2. Multiple Choice Questions• 1. How many million peasants attended winter schools?
• A) 54 Million, B) 42 million, C) 36 Million
• 2. What year did the system become more elitist?
• A) 1952, B) 1961, C) 1959
• 3. In 1960 how many students did schools over China have?
• A) 2.4 Million, B) 3.6 Million, C) 4.8 Million
• 4. By 1953 which % of students were in engineering, medicine and agriculture?
• A) 63%, B) 70%, C) 49%
• 5. In 1957 what was the life expectancy?
• A) 62, B) 52, C) 57
• 6. By 1960 approximately how many schools were there?
• A) 40,000, B) 30,000, C) 20,000
• 7. How many doctors existed in China in 1965?
• A) 125,000, B) 111,000, C) 150,000
• 8. In what years did Russian students start learning at Chinese colleges?
• A) 1952-1958, B) 1956-1962, C) 1949-1954
• 9. In what year did Mao criticise the education system?
• A) 1956, B) 1961, C) 1964
• 10. What percentage did healthcare spending rise above in 1965?
• A) 2.2%, B) 2.6%, C) 3.1%
• 11. What was the life expectancy in 1949?
• A) 31, B) 42, C) 36
• 12. What new thing was introduced in 1955?
• A) A new written language, B) A new number scheme, C) A new subject
• 13. When was the ministry of education established?
• A) 1959, B) 1952, C) 1962
• 14. How many doctors existed in 1949?
• A) 20,000, B) 30,000, C) 40,000
• 15. In 1973 how many new doctors were trained?
• A) Over 1 million, B) Over 2 million, C) Over 3 million
3. Fill in the blanks
• Healthcare remained a ____ Priority in the budget. The
_____________ can be interpreted as a practical solution to China’s
shortage of_____, but also as a hollow propaganda stopgap to win
support without diverting funds from Mao’s ambitious _____and
_____ priorities. What advancements there were in healthcare
provision were greatly disrupted by the upheavals of the
_______and the_________. Similarly, access to educational
opportunities did, at times,______, but the line between education
and indoctrination was frequently______. An education system that
________students to solve all problems by the use of
predetermined formulae derived from Mao Zedong Thought
certainly bolstered the regime’s hold on power.
• Possible answers: Cultural Revolution, military, encouraged,
economic, barefoot doctor scheme, blurred, Low, increase, Great
leap forward, Doctors
4. 2 Analytic Questions
1. Why did the educational
reforms fail 1949-58?
2. How effective was the
health policy?
