Questions of 2017 Unification Quiz Program for High School Students

[answer] U-shape development axle

【Explanation】 The southern coast axle of the unified Korea from Busan to Mokpo will be further developed in the mid and long term and Mokpo-Incheon-Shineuiju axle will be connected in the western coast. Meanwhile the axle between Busan-Gangreung-Wonsan-Najin will be connected one another to make U-shape development axle.

6. 
   This facility was opened in 1999 to protect and support the North Korean refugees effectively as their number increases greatly. It provides them with the education to adopt themselves to South Korean society and vocational training. What is the name of the facility?
   

[answer] Hanawon

【Explanation】 Hanawon supports the North Korean refugees to settle in the South Korean society successfully. After they are questioned jointly by the related government agencies, Hanawon helps them get psychological and emotional stability through various counselling on their difficulties and guidance on their life in South Korea. Also Hanawon provides them vocational training and education for early adaptation into the South Korean society.

7. 
   What is the cost required for unifying the two different systems in the areas of administration, consolidation of finance and currency out of the tangible cost for unification?
   

① Cost to unify the different systems ② Crisis management cost

③ Economic investment cost ④ Investment cost for the social overhead capital (SOC)

[answer] ①

【Explanation】 The tangible cost for unification is the cost to unify the systems, crisis management cost and economic investment cost. The cost for unifying the systems includes the cost to re-educate the government officials to convert the system of North Korea, and re-socialize the North Korean residents and provide them with technical or vocational education.

8. 
   What is not included in the underlined “Six Strategic Minerals”?
   

Most of the six strategic minerals that South Korea relies on import from abroad can be brought from North Korea in sizeable quantity in the unified Korea.

① Uranium ② Copper ③ Iron ore ④ Magnesite

[answer] ④

【Explanation】 The six strategic minerals are bituminous coal, uranium, iron ore, copper, zinc and nickel.

【History】 7. National Sovereignty Usurped and People’s Resistance

1. 
   Japan robbed Korean Empire of the diplomatic power by Eul Sa Neuk Yak or the Protectorate Treaty between Korean Empire and Japan in 1905 and Japan established a Superintendence Commander Office in Seoul in the following year.
   Write ○ if it is correct or × if not.
   

[answer] ○

2. 
   The said treaty was executed at Gunchun Palace in the Kyungbok Palace. Write ○ if it is correct or × if not.
   

[answer] ×

【Explanation】 The treaty was executed at Jungmyungjun in Duksoo Palace. Gunchun Palace in the Kyungbok Palace is the place where the Eulmi Incident took place.

3. 
   Emperor Gojong of Korean Empire sent a special envoy to the International Peace Conference held in Hague of the Netherlands, trying to disclose that the Eul Sa Neuk Yak was invalid by international law.
   Write ○ if it is correct or × if not.
   

[answer] ○

【Explanation】 Emperor Gojong sent Lee Jun, Lee Sang-sul and Lee Wee-jong as his special envoys to Haegue in 1907.

4. 
   Park Eun-sik established Daejong-gyo Religion which worshiped Dangun.
   Write ○ if it is correct or × if not.
   

[answer] ×

【Explanation】 Park Eun-sik, a reformed Confucian scholar established Daedong-gyo Religion and wrote the “Theory of Renewing Confucianism” to reform Confucianism. Daejong-gyo Religion was established by Na Chul to worship Dangun.

5. 
   When Japan started a war against Russia, the U.K. and the U.S.A. denounced Japan’s act of aggression to support the declaration of a neutral country by Korean Empire.
   Write ○ if it is correct or × if not.
   

[answer] ×

【Explanation】 During Russia and Japan war, the U.S.A. executed the Katsura-Taft Agreement, while the U.K. did the Second U.K. and Japan Alliance Treaty and admitted Japan’s exclusive supremacy over Korean Peninsula.

6. 
   What is the title of the newspaper described below?
   

The newspaper was managed by Bethel, a British and Patriot, Yang Kee-tak. It had the biggest range of readers owing to the articles strongly criticizing the act of aggression by Japanese Empire. Also the newspaper was in favor of the struggle by the voluntary soldiers of Korea and made contribution to proliferating the movement of compensating national debt.

[answer] The Daehan Maeil Shinbo

7. 
   What is the name of the national movement related to the following statement?
   

National debt of 13 million Won is directly related to the life and death of the country. If 20 million people would stop smoking for three months and collect 20 Cents per person every month, we could collect 13 million Won.

[answer] Movement of compensating national debt

【Explanation】 The movement to compensate national debt started in 1907 at Daegu. It was a save-the-nation movement to prevent economic subordination by Japan Empire, redeeming the debt owed to Japan by way of stop drinking, smoking and practicing thrift and saving.

8. 
   Following took place while Japanese Empire plundered the national sovereignty of Korea. Please arrange them in order.
   

(a) Executing the Eul Sa Neuk Yak (b) Deposing Emperor Gojong by force (c) Occurrence of Russia, Japan War (d) Executing the Annexation Treaty between Korea and Japan

[answer] (c) - (a) - (b) - (d)
【Explanation】

Russia/Japan War (1904), execution of Eul Sa Neuk Yak (1905), Deposing Emperor Gojong by force (1907), and execution of the Annexation Treaty between Korea and Japan (1910) took place in the above order.

9. 
   Who took following activities?
   

- He accused Japan of its invasion as an editor of “The Hwansung Shinmun” and “The Daehan Maeil Shinbo.” - He announced the Theory of Renewing Confucianism and established Daedong-gyo Religion to lead the movement of reforming Confucianism. - He clarified the history of Japanese invasion and independence movement through “History of Korea” and “History of Independence Movement of Korea.” - He was the second president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.

[answer] Park Eun-shik

10. 
    The Eul Sa Neuk Yak executed in 1905 between Korea and Japan was not the right treaty with the formality requirements as an international treaty. Please choose all the right grounds of it from the following example:
    

a. No government official of Korean Empire agreed with executing the treaty. b. The treaty was executed under oppressive environment, mobilizing the troops by Japanese Empire. c. Korean Empire had lost its diplomatic power by force even before the treaty was executed. d. Emperor Gojong, the supreme ruler of Korean Empire did not ratify the treaty. e. Emperor Gojong did not entrust Park Je-soon, the then Foreign Minister of Korean Empire with the authority to execute the treaty.

[answer] b, d, e

【Explanation】 The problem of the said treaty by international law was that it was executed without ratification and power of attorney of the Korean Emperor and it was signed under oppressive environment, mobilizing Japanese troops. Emperor Gojong of Korean Empire did not attend executing the treaty but Park Je-soon (Foreign Minister), Lee Ji-yong (Minister of Internal Affairs), Lee Keun-taek (Military Minister), Lee Wan-yong (Education Minister) and Kwon Jung-hyun (Agriculture and Trade Minister) agreed with the treaty. The diplomatic power of the Korean Empire was deprived by the treaty and the Japanese Superintendent Commander in Korea interfered with Korea.

11. 
    Which one below is not the right activity of Koreans who resisted against executing the treaty?
    

ㆍKorean government shall not execute any international treaty without the arbitration of Japanese government. ㆍJapanese government shall assign one Superintendent Commander under the Korean Emperor.

① Na Chul organized the assassination team to kill five enemies of Korean Empire.

② Emperor Gojong sent his envoy to Haegue.

③ Ahn Jung-Geun shot Ito Hirobumi, Japanese Superintendent Commander in Korea

④ Lee Sang-jae and Hong Myung-hee organized Shinganhoe.

[answer] ④

【Explanation】 The phrase given describes part of the Eul Sa Neuk Yak executed in 1905. ④ took place in the year of 1927.

12. 
    Which one below is the right activity of Shinminhoe organized in 1907 ?
    

① It founded Liberation Army of Korea.

② It won Bongohdong Combat.

③ It built a base for independence movement at Samsonbo in Manchuria, China.

④ It dispatched an inspection team to Gwangju when Gwangju Student Anti-Japanese Movement took place.

[answer] ③

【Explanation】 ① Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea ② Combined arms of Korea Independence Army of Hong Bum-do, People’s Army of Ahn Mu and Military Affairs Commanding Office of Choi Jin-dong ④ is the activity of Shinganhoe.

13. 
    Japan deposed of Emperor Gojong by force in 1907 and dismissed the army of Korean Empire. Under such situation, which one below is the right description on the war by the voluntary soldiers of Korea?
    

① A commoner commander of voluntary soldiers appeared for the first time.

② Most of them fell out by the advise of Emperor Gojong.

③ All the voluntary soldiers allied, attempting to advance into Seoul.

④ They were deployed by the lead of Boanhoe, Constitutional Government Research Society and Korea Jaganghoe.

[answer] ③

【Explanation】 The voluntary soldiers who started fighting against Japan were called “Jungmi Voluntary Soldiers,” who were gathered on the occasion of deposing Emperor Gojong by force in 1907 and dismissing the Korean army by force by Japan. The military strength of Jungmi Voluntary Soldiers was improved greatly by joining the dismissed soldiers and they were expanded across the country. The “13 Provinces Army” led by General Lee In-young attempted to advance into Seoul in 1908.

14. 
    Which one below is the correct activity of the person who wrote this phrase?
    

The best counter measure to defend against the hardships by the Western powers rushing into the Orient these days is to unite all the Asian peoples together and even the young children are aware of it. Nevertheless, why does Japan plunder its neighboring countries of same people without looking at such situation reasonably and cut off the friendship among them and make a situation itself just like a longbill is bitten by its beak when it tried to pick a shell and is waiting for a fisherman?

① He formed Shinganhoe.

② He led Eulmi Voluntary Soldiers.

③ He wrote “Youngnam Maninso.”

④ He shot Ito Hirobumi.

[answer] ④

【Explanation】 The phrase quoted above is part of the “Theory of the Peace of the Orient” written by Patriot Ahn Jung-geun. He was sentenced to death by Japanese Empire after he executed Ito Hirobumi at the Harbin Railroad Station in China in 1909 and the death penalty was executed while he wrote the Theory of the Peace of the Orient in jail. The theory was incomplete but it asserted that the three Asian countries should be harmonized together to realize the peace of Asia and the world.

【History】 8. Independence Movement and Aug. 15 Liberation

1. 
   Patriot Ahn Jung-geun executed Ito Hirobumi, the first Japanese Superintendent Commander to Korea.
   Mark ○ if correct and × if wrong.
   

[answer] ○

【Explanation】 Korean people carried out various fights against the Eul Sa Neuk Yak forced by Japanese Empire. Na Chul and Oh Ki-ho organized the assassination team to kill five enemies while Lee Jae-myung stubbed Lee Wan-yong to serious wound. Patriot Ahn Jung-geun conducted resistance with the voluntary soldiers in Maritime Province of Siberia and he shot Ito Hirobumi to death in 1909 in Harbin, China.

2. 
   Shin Chae-ho asserted to understand the Korean history based on the Naeseon Ilche or “Korea and Japan are under one policy.”
   Mark ○ if correct and × if wrong.
   

[answer] ×

【Explanation】 “Korea and Japan are under one policy” means Korea and Japan are one same body, which was emphasized during the course of annihilating Korean people by Japanese Empire after 1930s. Shin Chae-ho and Park Eun-shik led the nationalistic view of history during Japanese ruling to encourage the national awareness and develop Korean history independently. Park Eun-shik wrote the “Korean History” and the “History of Korean Independence Movement.” Shin Chae-ho wrote the “The Ancient Times of Korea,” and the “Research of Korean History.”

3. 
   March 1 Independence Movement started on the occasion of establishing the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.
   Mark ○ if correct and × if wrong.
   

[answer] ×

【Explanation】 March 1 Independence Movement in 1919 took place with its background of raising the Principle of National Self-Determination and the death of Emperor Gojong. As the result of the Movement expressing the will and desire of getting independence of Korea with the unified strength of the people, the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea was established.

4. 
   Park Eun-shik established Daedong-gyo Religion to make Confucianism a religion.
   Write ○ if it is correct or × if not.
   

[answer] ○

【Explanation】 Park Eun-shik, a reformed Confucianism scholar established Daedong-gyo Religion and wrote the “Theory of Renewing Confucianism.”

5. 
   Second president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea was Yun Bosun.
   Write ○ if it is correct or × if not.
   

[answer] ×

【Explanation】 After the National Representative Conference fell apart, the Interim Government dismissed Rhee Syngman, the president and elected Park Eun-shik to succeed Lee as the second president.

6. 
   Japanese Empire opened the Honam Railroad Line in 1914 to plunder Korea efficiently.
   Write ○ if it is correct or × if not.
   

[answer] ○

【Explanation】 Japanese Empire constructed the Honam Line and Kyungwon Line in 1910s to complete a railroad network in × shape on the Korean Peninsula.

7. 
   In 1936, Japanese Empire proclaimed the “Protecting and Observing Korean Political Offenders Act“ to observe the offenders of the Maintenance of the Public Order Act and those under probation, stay of execution of the sentence and released on parole.
   Mark ○ if correct and × if wrong.
   

[answer] ○

【Explanation】 Japanese Empire proclaimed the Protecting and Observing Korean Political Offenders Act in 1936 in the course of promoting the policy to annihilate Korean people. This Act was established to watch closely Koreans who could be involved in the independence movement and it allows to watch the ideology and behavior of the suspected people for two years, placing limitation on residence, and ordering to obey other instructions.

8. 
   What is the name of the newspaper described below?
   

ㆍIt was managed by Bethel, a British and Patriot Yang Kee-tak. ㆍIt was published in English, Korean and Korean/Chinese. ㆍIt carried strong tone of argument against Japan and favorable attitudes for the Korean voluntary soldiers and made contributions to proliferating the movement of compensating national debt.

[answer] The Daehan Maeil Shinbo

9. 
   What is the religion described below?
   

ㆍNa Chul created it on the basis of Dangun beliefs. ㆍIt made great contributions to the armed independence war out of Korea.

[answer] Daejong-gyo Religion

10. 
    What is the name of the person who asserted the following?
    

Our forefathers said that even though a country might be destroyed but its history cannot disappear. Because if a country is a shape, its history is a spirit. Now the shape of our country disappeared but our spirit should survive. This is why I write history. If the spirit would survive and not vanish, the shape will revive some day.

[answer] Park Eun-shik

【Explanation】 Above phrase is quoted from the “Korean History” of Park Eun-shik.

11. 
    What is the name of this organization?
    

ㆍIt succeeded the Research Society of Korean Language. ㆍIt enacted the “Unified Hangul (Korean) Spelling System” and the “Unified Orthography of Standard Korean and Foreign Language.” ㆍ30 members of the organization were arrested by Japanese Empire while they edited the Mega Korean Dictionary.

[answer] Korean Language Society

12. 
    What is the name of the organization that had following code of conduct?
    

We hereby duly declare that we take the means of the people’s direct revolution, abandoning a delusion of a diplomatic theory, preparation theory or the like. We will go into the people to shake hands with them to destroy the ruling of the robber, Japan by endless violence, assassination, destruction and riot and we will build an ideal Korea by way of renovating all the unreasonable systems in our daily life so that human beings cannot oppress human beings and one society cannot deprive other society.

[answer] Justice and Nobility Squad

【Explanation】 The “Declaration of Korean Revolution” written by Shin Chae-ho by the request of the Justice and Nobility Squad of Korea organized by Kim Won-bong described the goal of the Group clearly to achieve a direct revolution of the people through the code of conduct of the Group and individual violence struggle.

13. 
    Write the school name described below.
    

Jang Hyun-suk, mayor of Dukwon tells. “This city is an open sea port located at a strategic point of the seashore. …… At a newly built school, several literary workers taught the classical books first and the warriors taught military books along with the mathematics, various machines and tools, agriculture and silkworm farming and mining works.

[answer] Wonsan Village School (or Wonsan Haksa)

【Explanation】 Wonsan Village School or Wonsan Haksa was the first modern school established in Wonsan in 1883 and they taught the classical books and martial arts.

14. 
    Write the title of (a) conference below.
    

14 people including Park Eun-shik, Kim Chang-sook and Lim Se-hun announced a statement titled “Notice to Our Countrymen“. People’s movement to overcome the division of the Provisional Government and prepare the policy of unified independence movement became materialized across the country based on the people’s will on the occasion of the statement. Thus almost all the independence movement powers sent their representatives to Shanghai, China to hold (a) conference.

[answer] National Representative Conference

【Explanation】 The National Representative Conference was held in 1923 to discuss the course of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.

15. 
    According to the school system of the First Decree for Korean Education System announced in 1911, Koreans were supposed to go to a high school or women’s high school after finishing a primary school.
    Mark ○ if correct and × if wrong.
    

[answer] ○

【Explanation】 Japanese Empire announced the First Decree for Korean Education System in 1911. According to the decree, Koreans were supposed to go to a primary school at the age of 8 for four years’ study and the boys were supposed to go to a high school and the girls to a women’s high school. While the Japanese students studied six years at a primary school and went to a middle school.

16. 
    When the Donga Ilbo daily newspaper started the “Enlightenment Movement for Rural Communities” in 1931, it used a Russian expression meaning “To the People” as the title of the movement. What is the title of the movement?