Sun Yat-sen — Questions and answers

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What important new thing did Sun Yat-sen declare was established in Nanjing?

Choices

  1. The Qing Dynasty
  2. The Republic of China ✓
  3. The Imperial Rule
  4. The Provisional Government's Meeting

Answer: The Republic of China

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When Sun Yat-sen was young, what kind of ideas did he learn while studying abroad?

Choices

  1. Ideas about farming and crops
  2. Ideas about magic and dragons
  3. Ideas about democracy and national sovereignty ✓
  4. Ideas about old traditions and emperors

Answer: Ideas about democracy and national sovereignty

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What was the name of the first group Sun Yat-sen started in Honolulu to help change China?

Choices

  1. The Qing Court Society
  2. The Honolulu Merchants Club
  3. The Revive China Society ✓
  4. The Vanguard Alliance

Answer: The Revive China Society

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What was the name of Sun Yat-sen's very first armed attempt to challenge the Qing dynasty?

Choices

  1. The Wuchang Uprising
  2. The Guangzhou Uprising ✓
  3. The Nanjing Revolution
  4. The Shanghai Siege

Answer: The Guangzhou Uprising

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What big problem did Sun Yat-sen face in London after the Guangzhou Uprising failed?

Choices

  1. He got lost in the big city
  2. He was kidnapped by Qing agents ✓
  3. He couldn't find a place to stay
  4. He ran out of money for food

Answer: He was kidnapped by Qing agents

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What important group did Sun Yat-sen form in Tokyo by bringing many different revolutionary groups together?

Choices

  1. The Tokyo Alliance
  2. The Chinese Unity Front
  3. The Tongmenghui ✓
  4. The Three Principles Party

Answer: The Tongmenghui

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Where was Sun Yat-sen when he heard the news that the Wuchang Uprising had started?

Choices

  1. In London
  2. In Tokyo
  3. In Denver, USA ✓
  4. In Nanjing, China

Answer: In Denver, USA

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Why did Sun Yat-sen decide to step down as Provisional President and let Yuan Shikai take over?

Choices

  1. He was tired of being president
  2. To prevent a civil war and secure the Qing Emperor's abdication ✓
  3. He wanted to travel the world more
  4. Yuan Shikai was his best friend

Answer: To prevent a civil war and secure the Qing Emperor's abdication

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What happened to Sun Yat-sen after his "Second Revolution" against Yuan Shikai failed?

Choices

  1. He became the new emperor
  2. He went into exile again ✓
  3. He made Yuan Shikai his loyal secretary
  4. He built a new army in China

Answer: He went into exile again

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What special title is Sun Yat-sen known by, even after he passed away?

Choices

  1. The Great Traveler
  2. The Emperor of China
  3. The Father of the Nation ✓
  4. The Revolutionary General

Answer: The Father of the Nation

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