Lesson 1

1 Communist control Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 16

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Lesson 1, Communist control: 20 multiple choice questions for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE History (1HI0), Unit 16: Mao’s China, 1945–76, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What was the official name for Chinese communist labour camps?

    • Peoples Army
    • Reform Through Labour
    • Red Guards
    • Thought Reform

  2. Which term describes the extreme devotion promoted towards Mao Zedong?

    • Cultural Revolution
    • Red Guard
    • Cult of Mao
    • Party Vanguard

  3. What twin methods did the CCP use to control information?

    • Rationing and trade
    • Tax and spend
    • Propaganda and censorship
    • Education and health

  4. What was the main goal of communist thought control?

    • Shaping party ideology
    • Increasing industrial output
    • Expanding foreign trade
    • Improving literacy rates

  5. What was the common name for the book of Mao's quotations?

    • Red Directive
    • Communist Manifesto
    • Little Red Book
    • Peoples Daily

  6. What registration system controlled where Chinese citizens lived?

    • Gouache system
    • Komsomol system
    • Danwei system
    • Hukou system

  7. What was a common fate for critics of communist rule?

    • Foreign exile
    • State pension
    • Labour camp sentence
    • Land ownership

  8. What was the title of the official Chinese Communist Party newspaper?

    • Workers Voice
    • Peoples Daily
    • Red Star
    • State Gazette

  9. A factory worker is sent to a labour re-education camp for criticising a leader. Which system is this?

    • Land reform
    • Household registration
    • Five-Year Plan
    • Reform Through Labour

  10. Portraits of Mao hanging in every home reflect what phenomenon?

    • Cult of Mao
    • Religious worship
    • Capitalist tradition
    • Democratic freedom

  11. Books are removed from a library and replaced with approved texts. Which control is this?

    • Mass literacy
    • Censorship
    • Land reform
    • Free trade

  12. Daily study of political texts was part of which policy?

    • Judicial reform
    • Agrarian reform
    • Market reform
    • Thought reform

  13. Which Chinese system legally restricted internal migration to cities?

    • Visa allocation
    • Labour exchange
    • Household registration
    • Passport control

  14. What did state control most directly restrict for citizens?

    • Family size
    • Religious beliefs
    • Dietary habits
    • Residence and work

  15. Why did the Chinese regime organise mass rallies and slogans?

    • To celebrate elections
    • To encourage tourism
    • To promote trade
    • To build loyalty

  16. Publicly criticising a political dissident at a meeting was called what?

    • Show trial
    • Party purge
    • Thought audit
    • Public denunciation

  17. Why did the Chinese state heavily invest in political propaganda campaigns?

    • Encourage democracy
    • Promote capitalism
    • Boost foreign trade
    • Sustain communist rule

  18. Which phrase best describes everyday communist control over citizens' lives?

    • Complete freedom
    • Minimal oversight
    • Pervasive interference
    • Total isolation

  19. What system limited people's movement by tying them to specific places of work and residence?

    • Internal passport
    • Labour exchange
    • Household registration
    • Commune rationing

  20. What was the main purpose of Reform Through Labour camps in China?

    • Forced labour punishment
    • Agricultural subsidies
    • Free higher education
    • Military training

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