Play The Diplomat’s Quiz: September 1, 2019, Edition

Welcome to The Diplomat‘s weekly quiz.

Each week, we will curate a list of 10 questions on recent events in the Asia-Pacific region (with occasional historical questions thrown in for variety).

These questions will cover all the topics we cover here at The Diplomat, including the politics, economics, security, culture, and history of the vast Asia-Pacific region.

Rest assured, the answers to each question come straight from our pages. Usually, the answer to any given quiz question will be found in a recent article we’ve run. So, as long as you keep up with The Diplomat, you should be on your way to an easy 100 percent score on each of these quizzes.

You’ll get to see your score and the average score across all our readers at the end of the quiz.

Well? What are you waiting for? Have a go at our quiz and find out just how well you know the Asia-Pacific this week.

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1. Question 1 of 10

   1. Question

   Which of the following Asian leaders visited Washington, D.C., in the final week of July?

   • Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan
   • Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
   • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
   • South Korean President Moon Jae-in
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2. Question 2 of 10

   2. Question

   Which of the following events took place in the Sea of Japan in the last week of July?

   • A Chinese warship challenged South Korea and Japan’s claimed waters around Dokdo/Takeshima
   • A joint China-Russia strategic bomber patrol challenged Korean airspace
   • A South Korean fighter shot at a Russian strategic bomber over international waters
   • A South Korean warship locked its fire control radar on a Japanese military surveillance aircraft
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3. Question 3 of 10

   3. Question

   What was the main outcome of the 3rd U.S.-North Korea summit meeting on June 30?

   • The United States agreed to limited sanctions relief for Pyongyang
   • North Korea agreed to inspections at its Yongbyon nuclear complex
   • North Korea and the United States agreed to resume working-level talks
   • The United States agreed to cancel upcoming military exercises with South Korea
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   4. Question

   Which of the following design features is China’s new indigenously designed Type 002 aircraft carrier not likely to possess?

   • Nuclear propulsion
   • A catapult-based aircraft launch mechanism
   • A gross tonnage of more than 80,000 tons
   • An air-wing comprising the J-15
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   5. Question

   What year did Japan and South Korea normalize diplomatic relations?

   • 1945
   • 1960
   • 1965
   • 1972
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   6. Question

   Which of the following weapons systems did North Korean leader Kim Jong Un not publicly inspect after the June 30 summit with U.S. President Donald J. Trump?

   • An intercontinental-range ballistic missile
   • A new ballistic missile submarine
   • A tactical short-range ballistic missile system
   • A new multiple launch rocket system
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   7. Question

   Which country hosted the 2019 ASEAN Regional Forum?

   • Vietnam
   • Thailand
   • Laos
   • Cambodia
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   8. Question

   What is the name of the largest disputed South China Sea feature occupied by the Philippines?

   • Mischief Reef
   • Thitu Island
   • Itu Aba Island
   • Kalayaan Island
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   9. Question

   Who is Han Kuo-yu?

   • The mayor of Taipei, Taiwan
   • The mayor of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
   • The leader of the Kuomintang in Taiwan
   • A Taiwanese cabinet official
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    What was the site of the recent China-Vietnam standoff over oil exploration in the South China Sea?

    • Scarborough Shoal
    • Vanguard Bank
    • Reed Bank
    • Gulf of Tonkin
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