Escaping from North Korea, Path of Defectors
Q) Which river, often used by North Korean defectors as a crossing point into China, marks the border between North Korea and China?
Amnok River
Yalu River
Tumen River
Han River
2. Yalu River
Q) What happens first when North Koreans enter South Korea?
They go to Hanawon.
They receive a permanent South Korean ID card.
They are questioned and investigated by the South Korean intelligence service.
They receive free housing.
3. They are questioned and investigated by the South Korean intelligence service.
Q) In North Korea, which item is banned from the citizen's usage to achieve global information freely?
Internet
Television
Radio
Newspaper
1. Internet
Q) What year did the Korean War start?
1948
1950
1951
1953
2. 1950
Q) In North Korea, radios and televisions must be modified in what way?
A. To be compatible with electricity limits.
B. To allow access only to state-controlled channels.
C. To record the user’s viewing habits.
D. To prevent them from being sold on the black market.
B. To allow access only to state-controlled channels.
Q) What is the main demographic group among North Korean defectors?
Children
Women
Men
Elderly
2. Women
Q) What is a common issue North Koreans struggle with when settling in South Korea?
finding work
making friends
contacting family in the North
all of the above
4. all of the above
Q) What item, common in South Korean households, is heavily restricted and often smuggled into North Korea for secret viewings?
Smartphones
Foreign films/ South Korean dramas
Video games
Foreign Books
2. Foreign films/ South Korean dramas
Q) Who decided on the 38th parallel to divide Korea into the North and South?
U.S. (Dean Rusk and Charles Bonesteel)
Q) In the famine that occurred in North Korea in the 1990s, name three factors that caused it?
Possible Answers:
Natural disasters
US sanctions
Death of Kim Il-Sung in 1994
Loss of support from the Soviet Union
Regime instability
Q) In what country can a defector reveal they are from North Korea and receive protection?
China
Laos
Thailand
Vietnam
3. Thailand
Q) What is Hanawon?
A Church organization that helps North Korean refugees.
A support group run by North Korean refugees.
The name of a stipend North Korean refugees receive when entering South Korea.
A South Korean facility for preparing North Korean defectors for life in the South.
4. A South Korean facility for preparing North Korean defectors for life in the South.
Q) What is the punishment for being caught watching foreign media in North Korea?
A. A fine and mandatory re-education
B. Public shaming and temporary imprisonment
C. A prison sentence or execution
D. A warning and surveillance
C. A prison sentence or execution
Q) Who was the South Korean president when the North invaded South?
Syngman Rhee
Q) Since what year has the number of North Korean defectors significantly decreased?
2005
2010
2013
2017
c. 2013
Q) What organizations are often the ones helping North Korean defectors?
South Korean Government
U.S. Government
NGOs and non-profit organizations
Church organizations
4. Church organizations
Q) Which of the following is false?
Hanawon is a resettlement education facility for North Koreans run by the Korean government.
North Korean refugees get assigned jobs from the government once in South Korea.
North Koreans who settle in South Korea are assigned a police officer to check in with them.
North Koreans stay at “Hanawon” for 3 months.
2. North Korean refugees get assigned jobs from the government once in South Korea.
Q)What are citizens of North Korea required to display in their homes, subject to regular inspections by authorities?
A. National flags
B. Religious symbols
C. Portraits of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il
D. Family photos
C. Portraits of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il
Q) In 1945, was the population of Christians larger in Pyongyang or Seoul? Also in 1945, were there more socialists in the North or South?
Christian Population - Pyongyang
Socialists - South
Free Point!
400 Points
Q) On average, how long does it take for North Korean defectors to reach South Korea after escaping North Korea?
1–2 years
3–5 years
5–7 years
7–10 years
2. 3–5 years
Q) What does “Hanawon” mean literally?
House of Unity
Hope for Reunification
Peace for All
Place of Hope
1. House of Unity
Q) What unique restriction is placed on North Korean citizens regarding their choice of clothing?
A. Denim is banned as it symbolizes Western influence.
B. Only colors approved by the government can be worn.
C. They must wear only traditional Korean hanbok.
D. All citizens must wear uniforms provided by the state.
A. Denim is banned as it symbolizes Western influence.
In 1948, elections were held to establish a government in Southern Korea (approved by the UN). What province in South Korea boycotted the elections?
Jeju
Gyeonggi
Busan
Incheon
1. Jeju
Q) Where are the two Hanawon facilities in South Korea located?
Hwacheon and Anseong