Chinese History 101 Quiz #5

Test your knowledge of Chinese history between 960 - 1368 AD. All answers can be found in my Chinese History 101 blog.
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1. Where was the capital of the Northern Song?
Chang'an (now Xi'an)
Bianjing (now Kaifeng)
Nanjing
Luoyang
2. Which country invaded the Northern Song in 1003 and its troops were only 100 km from its capital?
Jin
Western Xia
Mongol
Liao
3. Which country did the Northern Song form an alliance with to annihilate the Liao?
Tibet
Western Xia
Mongol
Jurchen Jin
4. Why did the Southern Song dynasty form?
The warlord rebelled and set up a new dynasty in the south
The country moved its capital south after the Jin invaded and captured the emperors
The Mongols invaded and set up a puppet state in the south
The country was split into the North and the South after succession dispute
5. Who was the first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire?
Kublai Khan
Genghis Khan
Möngke Khan
Ögedei Khan
6. Which country did the Southern Song form an alliance with to annihilate the Jin?
Mongol
Western Xia
Tibet
Western Liao
7. Why did the Mongol troops retreat from the Song in 1259?
The Mongols could not cross the Yangtze River due to the superior Song navy
The Mongols were losing due to gunpowder weapons deployed by the Song
The Mongols needed to focus on the invasion of Europe
Möngke Khan died during the siege of Diaoyu Fortress
8. What did loyalist Lu Xiufu do after the defeat at the Battle of Yamen?
He fled south and enthroned the emperor's brother
He grabbed the 7-year-old boy emperor and jumped off the cliff
He surrendered to the Mongols
He switched side and helped the Mongols defeat the Song
9. What led to the popular uprisings of the Red Turban Rebellions in the 1350s?
Natural disasters and the Black Death
The Mongols thought that their emperors became too Chinese
The Mongols army revolted after losing to Japan
The southern warlords were dissatisfied with the incompetent emperors
10. What happened to Toghon Temür (Emperor Huizong), the last emperor of the Yuan dynasty?
He fled north and continued as the emperor of the Northern Yuan dynasty
He was killed by Zhu Yuanzhang's army in Beijing
He committed suicide when Zhu Yuanzhang's army approached Beijing
He surrendered and was offered a title of duke with no power
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