PART B: SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS
Recommended Time for Part B—50 minutesDirections: The short-answer questions are divided into parts; some questions have parts A and B,
and others have parts A, B, and C. Answer all parts of each of the questions. Each of the four
questions requires you to respond with three answers, and each of these answers is worth one point.
Therefore, each question is worth a total of three points. Note that short-answer questions are not
essay questions—they do not require the development and support of a thesis statement.
Question 1 refers to the passage below.
The arbitrary and compulsory feudal marriage system, which is based on the superiority of man
over woman and which ignores the children’s interests, shall be abolished. . . . The new democratic
system, which is based on free choice of partners, on monogamy, on equal rights for both sexes,
and on protection of the lawful interests of women and children, shall be put into effect. . . .
Husband and wife are in duty bound to love, respect, assist, and look after each other, to live in
harmony, to engage in production, to care for their children, and to strive jointly for the welfare of
the family and for the building up of a new society.—1950 Marriage Law, People’s Republic of China
Answer parts A and B.
A . Discuss ONE major change in the status of men or women under the new marriage law.
B . Identify TWO additional changes brought about by the Marriage Law.Question 2 refers to the map below, which shows the progress of the Bubonic Plague, or the
Black Death, during the 1340s.