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Quiz for Primary Source 24.1: Lin Zexu and Yamagata Aritomo on Western Imperialism

Question

1. According to Lin Zexu, who bore primary responsibility for China’s growing opium problem?

The British government

Chinese opium addicts

Chinese opium dealers

Unscrupulous English traders

Correct. The answer is d. Since it was English traders who supplied China with opium, Lin Zexu concluded that such traders were at the root of China’s opium problem.

Incorrect. The answer is d. Since it was English traders who supplied China with opium, Lin Zexu concluded that such traders were at the root of China’s opium problem.

Question

2. What steps did Lin Zexu propose the British take to help eradicate the Chinese opium trade?

He suggested that the British hang a number of opium traders as a warning to the rest.

He suggested that the British destroy Indian opium fields and pass a law banning future opium cultivation.

He suggested that the British send troops to China to help suppress the trade.

He suggested that the British offer rewards to opium traders who switched to other trade commodities.

Correct. The answer is b. Lin Zexu proposed that the British cut off the trade at its source by halting Indian opium cultivation.

Incorrect. The answer is b. Lin Zexu proposed that the British cut off the trade at its source by halting Indian opium cultivation.

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3. What European country did Aritomo propose as a model for Japan’s military?

France

Prussia

Britain

Russia

Correct. The answer is b. Aritomo was impressed by Prussia’s convincing victory over France and urged Japanese leaders to use Prussia as a model for a new standing army.

Incorrect. The answer is b. Aritomo was impressed by Prussia’s convincing victory over France and urged Japanese leaders to use Prussia as a model for a new standing army.