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