Lesson 2
2 Family life and the role of women Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 16
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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What key right did the Marriage Law of 1950 introduce for women?
- Freedom to divorce
- Guaranteed factory quotas
- Equal political suffrage
- Mandatory military service
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Which traditional practice involving young girls was outlawed by the communist regime?
- Dowry payments
- Foot binding
- Arranged marriage
- Ancestor worship
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How did the establishment of agricultural communes affect traditional family life?
- Strengthened ties
- Better housing
- Loss of autonomy
- Increased wealth
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What was the general change in women's status under Mao's leadership?
- Gained legal equality
- Remained unchanged
- Lost all rights
- Achieved total parity
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What state provision encouraged women to join the industrial labour force?
- Free private transport
- Communal childcare
- Paid domestic leave
- Guaranteed retirement funds
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In what year was the Marriage Law passed?
- 1950
- 1958
- 1934
- 1966
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What term described the guaranteed jobs, housing and welfare provided to urban workers?
- State welfare shield
- Workers' dividend
- Golden security
- Iron rice bowl
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How were women typically portrayed in Chinese communist propaganda?
- As traditional mothers
- As religious leaders
- As wealthy landowners
- As revolutionary workers
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A young woman refuses an arranged marriage in 1952 and seeks divorce. Which law supports her?
- Iron Rice Bowl
- Marriage Law (1950)
- Five-Year Plan
- Household registration
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Eating in shared halls and using communal nurseries led to what development?
- Improved nutrition
- Stronger parenting
- Loss of autonomy
- Cultural revival
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Which government initiative targeted traditional practices such as foot binding?
- Hundred Flowers campaign
- Cultural Revolution
- Great Leap Forward
- Social reform campaigns
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A woman working in a state factory supported by childcare demonstrates what?
- Return to domesticity
- Private business ownership
- Rural labour migration
- Greater employment opportunities
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Which legislation introduced in 1950 gave women the right to divorce and choose spouses?
- Common Programme
- Labour Protection Act
- The Marriage Law
- Agrarian Reform Law
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Who organised daily family meals and tasks in rural areas during the 1960s?
- Private landlords
- Family patriarchs
- Commune leaders
- Local priests
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What key role for women did communist propaganda posters promote?
- Traditional homemakers
- Rural landowners
- Industrial workforce
- Party leaders
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Which social challenge persisted despite new legal rights for women?
- Total unemployment
- Legal inequality
- Forced marriages
- Traditional attitudes
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Which policy reduced family independence by collectivising domestic and productive life?
- Pinyin reform
- Collectivisation
- The Marriage Law
- The cultural purge
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What characterized women's status in Maoist China overall?
- Unchanged traditions
- Gains and limits
- Complete equality
- Total disenfranchisement
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What caused heavy resistance to the 1950 Marriage Law in rural areas?
- Traditional customs
- Foreign intervention
- Industrial strikes
- Grain shortages
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What guaranteed jobs and welfare to increase state control over urban workers?
- Iron rice bowl
- Collective farms
- Barefoot doctors
- Pinyin system
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