Quiz for Sources for World Societies, Chapter 29

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  1. Question

    Mary L. Graffam’s account emphasizes the role of which of the following groups in carrying out the Armenian genocide (see Document 29-1)?

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    		D.
    Correct: The answer is d. Graffam’s account suggests that Turkish authorities exploited tensions between Armenian and Kurdish communities, using the Kurds to help implement their anti-Armenian policies.
    Incorrect: The answer is d. Graffam’s account suggests that Turkish authorities exploited tensions between Armenian and Kurdish communities, using the Kurds to help implement their anti-Armenian policies.
    Mary L. Graffam’s account emphasizes the role of which of the following groups in carrying out the Armenian genocide (see Document 29-1)?

  2. Question

    What was the attitude of early-twentieth-century British Jews toward the creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine (see Document 29-2)?

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    Correct: The answer is b. Most British Jews favored the creation of a Jewish homeland. However, they imagined such a homeland as a refuge for Jews living under harsh conditions in Russia and eastern Europe, not as someplace they intended to live themselves.
    Incorrect: The answer is b. Most British Jews favored the creation of a Jewish homeland. However, they imagined such a homeland as a refuge for Jews living under harsh conditions in Russia and eastern Europe, not as someplace they intended to live themselves.
    What was the attitude of early-twentieth-century British Jews toward the creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine (see Document 29-2)?

  3. Question

    Which of these did Sarojini Naidu emphasize in his denunciation of the Amritsar massacre (see Document 29-3)?

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    Correct: The answer is c. Naidu saw the treatment of Punjabi women as evidence of British depravity and of unfitness to govern.
    Incorrect: The answer is c. Naidu saw the treatment of Punjabi women as evidence of British depravity and of unfitness to govern.
    Which of these did Sarojini Naidu emphasize in his denunciation of the Amritsar massacre (see Document 29-3)?

  4. Question

    Which of these is one of the virtues that Jiang Jieshi identified as a guiding principle of the New Life Movement (see Document 29-4)?

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    Correct: The answer is c. According to Jiang, the four virtues that guided the New Life Movement were li (regulated attitude), yi (right conduct), lian (clear discrimination), and chi (real self-consciousness).
    Incorrect: The answer is c. According to Jiang, the four virtues that guided the New Life Movement were li (regulated attitude), yi (right conduct), lian (clear discrimination), and chi (real self-consciousness).
    Which of these is one of the virtues that Jiang Jieshi identified as a guiding principle of the New Life Movement (see Document 29-4)?

  5. Question

    What did the red stripes in the Siamese flag symbolize (see Document 29-5)?

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    		B.
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    Correct: The answer is a. According to King Vajiravudh, the white stripes stood for purity, the blue stripes for the people’s leader, and the red stripes for the blood of the Siamese people, which they shed willingly “to protect our nation and faith.”
    Incorrect: The answer is a. According to King Vajiravudh, the white stripes stood for purity, the blue stripes for the people’s leader, and the red stripes for the blood of the Siamese people, which they shed willingly “to protect our nation and faith.”
    What did the red stripes in the Siamese flag symbolize (see Document 29-5)?