第1題Thethreehouseasin“ThreeHousesSplittingJin”didnotinclude:(MultipleChoice)AZhaoBWeiCQinDHan第2題TheauthoroftheZizhiTongjianis:(MultipleChoice)ASimaQianBSimaGuangCSimaZhenDSimaBiao第3題

HowmanyyearsofhistorydoestheZizhiTongjianrecord?(MultipleChoice)A1362B1562C1462D1262第1題WhichstatewasthefirsttoriseafterThePartitionofJin?AWeiBWeyCHanDZhao第2題WhichstatewasWuQiwenttoatlast?AHanBLuCQiDChu第3題WhoruledthestateofWeiafterThePartitionofJin?AMarquessWenofWeiBMarquessWuofWeiCKingHuiofWeiDKingXiangofWeiExercises第1題WheredidtheShangYang'sreformtakeplace?AtheStateofQinBtheStateofChuCtheStateofHanDtheStateofWei第2題WhowasthechiefinitiatoroftheShangYang'sreform?AQinShiHuangBDukeXiaoofQinCKingZhaoxiangofQinDKingXiaowenofQin第3題HowmanystageswasShangYang'sreformcarriedout?A1B2C3D4Exercises第1題WhowastheoriginatoroftheHorizontalAlliancestrategy?AZhangYiBSuQinCFanJuDLiSi第2題WhowasnotoneofthefourfamousgeneralsintheWarringStatesperiod?AWangJianBLiMuCWuQiDLianPo第3題WhichstatewasthelastonetobeconqueredbyQin?AChuBYanCQiDHanExercises第1題WhichelementisQinsettledinthetheoryoftheVirtuesoftheFiveElements?AMetalBWoodCWaterDFire第2題WhichofthefollowingisfalseconcerningtheQinDynasty?ATheempirewasruledunderthelocaladministrativesystemofcommanderyandprefecture.BConfucianismbecametheofficialstateideology.CThecurrencywasstandardizedtotheBanliangcoin.DTheChinesescriptwasunified.第3題WhichofthefollowingiscontemporaneouswiththeQinDynasty?AAchaemenidEmpireBAlexandrianempireCRomanEmpireDRomanRepublicExercises第1題Choosetheonewhichhappenedfirst.AChenShengandWuGuangledtheirsoldierstostartarebellion.BLiuBangformedhisownarmyandparticipatedintheinsurrection.CXiangLianginitiatedtherebellionhimselfwhileappointingXiangYuasageneral.DHuhaiaccededthethronetobecometheSecondEmperoroftheQindynasty.

第2題TherearefourfamousbattleinChinesehistoryinwhichanumericallyinferiorforcedefeateditsstrongerenemy.ChoosetheonewhichXiangYuparticipatedin.ABattleofFeiRiverBBattleofJuluCBattleofGuanduDBattleofRedCliffs第3題WhokilledZhaoGao?ALiSiBQinErShiCZiyingDLiuBangExercises第1題ChoosetheincorrectoneabouttheEighteenkingscreatedbyXiangYu.AXiangYudeclaredhimself"Hegemon-KingofWesternChu".BTheKingofWeibecametheKingofWesternWei.CLiuBangreceivedthetitle"KingofGuanzhong".

正確DTheoriginalKingofChudubbedtheYiEmperor.第2題WhichoneiswrongaboutHanXin?AHanXin'sreputationhadnotbeengoodathishometowninhisearlylife.BHanXinwasrecommendedtoLiuBangbyChenPing.

CWhenHanXinselectshistroops,themorethebetter.DAfterXiangYu'sdeath,HanXinwasgrantedthetitleof"KingofChu"byLiuBang.第3題ChoosethelastprincipalbattleduringtheChu–HanContention.ABattleofGaixiaBBattleofAnyiCBattleofChenggaoDBattleofPengchengExercises第1題ChoosetheonewhichtheHanDynastyhadinheritedtheQin.AtheritualsystemBtheadvocationofConfucianandTaoistthoughtsCtheenfeoffmentsystemDthesystemsofThreeDukesandNineChamberlains

正確第2題TherearesevenmajorkingsfromotherdynastiesintheearlyperiodoftheHanDynasty.Whohadapeacefulendamongthem?AKingofHuainan,YingBuBKingofchangsha,WuRuiCKingofLiang,PengYueDKingofChu,HanXin第3題Choosetheonewhichhappenedfirst.AthedeathofEmperorHuiofHanBtheLüs’RiotCtheRebellionoftheSevenStatesDthedeathofEmpressDowagerLüExercises第1題WhowasthefamousworkTheOdeofLongGate(Changmen長門賦)writtenfor?AEmpressChenA'JiaoBEmpressWeiZifuCConsortLiDLadyGouyi第2題EmperorWuofHanwasthe______emperoroftheHandynastyofChina.AfifthBsixthCseventhDeighth第3題Choosetheonewhichhappenedfirst.ATheRepentingEdictofLuntaiBCrownPrinceJurevolt

CPrinceFulingwascreatedtobethecrownprinceDWudi'sdeathExercises第1題

Choosetheincorrectone.ASangHongyangwasexecutedonchargesoftreasonforhisallegedinvolvementintheattemptedcoupofLiuDantotakeoverthethroneofHan.BShangguanJieandShangguanAnwereexecutedfortheirplantokillHuoGuanganddeposeEmperorZhao.CHuoGuangwasexecutedbyEmperorXuan.DJinMididiedofillness.第2題WhowasEmperorXuan'sfather?ACrownPrinceLiBEmperorZhaoCPrinceofChangyiDPrinceGrandsonShi第3題WhichoneisfalseaboutEmperorXuan?ATheentireHuoclanwasexecutedbyEmperorXuan.BEmperorXuanheldthemeetingonsaltandiron.

正確CEmperorXuan'sadministrationwasknownforthepromotionofhonestofficialswhogenerallycaredforthepeople.DEmperorXuan'sadministrationwasmarkedbyfurtherfosteringofrelationshipswithXiyukingdoms,makingthemstrongvassals.Exercises第1題AfterChengdiEmperor’sdeath,hisnephewtheAidiEmperorwasputontothethrone.HismotherwasfromtheDingsandhisgrandmotherfromtheFus.Theactualpowerthenfellintothesetwofamilies’hands.WangMangwasforcedoutofpower.WangMangwasunderhisluckystaronceagain.“AidiEmperordiedwithoutasuccessor.EmpressDowagersFuandDingpassedawayinsuccession.GrandEmpressDowagerwenttoWeiyangPalaceandgotholdoftheimperialjadeseal,withwhichshesummonedWangMangbackandtookcommandoftheImperialGuards.”WangManglearntfromhislessonswhenAidiEmperorhadbeenalive.Hetookactionstoconsolidatehisposition.TicktheincorrectstatementaboutWang’sactions:AWangMangremovedDongXianfromthepostofGeneral-in-ChiefbytheEmpressDowager’sorderandthenforcedDongandhiswifetokillthemselves.BWangMangmarriedhisdaughtertoPingdiEmperorbyforce.

正確CWangMangaccusedZhaoFeiyanofpoisoningprinces.Thusheforcedher,EmpressXiaocheng,tocommitsuicide.DWangMangappointedanothernephewofChengdiEmperor’sasPingdiEmperor.EmperorDowagerWangZhengjunactedastheregentonceagain.第2題TicktheincorrectstatementaboutWangMang’sreforms:ALandreform:Alllandwasnationalizedandthenlandownershipequalized,tocurblandannexation.BAsolutiontotheserfsystem:Serfswereliberatedandserftradewasforbidden.CMonetaryreform:WangMangintroducedanewcurrencywhosevaluesortofdependedoncredit.Privateentitywasallowedtomintmoney.

正確DThegovernmentmonopolizedandnationalizedsalt,iron,mineralandwaterresources.第3題ChairmanMaoZedongmadecommentsonemperorsinChinesehistoryinhispoemSnow:TotheTuneofQinYuanChun,“Butalas!TheFirstEmperorofQinandWudiEmperorofHanwerelackinginliterarygrace.AndTaizongEmperorofTangandTaizongEmperorofSonghadlittlepoetryintheirsouls”.TicktheincorrectstatementabouttheChineseemperorsfromtheFirstEmperorofQintoWangMang:ATheFirstEmperorofQinhadpracticeddictatorialgovernance:“Peoplewereaskedtolearnfromlegalistofficialsandthestategovernedbylegalism.”BTheHancourtfromLiuBangfollowedXinYu,writtenbyLuJia,combiningthetheoriesofConfucianismandTaoism.Theoverridingconceptforgovernancewasthelaissez-fairephilosophyofTaoism.CWudiEmperorhadConfucianismestablishedasthedominantideology.ButitwaslegalismclothedinConfucianism.DWangMangwasn’tatruefollowerofConfucianism,asheintegratedintohisthoughtlegalistandTaoistideasExercises第1題TicktheincorrectstatementaboutLiuXiu’spersonality:ALiuXiupaidmuchattentiontowhathewasdoingandrefrainedfromaimingtoohigh.BLiuXiucouldproperlyhandletherelationshipbetweencurrentinterestsandlong-terminterests.CLiuXiuwasbothshrewdandgenerous.Hewasshrewdatminorthingsbutgenerousatbigones.DLiuXiumadeapointofseekingthebestplatformforhisdevelopment.Hewasclearlyorientedintermsofhisdevelopmentobjectiveandthepathofdevelopment.第2題TheResponseonCrouchwasassignificantasthelaterResponseatLongzhongbyZhugeLiang.TicktheincorrectstatementabouttheResponseonCrouchconcerningLiuXiutheGuangwuEmperor:ATheResponseonCrouchtoLiuXiuwasfromthe28YuntaiGenerals,includingDengYuandMaYuan.

BTheResponseonCrouchrevealedtheclearstrategicobjectivesforLiuXiu:tostrengthenhisownforce,seektoexpandroomfordevelopmentandeventuallygetcontroloftheland.CThestrategicobjectivesintheResponseonCrouchwerebasedontwothings:First,Deng’sperceptionoftheGengshicliqueheadedbyLiuXuan,andsecond,hisexpectationofLiuXiu.DDengYuhadinhisResponseonCrouchaclearpictureoftheoverallsituation.HeknewthattheyshouldnailHebeiandthenpursuetheirgreatenterprisegradually.第3題LiuXiutriedtoeasethetensionbetweenhimandtheGengshiEmperor,afterhiselderbrotherLiuYanhadbeenkilledbytheemperor.TicktheincorrectstatementaboutwhatLiuXiudid:ALiuXiuhurriedbacktoWancheng,apologizingtoLiuXuan.BLiuXiurefusedtotakeoverhiselderbrother’ssubordinates,toavoidarousingLiuXuan’ssuspicion.CLiuXiudismissedthe28YuntaiGenerals,DengYuincluded,toshowthathehadnointentiontorivaltheemperorfortheland.DLiuXiuavoidedtalkingabouthiscaptureofKunyang.Hedidn’tevenmournhisbrother.Hedinedandwinedandjokedasifnothinghappened.Exercises第1題ThefollowingsareCaoShuang’sproblems,except:AXimaYitheopponentCaoShuangwishedtoedgeoutwasfarmorecompetentandmoreresourcefulthanCao.BThehenchmenCaoShuangtrusted,suchasHeYan,DingMiandDengYang,wereallfrivolousandarrogant.CCaoShuangdistrustedthosewhoweretrulyable,suchashisadvisorHuanFan.DCaoShuangharboredtheevilideaofusurpingthethroneandintendedtoedgeoutCaoYuthePrinceofYanbyforceofSimaYi.第2題SeeingthefallofEasternHan,CaoPitheWendiEmperortookmeasures,toremovethepoliticalmalpracticesoftheEasternHanandreinforceimperialpower.Themeasuresinclude,except:ACaoPirestrictedthepoweroftheEmpressandherrelatives.BCaoPirestrictedthepoweroftheeunuchs.CCaoPirestrictedthepowerofreligions,forexample,Buddhismandproto-Taoism.

正確DCaoPirestrictedthepowerofregionalprinces.第3題CaoPikilledBaoXun.TheeventshowedthatCaoPiwasquitenarrow-minded,unlikehisfatherCaoCaowhohadamuchbroadermind.TickthestatementthatcannotshowCaoCao’sbroadmind:ABeforeGuanduCampaign,afterJiaXupersuadedZhangXiutochangesidestoCaoCaoagain,CaoCao,quitesurprisingly,buriedthehatchetandacceptedZhang'ssurrender.Moreover,hemarriedhissontoZhang'sdaughter.BAfterGuanduCampaign,inYuanShao'scamp,CaoCaofoundmanyletterswrittenbyhismentopledgeloyaltytoYuan.Heburntthemrightatthespotwithoutreadingthem.CCaoSong,CaoCao’sfatherwasmurderedonhiswaytoXuzhou.CaoCaowasinfuriatedanddecidedtoattackXuzhou,forrevenge.DBeforeGuanduCampaign,YuanShaohadaskedhissecretaryChenLintowriteanessay,listingCaoCao’scrimes.CaoCaowonthevictoryinthecampaign.ChenLinwasbroughttoCaoCao.However,Caodidn’tblameChen.Instead,heaskedChentoworkforhim.Exercises第1題TheWesternJinDynastyexistedfornolongerthan40yearsfrom265CEwhenitwasestablishedto304CEwhenLiuYuanroseinrebellion.WecanfindsomethingaboutthebriefWesternJinDynastyinthefollowingstatements,except:AThefounderoftheJinDynastyleftmanymaladiesintheinstitution.BInthefeudaltimes,theinstitutionwasveryimportant.Sowasasuccessorofadynasty.CThegovernmentmustattachimportancetoandwelldealwithethnicminorities.DTheWesternJincourtdidn’tlearnlessonsfromCaoWei.第2題AccordingtotheZizhiTongjian,SimaYantheWudiEmperorofJin“wasgenerous,enlightenedandfondofscheming.Heaccommodatedbluntproposalsandneverwentangrywithanyone.”ThefollowingstatementsalldemonstrateSimaYan’s“beinggenerous”,except:ALiuYi,anofficialsaidthatSimaYancouldnotcomparewithHuandiandLingdiEmperors.ButSimaYandidnotgomadatthis.Instead,helaugheditoff.BSimaYantreatedhisclansmengenerouslyandwellandenfeoffed27princesbythenameofSima.CIntheselectionoftheassistingminister,SimaYanhadwishedtopickoneofhisclansmen,SimaLiang,PrinceofRunan,withtheothercandidatebeingYangJun.ButheonlychoseYangJun,attheempress’smanipulation.DWudiEmperorofJinhadintendedtodeposeJiaNanfeng,duetoherevildoings.Buthefailed,duetovariousoppositions.第3題TicktheincorrectstatementabouttheWesternJinDynasty:A“TheambitionsofSimaZhaoareobvioustoeverymaninthestreet.”However,SimaZhaodidn’tusurpthethrone.BTheHistoryofJinintheTwenty-fourHistorieswascompiledbyTaizongEmperorofTang.CSimaZhaohadoriginallyi