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Chinese History 101 Quiz #3

Test your knowledge of Chinese history between 184 - 589 AD. All answers can be found in my Chinese History 101 blog.
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1. In which battle was Cao Cao defeated by the alliance of Sun Quan and Liu Bei?
Battle of Fei River
Battle of Talas
Battle of Red Cliffs
Battle of Changping
2. Where did Liu Bei establish the kingdom of Shu Han?
Chang'an
Luoyang
Chengdu
Nanjing
3. Which Liu Bei's general became a deity in Taoism, worshipped by criminals and police nowadays?
Guan Yu
Zhang Fei
Zhao Yun
Zhuge Liang
4. What does the metaphor "chicken ribs" mean?
Committing suicide after facing imminent defeat
Betraying someone who offered you asylum
A person who thinks he is smart but his words end up costing his life
Useless things that people hang on to
5. The emperors of Western Jin were captured by which nomadic tribe?
Qiang
Di
Xianbei
Xiongnu
6. How many kingdoms were there in Northern China ruled by the Five Barbarians during the Eastern Jin dynasty?
3
16
10
5
7. In which battle was the army of Former Qin defeated in a stampede of retreating soldiers?
Battle of Fei River
Battle of Red Cliffs
Battle of Changping
Battle of Talas
8. Which ethnic group ruled the Northern dynasties during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period?
Xiongnu
Qiang
Di
Xianbei
9. Why did the emperor of Northern Wei change his surname?
As part of Sinicisation policy (assimulation to the Han Chinese culture)
As advised by the Confucius scholar
His original surname was too long and complicated
He was defeated by the Han Chinese and was forced to change his surname
10. Which city was besieged by Hou Jing during the Southern Liang dynasty?
Jiankang (now Nanjing)
Chang'an (now Xi'an)
Wuhan
Luoyang
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