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Yongle Encyclopedia - Quiz
Yongle Encyclopedia
  • 1. In what year was the Yongle Encyclopedia completed?
A) 1405
B) 1403
C) 1408
D) 1424
  • 2. How many volumes of the original encyclopedia survive today?
A) 11,095
B) 22,937
C) 800
D) Fewer than 400
  • 3. Who was the emperor who commissioned the Yongle Encyclopedia?
A) Xie Jin
B) Yao Guangxiao
C) Yongle Emperor
D) Liu Jichi
  • 4. What is the total number of manuscript rolls in the original work?
A) 370 million
B) 11,095
C) 800
D) 22,937
  • 5. Which encyclopedia finally surpassed the Yongle Encyclopedia in size in 2007?
A) Hanlin Academy Records
B) Great Canon of Literature
C) Encyclopædia Britannica
D) Wikipedia
  • 6. Who served as the general editor of the encyclopedia during its final compilation?
A) Xie Jin
B) Liu Jichi
C) Zheng Ci
D) Yao Guangxiao
  • 7. Where was the encyclopedia completed in 1408?
A) Beijing Palace
B) Guozijian in Nanjing
C) The Emperor's library
D) Hanlin Academy
  • 8. Approximately what percentage of the original work remains today?
A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 10%
D) 3.5%
  • 9. What was the initial manuscript titled that the Yongle Emperor rejected in 1404?
A) The Encyclopedia of Chinese Classics
B) The Ming Dynasty Records
C) The Great Canon of Yongle
D) A Complete Work of Literature
  • 10. What group of people was elevated by the Yongle Emperor to focus on literary projects?
A) Hanlin Academy
B) The Ministry of Punishment
C) Imperial officers
D) Military generals
  • 11. How many scholars were involved in the project by 1405?
A) 1,000
B) 100
C) 2,169
D) 11,095
  • 12. Which major historical events contributed to the loss of the encyclopedia in the 19th century?
A) The Cultural Revolution
B) The fall of the Ming Dynasty
C) World War II
D) Second Opium War and Boxer Rebellion
  • 13. What is the approximate size of the encyclopedia in cubic metres?
A) 5
B) 20
C) 40
D) 100
  • 14. How many Chinese characters were used in the original work?
A) 11,095
B) 800 million
C) 22,937
D) 370 million
  • 15. Which profession did Yao Guangxiao, one of the co-editors, hold?
A) General
B) Imperial clerk
C) Minister of Ceremonies
D) Monk
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