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Southern and Eastern Asia Government and Economics Review
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1
Where was Shintoism founded?
Korea
Vietnam
Japan
China
2
Mao ze Dong became the Communist leader of China in which year?
1949
1976
1939
1945
3
Which three countries in southern and eastern asia are currently communist?
Vietnam, China, India
India, China, Japan
China, North Korea, Vietnam
India, North Korea, South Korea
4
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Guatama
Muhammad
Jesus
Confucius
5
Two Asian countries facing the GREATEST problems with air and water pollution are
India and China
China and Taiwan
North Korea and South Korea
Taiwan and India
6
Which of the following is considered the oldest religion in the world?
Hinduism
Shintoism
Buddhism
Islam
7
Who makes most of the important governmental decisions in an autocracy?
the court system
the elected legislature
the ruler
the people
8
Who is Brahman?
God of Islam
supreme spirit of Hinduism
God of Shintoism
none of the above
9
What sort of government is the People's Republic of China?
Monarchy
Communist Government
Federal Democracy
Constitutional Monarchy
10
Asian nation classified as an autocracy, political power held by single party, single dictator
South Korea
North Korea
Thailand
Japan
11
What are the five pillars?
laws of reincarnation
basic beliefs of Islam
rules of the caste system
Hindu texts
12
Mohandas Gandhi helped which country gain their independence from the British?
North Korea
China
India
Vietnam
13
Citizen participation is nonexistent, decisions made by small group of ruling members
Autocratic
Monarchy
Democratic
Oligarchic
14
_____is a republic, while_____is a constitutional monarchy. Both gov'ts lead by prime minister
Japan and North Korea
India and China
India and Japan
North Korea and China
15
The group that makes most of the decisions in the gov't of the People's Republic of China
the wealthy landowners
The Chinese Communist party
people in the local village councils
Mao Tse-Tung and his advisors
16
The Indian independence movement eventually led to
the American Civil Rights Movement
the exile of Mohandas Gandhi
the Cold War alliance with the United States
the dismantling of the British Empire
17
Who is Buddha?
the Enlightened One
leader of Islam
leader of Shintoism
leader of Hinduism
18
Where was Buddhism founded?
Vietnam
China
India
Japan
19
Who was the founder of Islam?
Mohammad
guru
kami
Buddha
20
When India adopted a Constitution, it proclaimed itself a
world power
state
republic
monarchy
21
Which Asian nation is a constitutional monarchy, with a prime minister having the power?
China
Laos
Japan
Vietnam
22
Which program, which led to the death of 10-20 million deaths, sought to reorganize farming?
Cultural Revolution
Green Revolution
Great Leap Forward
War of Independence
23
Which two nations are governed by a Prime Minister and a Parliament?
Japan and the Democratic Republic of Korea
The Republic of India and the People's Republic of China
The Republic of India and Japan
The People's Republic of China and Japan
24
Emperor serves as head of state, people participate in governing, elected officials make laws
constitutional monarchy
absolute monarchy
direct democracy
oligarchy
25
Which country passed the U.S. as world's leading emitter of carbon dioxide and gasses in 2007?
Japan
Taiwan
China
India
26
The Japanese parliament is called
Knesset
House of Representatives
The Diet
Congress
