Jīn dynasty reach its peak?

a)

Wanyan Yong (Emperor Shizong of Jīn)

b)

Wanyan Jing (Emperor Zhangzong of Jīn)

c)

Wanyan Shouxu (Emperor Aizong of Jīn)

d)

Wanyan Wuqimai (Emperor Taizong of Jīn)

8.

During the reign of which emperor did the Northern Wei dynasty unify northern China?

a)

Yuan Hong (Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei)

b)

Tuoba Si (Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei)

c)

Tuoba Jun (Emperor Wencheng of Northern Wei)

d)

Tuoba Tao (Emperor Daowu of Northern Wei)

9.

The Coup at Chen Bridge led to the establishment of which dynasty?

a)

Northern Song dynasty

b)

Northern Yuan dynasty

c)

Northern Zhou dynasty

d)

Northern Han dynasty

10.

Who was the longest reigning emperor of China?

a)

Li Longji (Emperor Xuánzong of Tang)

b)

Zhu Di (Yongle Emperor)

c)

Borjigin Khayishan (Emperor Wuzong of Yuan)

d)

Aisin-Gioro Xuanye (Kangxi Emperor)

11.

Who commissioned six of the seven voyages led by Zheng He?

a)

Zhu Zhanji (Xuande Emperor)

b)

Zhu Di (Yongle Emperor)

c)

Zhu Yuanzhang (Hongwu Emperor)

d)

Zhu Youjian (Chongzhen Emperor)

12.

Which work is listed as one of the Five Classics?

a)

Doctrine of the Mean

b)

Book of Later Han

c)

Book of Rites

d)

Analects

13.

Which dynasty was not ruled by the Murong clan?

a)

Western Yan dynasty

b)

Former Yan dynasty

c)

Southern Yan dynasty

d)

Northern Yan dynasty

14.

Which was the first orthodox Chinese dynasty to rule over Xinjiang?

a)

Tang dynasty

b)

Western Han dynasty

c)

Southern Song dynasty

d)

Qin dynasty

15.

Which dynasty did not rule over Manchuria?

a)

Qing dynasty

b)

Ming dynasty

c)

Liao dynasty

d)

Liang dynasty

16.

The Chinese imperial examinations were first conducted during which dynasty?

a)

Eastern Han dynasty

b)

Yuan dynasty

c)

Chen dynasty

d)

Sui dynasty

17.

The Tang dynasty was overthrown by which dynasty?

a)

Later Tang dynasty

b)

Later Zhou dynasty

c)

Later Liang dynasty

d)

Later Han dynasty

18.

The Hall of Mental Cultivation in the Forbidden City became the residence of the emperor since the reign of which Qing monarch?

a)

Aisin-Gioro Fulin (Shunzhi Emperor)

b)

Aisin-Gioro Minning (Daoguang Emperor)

c)

Aisin-Gioro Yinzhen (Yongzheng Emperor)

d)

Aisin-Gioro Zaitian (Guangxu Emperor)

19.

Which dynasty was not ruled by ethnic Xianbei?

a)

Northern Qi dynasty

b)

Northern Wei dynasty

c)

Later Yan dynasty

d)

Eastern Wei dynasty