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Korean History

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the Three Kingdoms was the largest?

a)

Baekje

b)

Silla

c)

Goguryeo

d)

Kaya

2.

What is the name of the legendary founder of Korea?

a)

Kim Il-Sung

b)

Dangun

c)

Hwanung

d)

Qin Shi Huang

3.

After World War II, Korea was divided along what line?

a)

The 38th Parallel

b)

The Demilitarized Zone

c)

The Red Zone

d)

The 25th Perpendicular

4.

What is the Capital of North Korea

a)

Seoul

b)

New Dehli

c)

Kim Il-Sung City

d)

Pyongyang

5.

During the Three Kingdoms period, what was the main religion of Korea?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Shintoism

d)

Tengrism

6.

After World War II, what country occupied Southern Korea?

a)

France

b)

Japan

c)

The United States

d)

The Soviet Union

7.

Which of the following leaders signed the Korean-Japanese annexation treaty?

a)

The Emperor of Korea

b)

The Commander-In-Chief

c)

The Prime Minister of Korea

d)

The Emperor of Japan

8.

Which of the Three Kingdoms united the Korean Peninsula with the help of China?

a)

Silla

b)

Japan

c)

Baekje

d)

Goguryeo

9.

Why didn't the Soviet Union and the United States fight each other directly during the Cold War?

a)

They were Allies.

b)

The U.S. and the Soviet Union did not have a large enough army.

c)

The Soviet Union was officially pacifist.

d)

Mutually Assured Destruction due to Nuclear Warfare

10.

How does Mr. Woolace take his coffee? (Before you say it, yes, this question is stupid. Deal with it, goobers.😎)

a)

I have literally never had coffee in my life.

b)

More Cream than Coffee

c)

Soy Milk with two packets of Stevia

d)

Straight black

11.

Which of the Three Kingdoms was considered a Naval Power?

a)

Kaya

b)

Goguryeo

c)

Baekje

d)

Silla

12.

What year was Korea annexed by Japan?

a)

1922

b)

1814

c)

1910

d)

1905

13.

What two rivers form the border between North Korea and China?

a)

Euphrates and Tigris

b)

Huang and Yangtze

c)

Indus and Ganges

d)

Yalu and Tumen

14.

What is the process of converting or influencing one's culture to be more like Japan's?

a)

Otakuism

b)

Shintoism

c)

Japanization

d)

Imperialism

15.

What is the capital of South Korea?

a)

Korea City

b)

Seukubi

c)

Seoul

d)

Chijeu

16.

What is the economic policy of the Soviet Union?

a)

Communism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Anarchy

d)

Syndicalism

17.

What country intervened to help North Korea during the Korean War?

a)

Japan

b)

The Soviet Union

c)

China

d)

Manchuria

18.

What type of landform is Korea?

a)

Peninsula

b)

Archipelago

c)

Inlet

d)

Delta

19.

What is a proxy war?

a)

A war fought by two different groups in the same country

b)

A war with no conflict, but great political tension

c)

A war that is started by at least one group that does not directly fight.

d)

Any war that is fought over different ideologies, not territory.

20.

What group officially agreed to intervene on behalf of South Korea?

a)

The European Union

b)

NATO

c)

The United States War Council

d)

The United Nations