Ancient China - Battle of Red Cliffs

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Ancient China - Battle of Red Cliffs.

1. The Battle of Red Cliffs took place near the end of what Chinese dynasty?
a. Shang Dynasty
b. Zhou Dynasty
c. Han Dynasty
d. Sui Dynasty
e. Tang Dynasty

2. On what major river did the Battle of Red Cliffs take place?
a. Yangtze River
b. Mekong River
c. Huai River
d. Yellow River
e. Amur River

3. Who was the commander of the army from the north?
a. Sun Quan
b. Liu Bei
c. Cao Cao
d. Zhuge Liang
e. Cheng Pu

4. Which side had more soldiers at the battle?
a. South
b. North
c. Each side had around the same number of soldiers
d.
e.

5. Who won the battle?
a. South
b. North
c. Neither side won
d.
e.

6. What warlord of the south joined forces with Sun Quan to fight the north?
a. Puyi
b. Sun Tzu
c. Cao Cao
d. Zhuge Liang
e. Liu Bei

7. How did the south manage to destroy the fleet of ships from the north?
a. By setting them on fire
b. By sinking them with bombs
c. By flipping them over
d. By attacking them with arrows
e. None of the above

8. What kingdom did Sun Quan establish in the south after the battle?
a. Kingdom of Sun
b. Kingdom of Quan
c. Kingdom of the Red Cliffs
d. Kingdom of Wu
e. He did not establish a kingdom

9. True or False: Historians are not sure exactly where the battle took place.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.

10. What slowed down the army of the north making it difficult for them to retreat?
a. Another army attacking from the north
b. Lots of trees and plants from the dense jungle
c. Rain and mud
d. It was dark and they couldn't see
e. They were weighed down by heavy armor


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