Lesson 4
4 The end of the Cultural Revolution, 1968–76 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 16
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The 20 questions
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What was the core aim of the rustication campaign for educated youth?
- Industrial training
- Rural resettlement
- Foreign travel
- University education
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Who was the leading figure among the radical 'Gang of Four'?
- Zhou Enlai
- Jiang Qing
- Liu Shaoqi
- Deng Xiaoping
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Who returned to power in the 1970s?
- Jiang Qing
- Deng Xiaoping
- Wang Hongwen
- Zhou Enlai
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Which high-ranking Chinese official moderated radical policies during the late Cultural Revolution?
- Lin Biao
- Jiang Qing
- Zhou Enlai
- Deng Xiaoping
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Which military force was deployed to restore order and curb Red Guard dominance?
- UN Peacekeepers
- Guomindang
- Red Army
- PLA
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When did Mao die?
- 1980
- 1968
- 1971
- 1976
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Which radical political faction was arrested shortly after Mao Zedong's death in 1976?
- Red Guards
- Gang of Four
- Agrarian League
- Politburo Standing Committee
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What did Mao Zedong's death in 1976 immediately trigger in China?
- Democratic elections
- Immediate capitalism
- Power struggle
- Foreign invasion
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What was the name of the 1969 campaign sending urban youths to rural villages?
- Up to the mountains
- Back to the fields
- Rural re-education
- Countryside march
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What political trait did Zhou Enlai demonstrate by moderating radical measures after 1971?
- Pragmatism
- Radicalism
- Capitalism
- Isolationism
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Whose high-profile trial marked the definitive fall of political radicals in 1980?
- Gang of Four
- Agrarian leaders
- PLA generals
- Red Guards
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Whose return to office with Zhou Enlai's support marked the reinstatement of purged reformers?
- Liu Shaoqi
- Deng Xiaoping
- Hua Guofeng
- Lin Biao
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Which body played the primary role in ending Red Guard anarchy by taking control of institutions?
- Foreign diplomats
- PLA
- Red Guards
- Peasant councils
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Where were urban students mainly sent when Red Guard organisations were restrained in 1968?
- Countryside
- Foreign universities
- Military bases
- Industrial factories
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Who initially held the top position after Mao's death?
- Deng Xiaoping
- Jiang Qing
- Lin Biao
- Hua Guofeng
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Whose political rise was directly enabled by the removal of the Gang of Four?
- Jiang Qing
- Lin Biao
- Deng Xiaoping
- Yuan Shikai
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Which institution' intervention was crucial in restoring order to end the Cultural Revolution?
- Red Guards
- Comintern
- National People's Congress
- PLA
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What effect did Zhou Enlai's moderation have on Chinese politics during the 1970s?
- Total capitalism
- Limited excesses
- Increased violence
- Foreign war
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What event triggered the fierce political power struggle in China in 1976?
- Cultural Revolution launch
- Economic collapse
- Mao's death
- Japanese invasion
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What major political question was left unresolved immediately after Mao's death in 1976?
- Taxation policy
- Succession
- Border security
- Agrarian reform
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