Final Exam Format

Fri., Dec. 10, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., DHC 210

Bring blue examination book

Write in pen or sharp #2 pencil

Length: 2 hours + 25 bonus minutes

Parts 1-3 on Part III of syllabus (from Oct. 22 onward)

Part 1: Identifications (20%, 20 min.)

Choose 5 of 10 terms listed

*Names & terms appearing on Skaff website lecture outlines marked with *asterisk

Define, give location, date to decade, and explain significance to Chinese history

5 sentences maximum

Part 2: Long critical-thinking essay on Civil War/WW II Period, 1926-49 (25%, 30 min.)

Choose 1 or 2 options

Part 3: Long critical-thinking essay on PRC, 1949-present (25%, 30 min.)

Choose 1 or 2 options

At least one of the choices will require knowledge of Zhao Ziyang’s memoir, Prisoner of the State

Part 4: Long cumulative essay (30%, 40 min.)

Choose 1 of 2 essay topics on continuities and discontinuities in Chinese political culture, 1600 to present

Potential themes

Authoritarianism in family, society, and government

Rebellion in family and society

Corruption in government