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Mao's Great Famine by Frank Dikötter
  • 1. In which year did the Great Famine begin?
A) 1965
B) 1959
C) 1955
D) 1961
  • 2. Which political campaign initiated the policies leading to the famine?
A) The Cultural Revolution
B) The Great Leap Forward
C) The Anti-Rightist Campaign
D) The Hundred Flowers Campaign
  • 3. How many people are estimated to have died during the Great Famine?
A) 45 million
B) 10 million
C) 20 million
D) 30 million
  • 4. What was emphasized in the agricultural policy of the Great Leap Forward?
A) Irrigation improvement
B) Backyard furnaces
C) Fertilizer use
D) Crop rotation
  • 5. What role did the Soviet Union play during the Great Leap Forward?
A) Providing economic aid
B) No involvement
C) Initial support and later withdrawal
D) Direct intervention
  • 6. Frank Dikötter's work is primarily based on what type of sources?
A) Literary analysis
B) Artistic representations
C) Personal interviews
D) Archival documents
  • 7. What was the Chinese government's response to reports of the famine?
A) Seeking foreign aid
B) Public acknowledgment of the crisis
C) Immediate action and relief efforts
D) Denial and suppression of information
  • 8. When was Frank Dikötter's book 'Mao's Great Famine' published?
A) 2005
B) 2015
C) 2010
D) 2000
  • 9. Which age group was heavily affected by starvation during the Great Famine?
A) Elderly
B) Adults
C) Teenagers
D) Children
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