Important Figures
Conflicts
Culture
Geography
100

Who founded the Qing Dynasty?
A. Jackie Chan
B. Nurhaci
C. Yao Ming
D. Bruce Lee

B. Nurhaci

100

To invade China and conquer the Ming Dynasty, the early Manchu military had to break through which massive, famous stone fortification built across the northern border of China?

  • A) The Eiffel Tower
  • B) The Great Wall of China
  • C) The Panama Canal
  • D) The Roman Colosseum

(B) The Great Wall of China

100

The Manchu rulers forced all Chinese men to wear a famous hairstyle called a queue. What did this look like?

  • A) Luke Stafford 
  • B) A shaved forehead with one long braid in the back
  • C) Spiky neon green hair
  • D) Shaving your head completely bald

(B) A shaved forehead with one long braid in the back

100

In what modern-day country was the Qing dynasty centrally located?

A. Mongolia B. China C. Saudi Arabia D. India

B. China

200

Which Qing emperor ruled for over 60 years?
A. Jack Ma
B. Kangxi
C. Jet Li
D. Mao Zedong

B. Kangxi

200

What massive, destructive civil war took place in China during the mid-1800s, resulting in millions of deaths and nearly weakening the Qing Dynasty to its core?

  • A) The Taiping Rebellion
  • B) The American Revolution
  • C) The Crusades
  • D) World War I

(A) The Taiping Rebellion

200

The Qing Dynasty kept traditional Chinese culture alive by honoring Confucianism. What was the most important rule of this belief system?

  • A) Respecting your parents and elders
  • B) Giving all your money to the poor
  • C) Becoming a warrior or knight
  • D) Moving to a different country

(A) Respecting your parents and elders

200

In which region of Asia was the Qing Dynasty located?

  • A. East Asia
  • B. South Asia
  • C. Central Asia
  • D. Southeast Asia

A — East Asia

300

Which emperor expanded the Qing Empire to its greatest territorial size?
A. Qianlong
B. Stephen Chow
C. Confucius
D.master chi fu

A. Qianlong

300

Which war started when China tried to stop British merchants from smuggling illegal drugs into the country?

  • A) The Boxer Rebellion
  • B) The Taiping Rebellion
  • C) The Opium Wars
  • D) The Sino-Japanese War

(C) The Opium Wars

300

Which controversial, centuries-old Chinese cultural custom involved tightly wrapping the feet of young girls to change their shape, a practice that the Manchu Qing rulers unsuccessfully tried to ban?

  • A) Tattooing
  • B) Ear piercing
  • C) Foot-binding
  • D) Tooth blackening

(C) Foot-binding

300

Which major river runs through northern and eastern China?

  • A. Nile River
  • B. Yellow River
  • C. Ganges River
  • D. Tigris River

B — Yellow River

400

Who led the Taiping Rebellion?
A. Donnie Yen
B. Hong Xiuquan
C. Zhang Yimou
D. Li Na

B. Hong Xiuquan

400
  • Which 1900 uprising in China was named after a secret society practicing martial arts and boxing?
    • A) The Taiping Rebellion
    • B) The Opium War
    • C) The Boxer Rebellion
    • D) The Xinhai Revolution

(C) The Boxer Rebellion

400

While Qing emperors used traditional Confucianism to govern their Han Chinese subjects, which religion did they heavily patronize and practice in the imperial court to win the loyalty of Tibetan and Mongol populations?

  • A) Shinto
  • B) Christianity
  • C) Tibetan Buddhism
  • D) Hinduism
  • (E) Kanye West

(C) Tibetan Buddhism

400

Why was the Qing Dynasty’s location important for trade?

  • A. It connected China to major land and maritime trade routes
  • B. It was located next to the Atlantic Ocean
  • C. It had no neighboring civilizations
  • D. It was completely isolated from other regions

A — It connected China to major land and maritime trade routes

500

True or False: The Qing Dynasty’s “Ten Great Campaigns” were all successful military campaigns that expanded Qing territory, with none ending in a strategic setback or heavy losses.


False ❌ — Although several campaigns expanded Qing control, some were costly or unsuccessful, most notably the Qing–Gurkha War, which required a negotiated settlement.




500

Which 17th-century conflict pitted the Kangxi Emperor against the rebellious southern Han warlords Wu Sangui, Geng Jingzhong, and Shang Zhixin?

  • A) The Taiping Rebellion
  • B) The Nian Rebellion
  • C) The Revolt of the Three Feudatories
  • D) The White Lotus Rebellion

(C) The Revolt of the Three Feudatories

500

The form-fitting Qipao (or Cheongsam) dress, globally recognized today as traditional Chinese fashion, originally developed from the mandatory dress codes of which group?

  • A) Han scholar-gentry women, who wore loose, layered silk robes that emphasized traditional Confucian values of modesty and intellectual status.
  • B) Tang Dynasty court entertainers, who popularized flowing empire-waist garments influenced by heavy trade interactions along the Silk Road.
  • C) Manchu bannerwomen, who wore straight, one-piece robes designed to distinguish the ruling elite class from the majority Han population.
  • D) Hakka peasant farmers, who utilized durable, indigo-dyed cotton wraps designed for manual agricultural labor in southern China.

(C) Manchu bannerwomen, who wore straight, one-piece robes designed to distinguish the ruling elite class from the majority Han population.

500

1. Which geographic feature helped protect the Qing Empire from invasions and influenced its expansion?

  • A. The Sahara Desert
  • B. The Andes Mountains
  • C. The Himalayas and surrounding Central Asian regions
  • D. The Amazon Rainforest




C — The Himalayas and surrounding Central Asian regions

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