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