Quiz for Document Project 13: Song Intellectual and Cultural Life

1. Question

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   Correct: The answer is d. The civil service exam was extremely difficult, and many more candidates took the test than passed. Candidates often had to take the test several times before they passed, and many were never successful.

   Incorrect: The answer is d. The civil service exam was extremely difficult, and many more candidates took the test than passed. Candidates often had to take the test several times before they passed, and many were never successful.

   In all likelihood, how many of the candidates shown taking the civil service exam would have passed (see Document 13.1)?

2. Question

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   Correct: The answer is c. Camels played a key role in long-distance trade across Eurasia. In the seventeenth century, for example, camel trains were used to export tea to Russia.

   Incorrect: The answer is c. Camels played a key role in long-distance trade across Eurasia. In the seventeenth century, for example, camel trains were used to export tea to Russia.

   The presence of camel trains in Kaifeng provides evidence of (see Document 13.2)

3. Question

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   Correct: The answer is d. While rich and poor lived very different lives in Song China, all groups rubbed shoulders in China’s crowded city streets.

   Incorrect: The answer is d. While rich and poor lived very different lives in Song China, all groups rubbed shoulders in China’s crowded city streets.

   Which of the following best describes the social background of the people seen crossing the bridge in Kaifeng (see Document 13.3)?

4. Question

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   Correct: The answer is b. Chinese elites, including the emperor, were often devoted to the collection of antiques, art, and unusual objects.

   Incorrect: The answer is b. Chinese elites, including the emperor, were often devoted to the collection of antiques, art, and unusual objects.

   The resources Emperor Hui Tsung devoted to the transport of “pierced stones and strange shaped trees” provide evidence of (see Document 13.4)