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ROK (Republic of Korea) vs Dem. Rep. of Korea (DPRK)

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the current leader in North Korea?
a)
Kim Jong-Un
b)
Kim IL-Sung
c)
Kim Jong-IL
d)
Ho Chi Minh
2.

What is the capital of South Korea?

a)

Pyongyang

b)

Pyeonchang

c)

Seoul

d)

Busan

3.
What is the latitude line that separates North Korea and South Korea?
a)
41st parallel
b)
31st parallel
c)
38th parallel
d)
48th parallel
4.

North Korea has a free and open internet

a)

True

b)

False

5.

How many people are believed to be in political prison camps in North Korea, according to human rights groups?

a)

500-1200

b)

15,000-40,000

c)

80,000-200,000

d)

1 million

6.

How do you gain leadership in North korea

a)

By a vote but it is for a fixed party

b)

The leadership is passed down from the family

7.

Which Korea is a democracy

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

8.

Which Korea is a Dictatorship

a)

North Korea

b)

South korea

9.

What country borders North Korea to the north?

a)

Japan

b)

South Korea

c)

Vietnam

d)

China

10.

The USA supported South Korea during the Korean War.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

North Korea's leaders have used __________________ as a way to control it's citizens.

a)

rewards

b)

field trips

c)

fines

d)

intimidation and fear

12.

Located between North Korea & South Korea, the DMZ stands for _______?

a)

disorganized military zone

b)

don't move zone

c)

denied movement zone

d)

demilitarized zone

13.

_________ has little personal rights and freedoms and heavy government censorship , while ___________ has little government censorship and more rights and freedoms.

a)

India, China

b)

North Korea, South Korea

c)

South Korea, North Korea

d)

Japan, India

14.

Border between North and South Korea where no one is allowed to go

a)

Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

b)

Seoul

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Korean War

15.

What devastating event occurred during the 1990's in North Korea that caused millions of people to die?

a)

Famine

b)

Earthquake

c)

a Great Fire

16.

The internet is not accessable in North Korea, and most information about the outside world is censored and controlled by the government in North Korea

a)

True

b)

False

17.
Which Country does this flag represent?
a)
South Korea
b)
North Korea
18.
Which of the following is the capital for North Korea?
a)
Beijing
b)
Seoul
c)
Pyongyang
19.

North Korea has a free and open internet

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What country has traditionally been an ally of North Korea?

a)

Russia

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

S. Korea

21.

What type of landform makes up all of North and South Korea?

a)

isthmus

b)

archipelago

c)

peninsula

d)

savanna

22.
One way the government of Kim Jong-un controls the lives of the people who live in North Korea is by
a)
requiring every citizen to vote.
b)
controlling information its people receive from the outside world.
c)
enforcing free trade with other nations.
d)
updating machinery in farms and factories.
23.

Which of the following aspects of South Korean culture can be found worldwide?

a)

K-Pop

b)

E-Gaming

c)

Samsung Electronics and Kia Automobiles

d)

All of the Above

24.

What is this korean dish called?

a)

Kimchi

b)

Lychee

c)

Sushi

25.

Which of the following is the most popular martial art in South Korea?

a)

Karate

b)

Jiu-Jitsu

c)

Taekwondo

26.

What is K-pop?

a)

Japanese movies

b)

Korean Popular Music

c)

American Hip Hop

27.

North Koreans are allowed to listen to South Korean K-pop

a)

True

b)

False

28.

K-Pop began in which country?

a)

South Korea

b)

North Korea

c)

China

d)

Japan

29.

Citizens of which country have a longer life expectancy?

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

30.

Which of the following is True about North Korea?

a)

Their leadership is passed down through the Kim family.

b)

The U.N. is concerned about their human rights abuses.

c)

North Korea continues to pursue Nuclear Weapons testing.

d)

All Answers are Correct

31.

Which country shares a border with China?

a)

North Korea

b)

Japan

c)

South Korea

d)

None of the answers are correct

32.

North Korean citizens are free to travel to South Korea at any time.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Pyongyang is the capital of North Korea.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Type of Government that is led by a Dictator who has total control over all aspects of society

a)

A dictatorship

b)

A kingdom

c)

A democracy

d)

A republic

35.

What is the definition of dictator?

a)

A body of land surrounded by water on three sides

b)

an agreement to stop fighting

c)

a ruler with complete control of their country

d)

a neutral area between enemy countires

36.

North Korea is number

a)

10

b)

13

c)

11

d)

12

e)

15

37.

South Korea is number...

a)

12

b)

5

c)

15

d)

13

e)

11

38.
The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) acts as a border between which two countries?
a)
North Korea and China
b)
South Korea and Japan
c)
North Korea and South Korea
d)
China and Russia
39.

The placement of pictures and statues all over public places in North Korea can best be described as ...

a)

cultural diffusion.

b)

genocide.

c)

over population.

d)

propaganda.

40.

Please identify number 12

a)

Asia

b)

Antarctica

c)

Atlantic ocean

d)

Europe

41.
Recently, Kim Jong Un said that North Korea was planning to
a)
test its first nuclear bomb.
b)
test a missile that could reach the U.S.
c)
improve relations with other world nations.
d)
stop trading with China.
42.

Communism is ...

a)

Type of Government that controls all aspects of society, including the Economy.

b)

The idea that one culture or ethnicity is better or superior than another

c)

Philosophy of North Korea of Self-Reliance. They do not need anyone else to help them.

d)

Type of Government that is based on democracy and the rule of people through free elections.