10. Qin Shi Huang (Finals Review - 2024) 31-33

Which professions would be most critical of Emperor Qin Shi Huang?

Choose 3.

• poets

• official professions

• commoner professions

• politicians

• artists

Which professions would be more praising of Emperor Qin Shi Huang?

• artists

• politicians

• official professions

• poets

• military

What was a simple reason that the Qin Dynasty had unified China at the time?

• The national strategies were excessively harsh and cruel towards commoners.

• The national strategies were lenient and kind towards commoners.

• The national strategies were neutral towards commoners.

What did Qin Shi Huang do to books and scholars?

• He promoted the writing of books and encouraged scholars.

• He deemed many books to be unsuitable for society and burned them.

• He ignored the existence of books and scholars.

Why do most politicians, officials, and generals have much more favorable views of the Emperor?

• Because the government system he had set up was perfect for its time and intended purpose.

• Because the government system he had set up was flawed and inefficient.

• Because the government system he had set up was only beneficial to commoners.

What did the Qin Dynasty employ to allow easy transportation, trade, and communication across the nation?

• A task to unify the currency, carriage tracks, written language across the entire nation.

• A task to diversify the currency, carriage tracks, written language across the entire nation.

• A task to eliminate the currency, carriage tracks, written language across the entire nation.

Which is the best explanation for such different descriptions about the same ruler?

• Each group of people used different facts to come to their opinions

• Qin Shi Huang’s actions were intolerable but some people could not see that

• People can often look at the same facts and arrive at different conclusions depending on their perspective

• Because Qin Shi Huang died so long ago, there is not enough known about him.

What is one fact about Qin Shi Huang that all could agree upon?

• Qin Shi Huang was a great leader.

• Qin Shi Huang created a common currency for all of China.

• Qin Shi Huang was not popular at the time he was leader in China but now he is looked upon favorably

• Shi Huang was not popular at the time he was leader in China but now he is looked upon favorably

• None of the above.

According to the description, who would not approve of Qin Shi Huang harsh laws?

• politicians

• soldiers

• common farmers

• None of the above

What were strategies that Qin Shi Huang employed to unify the nation? Mark only one oval.

• Promoting freedom of speech

• Treating the commoners poorly

• Rewarding the scholars

• Unifying the currency, carriage tracks, and written language