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