Grade 8 Quiz On China Sections 1 & 2

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  • 1. 
    Empress Wu was
    • A. 

      The most famous female leader of China

    • B. 

      The most famous poet of China

    • C. 

      The most famous inventor of China

    • D. 

      The most famous Chinese woman that ever lived

  • 2. 
    Period of Disunion is
    • A. 

      A period of time which many achievements were made

    • B. 

      Time of disorder that followed the collapse of the Han Dyansty

    • C. 

      Time of disorder that followed the Tang Dynasty

    • D. 

      Time of disorder that followed the Song Dyansty

  • 3. 
    The Grand Canal links
    • A. 

      China to other countries

    • B. 

      West and East of China

    • C. 

      North and South of China

  • 4. 
    One of the greatest rulers of the Tang Dynasty was
    • A. 

      Li Bo

    • B. 

      Taizong

    • C. 

      Empress Wu

    • D. 

      Li Qingzhao

  • 5. 
    Buddhism started in
    • A. 

      Korea

    • B. 

      Japan

    • C. 

      China

    • D. 

      India

  • 6. 
    During the Period of Disunion many people turned to Buddhism because
    • A. 

      They were happy to be buddhists

    • B. 

      They were hungry and this religion helped them

    • C. 

      They took comfort in the teaching that people can escape their suffering and achieve peace

    • D. 

      They took comfort in buddhism because they were so happy during the Period of Disunion

  • 7. 
    Buddhism influence many aspect of Chinese culture such as
    • A. 

      Cooking and eating food

    • B. 

      Art, literature and architecture

    • C. 

      Clothing

  • 8. 
    The Song Dynasty ruled for about
    • A. 

      100 years

    • B. 

      150 years

    • C. 

      200 years

    • D. 

      300 years

    • E. 

      250 years

  • 9. 
    Empress Wu belonged to which Dynasty
    • A. 

      Song

    • B. 

      Tang

    • C. 

      Sui

  • 10. 
    The advancements in agriculture led to
    • A. 

      The increase in automobiles

    • B. 

      The increase in housing

    • C. 

      The increase in population

    • D. 

      The increase in dynasties

  • 11. 
    One of the crops which helped the development in agriculture in China was
    • A. 

      Fast rippening rice

    • B. 

      Fast rippening fruits

    • C. 

      Fast rippening tea leaves

  • 12. 
    The name of the new irrigation device was
    • A. 

      The geico backbone pump

    • B. 

      The armed backbone pump

    • C. 

      The chinese backbone pump

    • D. 

      The dragon backbone pump

  • 13. 
    What products did the Chinese import?
    • A. 

      Tea, rice and other products

    • B. 

      Different plants and foods, wool, glass, gold and silver

    • C. 

      Gold and silver only

    • D. 

      Food only

  • 14. 
    A thin , beautiful type of pottery is called
    • A. 

      Jade

    • B. 

      Celadon

    • C. 

      Porcelain

  • 15. 
    A compass is
    • A. 

      A device which shows North

    • B. 

      A device which shows the address of a place

    • C. 

      A device to irrigate

    • D. 

      A device to grow rice

  • 16. 
    Woodblock printing is
    • A. 

      Simple printing

    • B. 

      Using electriciy to print on wood

    • C. 

      A form of printing in which an entire page is carved into a block of wood

    • D. 

      Fast printing on wood blocks

    • E. 

      Printing only on wood

  • 17. 
    Gunpowder was used by the Chinese for
    • A. 

      Guns

    • B. 

      Bombs

    • C. 

      Fireworks

    • D. 

      Cooking

    • E. 

      Printing

  • 18. 
    The Chinese were the first people to invent
    • A. 

      Coin money

    • B. 

      Paper money

    • C. 

      Credit cards instead of money

  • 19. 
    What forms of art did the Chinese have
    • A. 

      Songs and poetry only

    • B. 

      Poetry, murals and porcelain figurines

    • C. 

      Songs only

    • D. 

      Poetry only

  • 20. 
    One of the most famous female poet in China was
    • A. 

      Li Qingzhao

    • B. 

      Li Bo

    • C. 

      Empress Wu

    • D. 

      Chang'an

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