OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
Multiple choice questions
1. What was the primary reason for the Chinese government’s restriction of western activity to the
port of Canton?
A. To avoid external threats
B. To promote trade
C. To establish diplomatic relations
D. To increase opium trade
2. What was the name of the group of authorized merchants that westerners could trade with under
the Canton trade system?
A. Cohong
B. East India Company
C. Manchu
D. Hoppo
3. What was the outcome of the First Opium War for Britain?
A. Britain was defeated
B. Britain emerged victorious
C. Britain lost its trading rights
D. Britain established a colony in China
4. What did the Chinese government do in 1839 in response to opium smuggling?
A. Banned all trade with Britain
B. Sent an officer to suppress opium smuggling
C. Established diplomatic relations with Britain
D. Increased opium production
5. What was one of the main causes of the First Opium War according to historians?
A. Cultural clash between civilizations
B. Economic prosperity in China
C. British desire for silk
D. Chinese expansionism
6. What was the primary reason for the Chinese government’s restriction of western activity to the
port of Canton?
A. To avoid external threats
B. To promote trade
C. To establish diplomatic relations
D. To increase opium trade
7. What was the name of the group of authorized merchants that westerners could trade with under
the Canton trade system?
A. Cohong
B. East India Company
C. Manchu
D. Hoppo
8. What was the outcome of the First Opium War for Britain?
A. Britain was defeated
B. Britain emerged victorious
C. Britain lost its trading rights
D. Britain established a colony in China
9. What did the Chinese government do in 1839 in response to opium smuggling?
A. Banned all trade with Britain
B. Sent an officer to suppress opium smuggling
C. Established diplomatic relations with Britain
D. Increased opium production
10. What was one of the main causes of the First Opium War according to historians?
A. Cultural clash between civilizations
B. Economic prosperity in China
C. British desire for silk
D. Chinese expansionism
Answers:
1. A
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. A
6. A
7. A
8. B
9. B
10. A
