A) Derk Bodde B) King Zhuangxiang C) Sima Qian D) Lü Buwei
A) Zhao dynasty B) Qin dynasty C) Tang dynasty D) Han dynasty
A) Youngest son B) Eldest son C) Nephew D) Adopted son
A) State of Wey B) Court of Zhao C) State of Qin D) City of Handan
A) Prince of Qin B) Regent prime minister C) Rich merchant D) Military general
A) State of Zhao B) State of Han C) State of Wey D) State of Qin
A) Zhao Ji B) Queen Dowager Zhao C) Lady Wey D) Lady Zhao
A) Lü Buwei B) Zhao Chengjiao C) Zhao Zheng D) Yiren
A) His month of birth Zhengyue B) A victory in battle C) His father's lineage D) The city of Handan
A) The first month of the Chinese lunar calendar B) The last month of the year C) A merchant title D) The name of a state
A) The last day of the year B) The fifteenth day of Zhengyue C) The first day of Zhengyue D) The middle of the lunar month
A) 235 BC B) 250 BC C) 259 BC D) 246 BC
A) Lü Buwei B) Song Zhong C) King Zhaoxiang D) Lord Chang'an
A) Handan B) Tunliu C) Xianyang D) Wey
A) 259 BC B) 246 BC C) 235 BC D) 250 BC
A) Lü Buwei B) Prince Yiren C) King Zhuangxiang D) King Zhaoxiang of Qin
A) Brought honor to Lü Buwei B) Caused merchants to become the highest social class C) Led to his immediate dethronement D) Contributed to a generally negative view of the First Emperor
A) John Knoblock B) Jeffrey Riegel C) Song Zhong D) Derk Bodde
A) Song Zhong B) Derk Bodde C) Sima Qian D) Jeffrey Riegel
A) Later Confucian society regarded merchants as the lowest social class B) Lü Buwei was a foreigner C) Merchants were wealthier than kings D) Merchants were forbidden from having children
A) 235 BC B) 246 BC C) 250 BC D) 259 BC
A) Three years B) Forty-eight years C) Thirteen years D) Nine years
A) 15 years old B) 13 years old C) 20 years old D) 9 years old
A) 235 BC B) 246 BC C) 250 BC D) 259 BC
A) Because he was a merchant B) For plotting to overthrow the king C) His failure in the war against the six states D) His involvement in a scandal with Queen Dowager Zhao
A) Lü Buwei's brother B) Zhao Zheng's legitimate half-brother C) Zhao Zheng's biological father D) King Zhuangxiang's brother
A) Wey B) Handan C) Xianyang D) Tunliu
A) They surrendered to Zhao Ji B) They were executed by Zhao Zheng C) They were banished to Wey D) They were appointed as officials
A) Bìxià B) Huángdì C) Wáng D) Zhēnrén
A) Han B) Yue C) Xiongnu D) Zhou
A) Lü Buwei B) Sima Qian C) Modu Chanyu D) Li Si
A) Michael Loewe B) Sima Qian C) Li Si D) Lü Buwei
A) First tour B) Fifth tour C) Second tour D) Third tour
A) 2011 B) 221 BC C) 1911 D) 210 BC
A) A larger group descended from a prominent ancestor B) Only royal family members born in Handan C) Foreign merchants and scholars D) A smaller group that showed a branch's current fief
A) A smaller group that showed a branch's current fief or recent title B) The nomadic tribes of Inner Asia C) A larger group descended from the Three Sovereigns D) All citizens of the Qin state
A) Shang B) Chu C) Zhao D) Qi
A) The rulers of the Han dynasty B) The legendary Five Emperors C) The Xiongnu chieftains D) The Shang dynasty high god
A) Li Si and Lü Buwei B) Sima Qian and Michael Loewe C) King Zhuangxiang and King Zhaoxiang D) Peter A. Boodberg or Edward H. Schafer
A) 帝 (Di) B) 王 (Wang) C) 朕 (Zhen) D) 皇 (Huang)
A) "Your Majesty" (陛下; bìxià) B) "Your Highness" (上; shàng) C) "The Immortal" (真人; zhēnrén) D) "First Emperor" (始皇帝; Shǐ Huángdì)
A) "The Immortal" (真人; zhēnrén) B) "Your Majesty" (陛下; bìxià) C) "King" (王; wáng) D) "Your Highness" (上; shàng)
A) "Your Highness" (上; shàng) B) "The Immortal" (真人; zhēnrén) C) "Your Majesty" (陛下; bìxià) D) "Emperor" (皇帝; huángdì)
A) A eunuch B) A royal guard C) A foreign diplomat D) A Buddhist monk
A) Chancellor B) Marquis C) General D) Duke
A) A servant confessed the plot to King Zheng. B) He drunkenly challenged the king to a duel. C) He accidentally dropped a secret letter on the floor. D) He was heard bragging about being the young king's stepfather.
A) Yong B) Handan C) Luoyang D) Xianyang
A) Li Si and Lü Buwei B) Lord Changping and Lord Changwen C) The royal guards and eunuchs D) Lady Zhao and Zhao Ji
A) He successfully fled the battlefield. B) He committed suicide by poison. C) He surrendered to Lord Changping. D) He was captured immediately and executed.
A) A title of high nobility B) 2 million copper coins C) 500,000 copper coins D) 1 million copper coins
A) 100,000 copper coins B) 1 million copper coins C) Half a million copper coins D) No reward at all
A) She was executed alongside Lao Ai. B) She was placed under house arrest until her death. C) She was banished from the Qin state forever. D) She was stripped of all her wealth and made a commoner.
A) Qi B) Chu C) Yan D) Zhao
A) Crown Prince Dan B) Meng Tian C) Fan Wuji D) Gao Jianli
A) A bow B) A zhu C) A dagger D) A sword
A) Crown prince B) Military general C) Diplomat D) Zhu player
A) Neishi Teng B) Wang Jian C) Meng Tian D) Li Xin
A) Shouchun Commandery B) Ordos Plateau C) Yingchuan Commandery D) Dukang Commandery
A) Neishi Teng B) Wang Jian C) Gao Jianli D) Meng Tian
A) Civil war B) Assassination of King An C) Nomadic raids from the Xiongnu D) Natural disasters
A) King Xi B) King Jian C) Crown Prince Dan D) Prince Jia
A) Ji B) Shouchun C) Daliang D) Handan
A) Dukang B) Ordos Plateau C) Liaodong Peninsula D) Yingchuan
A) Shouchun B) Ji C) Handan D) Daliang
A) Qi B) Yan C) Han D) Chu
A) Zhu B) Heshibi C) Fan Wuji D) Dukang map
A) 17th year of Qin B) 3rd century BC C) 2nd millennium D) 10th century
A) Yang Duanhe B) Neishi Teng C) Wang Jian D) General Meng Tian
A) Xiongnu nomads B) Yue tribes C) Yan soldiers D) Zhao remnants
A) The Spring and Autumn period B) This is a decoy constraint check C) The Warring States period D) The Three Kingdoms period E) The Zhou dynasty
A) The feudal system B) The meritocracy system C) The commandery system D) The county system
A) 12 B) 36 C) 100 D) 40
A) 40 B) 30 C) 36 D) 50
A) Counties B) Townships C) Hundred-family units D) Feudal states
A) Commanderies B) Provinces C) Townships D) Feudal regions
A) Hereditary right B) Family wealth C) Social status D) Merit
A) Monopolistic right B) Electoral right C) Divine right D) Hereditary right
A) Ban Liang coin B) Bronze dagger-money C) Zhou coin D) Gold cast coin
A) Clerical script B) Oracle bone script C) Seal script D) Regular script
A) Iron tools B) Gold coins C) Silver armor D) Bronze weapons
A) 100 tons B) 70 tons C) 460 tons D) 15 tons
A) Mohism B) Legalism C) Daoism D) Confucianism
A) Li Si B) Fusu C) Xiang Yu D) Sima Qian
A) Sima Qian B) Kong Anguo C) Xiang Yu D) Fusu
A) Military generals B) Alchemists C) Daoist monks D) Foreign diplomats
A) Sima Qian B) Fusu C) Li Si D) Kong Anguo
A) Earth B) Metal C) Fire D) Water
A) Fire B) Earth C) Water D) Wood
A) Red B) White C) Black D) Yellow
A) North B) East C) South D) West
A) Spring B) Summer C) Autumn D) Winter
A) Three B) Twelve C) Five D) Six
A) 15 centimetres B) 11.5 meters C) 1.4 meters D) 2 meters
A) Two metres B) 11.5 meters C) 1.4 meters D) 15 centimetres
A) A strongman assassin B) A poison expert C) A royal guard D) A skilled archer
A) A poisoned dagger B) A bronze sword C) A crossbow D) A heavy metal cone
A) 150 jin B) 120 jin C) 100 jin D) 80 jin
A) 90 lb B) 120 lb C) 160 lb D) 200 lb
A) 75 kg B) 120 kg C) 50 kg D) 97 kg
A) Behind the city gates B) Inside a royal palace courtyard C) Among the bushes along the route over a mountain D) Under a bridge |