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- 1. Multiple Choice
In this source, what is most likely happening in this photo?
The Red Guard is having a pro-communist parade in a rural Chinese village
Chinese peasants and farmers are rebelling against Mao and his supporters
The Red Guard is humiliating counter-revolutionists in front of a crowded Chinese town
Mao is forcing Chinese youths and their parents to take an oath pledging to follow him
- 2. Multiple Choice
What does the presence of the crowd as observers in this photograph suggest about the Cultural Revolution?
That participation in the Cultural Revolution was seen as unnecessary for most
That loyalty to Mao was the only factor that determined a person's social status
That older Chinese citizens were the most respected and valued in Mao's "new China"
That many Chinese citizens became involved in the Revolution due to peer pressure
- 3. Multiple Choice
How are the Red Guard depicted in this propaganda poster?
They are depicted as heroic
They are depicted as weak
They are depicted as respectful
The Red Guard is not depicted in this poster
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which description BEST describes what is happening in this propaganda poster?
The Chinese army is preparing to wage war against China's foreign enemies and Mao's rivals
The Chinese citizens are marching to find new recruits to join Mao and take part in the Cultural Revolution
The Red Guard is protecting symbols of philosophies and culture that are handed down to each generation
The Red Guard is destroying items that represent older traditions that will be replaced with Mao's ideas
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which line in this reading would BEST demonstrate how Mao used his cult of personality to appeal to China's youth?
"We must help all our young to understand that ours is still a very poor country..."
"The establishment of our socialist system has opened the road leading to the ideal society of the future..."
"...but to translate this ideal into reality needs hard work."
"Our hope is placed in your hands. The world belongs to you. China's future belongs to you."
- 6. Multiple Choice
In this source, what BEST explains the meaning of the line, "burning with revolutionary zeal, tested by the storm of class struggle, tempered for battle our hearts are red"?
This shows that young people in the Red Guard were inspired by the power of Mao's & were ready to lead the revolution
It means that the Red Guard was mostly made up of privileged upper-class youth who lacked passion for the revolution
This shows that the Red Guard was frequently given tests and tasks to complete in order to prove their devotion to Mao
It means that the Red Guard represented the upper classes who had no interest in politics or collective change
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which sentence BEST demonstrates the sense of freedom felt by Chinese youth when rebelling against their elders and older traditions?
"When the cultural revolution broke out in late May 1966, I felt like the legendary monkey Sun Wukong, freed from the dungeon that had held him under a huge mountain for five hundred years."
"As a student, the first authority I wanted to rebel against was Teacher Lin, our homeroom teacher."
"Now the time had come for the underdogs to speak up, to seek justice!"
"Now teachers must learn a few things from their students. Parents would be taught by their kids instead of vice versa..."
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which sentence BEST shows the power that Mao's cult of personality held over Chinese citizens during the Cultural Revolution?
"Growing up in the 'New China', we were fed with revolutionary ideas bathed in the red sunlight of Mao."
"I, myself, really believed that we were working for a paradise on Earth, and we were going to save the entire world."
"Only a 13-year-old-girl, I became a target of the revolution...I lived in perpetual fear for several years."
"We worshiped Mao the same way pious Christians worship their God, and we were completely devoted to him."
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following were reasons that participation in the Cultural Revolution appealed to China's young people?
Young people participated in the Cultural Revolution because they were given power & authority previously reserved for adults
Young people participated in the Cultural Revolution because they were indifferent to older traditions and culture
Young people participated in the Cultural Revolution because they were influenced by Mao's cult of personality
Young people participated in the Cultural Revolution because they were affected by peer pressure
All of the above are reasons
- 10. Multiple Choice
Who was the individual or group who was most responsible for the Cultural Revolution?
China's youth
Mao Zedong
China's elderly
China's teachers
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