Q 01/05

The emperor's mausoleum is guarded by thousands of life-sized terracotta figures depicting what?

A) Concubines

B) Priests

C) Soldiers

D) Farmers

Answer · why

C) Soldiers

Around 6,000 figures have been excavated, along with 40,000 real bronze weapons.

Q 02/05

The emperor joined earlier state walls along the northern frontier to create what?

A) The Grand Canal

B) The Great Wall of China

C) The Silk Road

D) The Forbidden City

Answer · why

B) The Great Wall of China

Hundreds of thousands of workers were mobilised, and an unknown number died.

Q 03/05

Qin Shi Huang is remembered as the first emperor of which country?

A) Korea

B) Vietnam

C) China

D) Japan

Answer · why

C) China

He unified the warring states in 221 BC and founded the Qin dynasty.

Q 04/05

What new title did the King of Qin create for himself in 221 BC, rather than keep the old title of king?

A) Shogun

B) Huangdi

C) Khan

D) Tianzi

Answer · why

B) Huangdi

It combined the huang of the mythical Three Sovereigns with the di of the legendary Five Emperors.

Q 05/05

In which city, the capital of the state of Zhao, was the future emperor born?

A) Chang'an

B) Handan

C) Luoyang

D) Xianyang

Answer · why

B) Handan

His father was living there as a hostage to guarantee a truce between Qin and Zhao.