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Mao's Great Famine by Frank Dikötter
  • 1. In which year did the Great Famine begin?
A) 1959
B) 1955
C) 1961
D) 1965
  • 2. Which political campaign initiated the policies leading to the famine?
A) The Anti-Rightist Campaign
B) The Great Leap Forward
C) The Hundred Flowers Campaign
D) The Cultural Revolution
  • 3. How many people are estimated to have died during the Great Famine?
A) 30 million
B) 20 million
C) 45 million
D) 10 million
  • 4. What role did the Soviet Union play during the Great Leap Forward?
A) Direct intervention
B) No involvement
C) Providing economic aid
D) Initial support and later withdrawal
  • 5. What was emphasized in the agricultural policy of the Great Leap Forward?
A) Backyard furnaces
B) Irrigation improvement
C) Fertilizer use
D) Crop rotation
  • 6. What was the Chinese government's response to reports of the famine?
A) Denial and suppression of information
B) Seeking foreign aid
C) Immediate action and relief efforts
D) Public acknowledgment of the crisis
  • 7. When was Frank Dikötter's book 'Mao's Great Famine' published?
A) 2010
B) 2000
C) 2005
D) 2015
  • 8. Frank Dikötter's work is primarily based on what type of sources?
A) Personal interviews
B) Literary analysis
C) Artistic representations
D) Archival documents
  • 9. Which age group was heavily affected by starvation during the Great Famine?
A) Adults
B) Teenagers
C) Elderly
D) Children
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