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