Questions of 2017 Unification Quiz Program for High School Students

[answer] ③

【Explanation】 The mob art theory of North Korea is created and enjoyed by a group. In this regard, the literature activities in North Korea keep strict watch over the trend of following a professional worker and a mysticism should be destroyed in a creative business and the literature art should be developed by a massive group.

34. 
    This administrative district of North Korea was named meaning the place where the Yalu and Tumen River are located. What is the name of the province of North Korea where Mt. Baekdu is?
    

① Yanggangdo Province ② Jagangdo Province ③ Hamgyungdo Province

④ Pyungando Province

[answer] ①

【Explanation】 Yanggangdo Province is a new administrative district named in October 1954, which combined part of Hamgyungdo Province and Huchanggun County of Jagangdo Province. Yanggang means two rivers in Korean and the Yalu and Tumen River flow from Mt. Baekdu.

35. 
    “Dano” falling on May 5 in a lunar calendar is one of the important festive seasons in Korea, China and Japan. Also in North Korea, they regard the day as important, saying that enjoying Dano and visiting the tombs of the forefathers on Chusuk (Aug. 15 in a lunar calendar) is the “traditional customs of the people since long time ago.” What is the game below that is not played on Dano in North Korea?
    

① Ssireum or Korean style wrestling ② Eating patjuk or red bean porridge ③ Swinging ④ Playing Yut

[answer] ②

【Explanation】 Folk games such as Ssireum, archery, playing Yut, swinging, Neolttwigi or Korean jumping game, Bongsan mask dance are demonstrated in TV broadcast or in the press rather than ordinary North Korean people actually playing the games.

36. 
    This is a high-yield crop of alpine region and it is suitable for the geographical features of mountainous North Korea. Therefore North Korea expanded the cultivating area of this crop intensively after the food shortage in 1990s. In particular Daeheungdangun County is well known for this crop. What is the crop?
    

① Barley ② Corn ③ Potato ④ Sweet potato

[answer] ③

【Explanation】 Daeheungdangun County was selected as a model area to cultivate the potatoes and it has a large scale model farm, potato research institute and potato processing plant.

37. 
    “Gyoye” or “Skillful Art” is very popular in North Korea and it has even a theater to perform only the “Gyoye.” The “Gyoye” popular among the North Korean residents means this in North Korean way. What is this?
    

① Synchronize ② Musical ③ Comedy ④ Circus

[answer] ④

【Explanation】 The circus called in South Korea is named as Gyoye in the North. North Korea evaluates the circus of Western Society as a low level commercial product but they regard the Gyoye important as one of the arts taking a function of the physical education and cultural refinement of the people.

38. 
    The physical training of North Korea is related to the national defense. What do they call the national defense related physical training which is the basis of the training in North Korea?
    

① National defense physical training ② Mt. Baekdu physical training ③ Victory physical training ④ Torch physical training

[answer] ①

【Explanation】 The key of the physical training in North Korea is all related to the national defense. It includes shooting related to military drill, river crossing and collective forced march.

39. 
    As North Korea fell behind South Korea in the conventional weapon competition, it poured all of its efforts for developing a missile from early 1980 and has been trying to develop a long range missile targeting America since 1990s. What is the name of North Korean missile described below?
    

According to the White Paper of National Defense published in 2012 by the Ministry of Defense of South Korea indicated that the maximum range of North Korean long range missile was more than 6,700km but it changed to be 10,000km in 2014. So the long range missile of North Korea is evaluated to reach the main land of America.

① Scud ② Taepodong ③ THAAD ④ Musudan

[answer] ②

【Explanation】 The White Paper of National Defense published in 2014 by the Ministry of Defense of South Korea evaluated the North Korean ability of a long range missile was developed to be a threat to America on the occasion of successfully launching the “Eunha #3” rocket into the orbit in December 2012. The maximum range of its long range missile called Taepodong #2 was described as more than 6,700km in the Paper in 2012 but the latest Paper changed it into 10,000km. Taepodong #2 is assessed to be able to reach the main land of America and North Korea is known to have deployed more than 1,000 missiles such as Scud (range 300∼500㎞), Rodong (1,300km) and Musudan (more than 3,000km), for actual operation across the country.

40. 
    What is the position not belonging to the three classes of North Korea?
    

North Korea decides the people’s class according to their ancestry and loyalty to the party and has a closed and unequal structure in which shift of the class is almost impossible. Class structure of North Korea is divided into three, which is to maintain and strengthen its socialistic system and tighten its control over the society.

① Core class ② Shaking class ③ Hostile class ④ Special class

[answer] ④

【Explanation】 The class structure of North Korea is divided into three such as core, shaking and hostile class. But since the serious economic difficulties in 1990s, some of the hostile class shifts to a shaking class by its accumulated wealth obtained from the increased private economy and some of the shaking class is re-classified into a core class depending on the people’s loyalty to the party. The shaking class is also called a basic class and the hostile class as a complicated class.

41. 
    North Korea realized a sense of crisis when the Eastern Bloc socialist countries collapsed in the end of 1980s. What is its governing ideology of North Korea together with “Socialism in our own way” to prevent ideological unrest and seek its system solidarity by way of emphasizing its distinction from other socialist countries?
    

① Our state first policy ② Our people first policy ③ Great family of socialism ④ All by our people

[answer] ②

【Explanation】 The terminology of “Our people first policy” introduced by Kim Jong-il in 1986 was to claim that North Korea is a completely different people from Soviet Union and the socialistic countries in the Eastern Bloc. It became a governing topic to put “Our leader, Our ideology, Our military and Our system” in front to rationalize its closed door policy and strengthen North Korean way of socialism.

42. 
    What is the standard language of North Korea?
    

① Juche language ② Baekdu language ③ Cultural language ④ Civilized language

[answer] ③

【Explanation】 North Korea made a standard language system in 1966 adopting Pyongyang language as an area wise and the labor’s language as a class wise and called it “Cultural language.”

43. 
    No. 1 National Treasure of South Korea is the Sungraemun Gate. Then what is the number 1 national treasure site of North Korea?
    

① Mt. Baekdu ② Pyongyang castle ③ King Dongmyung Tomb ④ Dangun Tomb

[answer] ②

【Explanation】 The cultural assets in North Korea are classified into a relic of a national treasure relic, semi-national treasure relic, national treasure site and semi-national treasure site (preserving grade) depending on their value. No. 1 national treasure site of North Korea is the Pyongyang Castle.

44. 
    This is a Buddhist temple at Mt. Myohyang and preserves the real body Sari of Buddha and the duplicate of Tripitaka Koreana. What is this temple?
    

① Kwaneum Temple ② Samsung Temple ③ Shinkye Temple ④ Bohyun Temple

[answer] ④

【Explanation】 Bohyun Temple at Mt. Myohyang was built in 1042, which represents 11^th century architecture of Korea. It is a famous Buddhist temple which spread Buddhism in North Korea and the temple was named after Bohyun, Buddhist monk. The octagonal 13 story stone pagoda built in the early Goryo Dynasty is one of the most beautiful stone pagodas in Korea. For your reference, Sari means the small crystals found among the cremated remains of Buddhist monks.

45. 
    The tomb of the founder of Goryo Dynasty Wanggun is here and the historians from the South and North proceeded with a joint excavation of the tomb. What is the name of the place?
    

① Gaesung ② Pyongyang ③ Nampo ④ Wonsan

[answer] ①

【Explanation】 The tomb of the founder of Goryo Dynasty, Wanggun is at the hill in the south of Mt. Songak at Gaepunggun County of Gaesung. The historians from both sides performed a joint excavation in the city.

46. 
    This project started to expedite developing international inland transportation in Asia, which connects about 30 countries along the eight major routes such as Japan, South Korea, North Korea, China, India, Turkey and Russia, reaching 140,000km. What is the project expressed in acronym ‘AH’?
    

① Asia – Europe Dream Way ② Asia – Europe High Speed

③ Asian Highway ④ Asian Hi-Pass

[answer] ③

【Explanation】 The “Asian Highway Project” connecting Asia and Europe is promoted by UN’s Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). South Korea accommodates AH1 route connecting Japan-South Korea-North Korea-China-India-Turkey and AH6 route connecting South Korea-North Korea-Russia.

47. 
    Following explains Ssireum of North Korea. Which one below is wrong?
    

① It starts sitting on the ground. ② It starts putting on a top.

③ The game loses if a player falls. ④ The game is played a lot on Dano Day.

[answer] ①

【Explanation】 Ssireum of the South and North have many things in common such as tightening Satba, a thigh band and playing technique but it starts sitting on the sands in South Korea, while they start Ssireum standing in North Korea. Also they put on a top (without sleeve)

48. 
    What is the “Public physical body training disseminating room” in the words of the North Koreans?
    

① Sports complex ② Athletes village ③ Health club ④ Indoor sports complex

[answer] ③

【Explanation】 A public physical body training disseminating room in North Korea means a health club for the public. The one at the foot of Moranbong Hill in Pyongyang is operated by the “Korea International Sports Cooperation Company,” which is two story high with about 200 pyung (660 square meter) accommodating a physical training room, rhythmic gymnastics, manipulation therapy massage room and fatigue recovery room.

49. 
    Following group gymnastics in a large scale started in 2002 for the first time in North Korea and ended in 2013, for which about 100,000 persons participated and the event was registered in the Guinness Book of Records. What is the title of the group gymnastics?
    

① Chollima ② Nogodan ③ Moranbong ④ Arirang

[answer] ④

【Explanation】 The “Arirang” performance consists of gigantic mass games and art performances in which about 100,000 people appear.

50. 
    Which one below is not the cultural asset in Gaesung?
    

① Sunjukkyo Bridge ② Goryo Sungkyunkwan School ③ Shingaesa Buddhist Temple ④ Royal Tomb of King Gongmin

[answer] ③

【Explanation】 Shingaesa Buddhist Temple is at Mt. Geumgang. Its main temple hall was re-built in November 2004 jointly by the South and North and other 14 attached buildings were all restored in 2007. Completion ceremony of the temple was held on October 13, 2007 jointly by the two sides.

51. 
    The “Chollima Movement” in North Korea is the typical movement to mobilize the public. They made another slogan requiring more efforts than Chollima during Kim Jong-un’s ruling. What is the name of their new slogan?
    

① Two Chollima Movement ② Three Chollima Movement ③ Five Chollima Movement ④ Ten Chollima Movement

[answer] ④

【Explanation】 The “ten thousand-ri (4000km) horse or ten thousand Chollima” can run ten thousand-ri or 4,000km a day. The Ten Chollima Movement appeared in Kim Jong-un era as a new slogan to recruit the efforts of the people.

52. 
    This is a special economic zone established in 1991 in a bid to solve the serious economic difficulties of North Korea, which is located in a strategic position among China, Russia and North Korea. What is the name of the zone where a triangular trade is available?
    

① Najin and Sunbong ② Shineuiju ③ Wonsan ④ Namyang

[answer] ①

【Explanation】 The Najin and Sunbong Special Economic Zone is located at the border of China, Russia and North Korea, which aims at building a base of trade, tourism and finance making use of its geographical advantage.

53. 
    How many lines does Pyongyang subway system operate?
    
    
    

① 1 line ② 2 lines ③ 3 lines ④ 4 lines

[answer] ②

【Explanation】 Pyongyang subway system operates two lines such as Chollima Line running through the east and west of Pyongyang and Hyuckshin (or innovation) Line through the south and north of the city.

54. 
    What is the first foreign language in North Korea?
    

① Russian ② Chinese ③ English ④ French

[answer] ③

【Explanation】 English education in North Korea started in 1964. Since 1964, its government designated Russian and English as a first foreign language to teach and each school chose one of them. But as the importance of the ability of speaking English increased, they taught mainly English from 1975. And the Russian class was abolished from the middle of 1980s and English was designated as a first foreign language in 1991.

55. 
    This is a tomb stone returned from Japan thanks to the joint efforts of the historians from the South and North to get back the cultural assets plundered by Japan and remained there. The soldiers of Korea, then Chosun Dynasty, under General Jung Moon-bu defeated the Japanese invaders on land for the first time during Imjinwoeran or Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592. What is the name of the memorial stone erected at Immyung-ri, Giljugun County of Hamkyungbukdo Province (now Immyung-dong, Kimcheck City, Hamkyungbukdo Province) of North Korea in the 34^th year of King Sookjong (1707) in memory of the victory?
    

① Jungwon Goguryo Memorial Stone ② Bukkwan Great Victory Memorial Stone ③ Maunryong Hill Patrolling Stone ④ Mt. Baekdu Boundary Stone

[answer] ②

【Explanation】 The Bukkwan Great Victory Memorial Stone was plundered by Japan during Russia-Japan War and it was left and neglected at Yasukuni Shrine of Japan. It was returned by the efforts of Buddhist Monk Chosan of South Korea. He asked Japan of returning it together with the North Korea Buddhism Alliance and it was returned after 100 years.

56. 
    This high rise apartment village completed in November 2015 along the bank of the Daedonggang River is called Manhattan in Pyongyang due to various shapes of the apartment building. What is the name of the street where the houses for the faculty members of Kimchaek Engineering College are located?
    

① Artist Street ② Future Scientist Street ③ Youth Leaders Street ④ Victory Street

[answer] ②

【Explanation】 The Future Scientist Street is a ultra high rise apartment street for the scientists and propagate economic achievements of Kim Jong-un. When he inspected the housing construction site of the faculty members of Kim II Sung University in 2013, he promised to build the housings for the faculty members and researchers of Kimchaek Engineering College. He named the area as the “Future Scientist Street.”

57. 
    When we speak about a certain area and street, the reference point is called a starting milestone but they call it “Starting point of the state road.” Now then where is the starting point of the state road that is the center of a road in North Korea?
    

① Front gate of Mansudae National Assembly Hall ② The Premier Platform at Kim II Sung Square ③ Pyongyang Station ④ Daedongmun Gate

[answer] ②

【Explanation】 The starting milestone of North Korea, which used to be at the front yard of the Haebangsan Inn at the Victory Street, Jungsung-dong, Junggu District changed to the Hamgu Gate, the entrance to Pyongyang Castle at Junggu District in Pyongyang early 1990s on the ground that a post-horse had passed through the Hamgu Gate after Goguryo Dynasty moved its capital city to Pyongyang. In 1996, again it moved to the Premier Platform at Kim II Sung Square under the reason that the starting point should be associated with the history of the revolution activities of Premier Kim II Sung.

58. 
    There is a special school for the children of those who were killed for Kim’s family and the system in North Korea. Which one below is not the school for such children?
    

① Mankyungdae Revolution Institute ② Kang Ban-suk College for the Bereaved Children ③ Haeju Revolution Institute for the Bereaved Children ④ Geumsung Middle School

[answer] ④

【Explanation】 The Revolution Institute and the College for the Bereaved Children are the education institutes for the bereaved children of revolution. Geumsung Middle School is specialized in the art and sports.

59. 
    October 9, Hangul (Korean language) Proclamation Day that is converted into a Gregorian date from the last day of lunar September 1446 (28th year of King Sejong) when the Hunminjeongeum (original name of Hangul or Korean language) was proclaimed by the king. North Korea does not use the Hangul Proclamation Day but instead they call it “Day of Creating Hunminjeongeum.” Then when is the Day of Creating Hunminjeongeum in North Korea?
    

① January 15 ② Mar. 15 ③ May 15 ④ July 15

[answer] ①

【Explanation】 North Korea converted December of the 25^th year of King Sejong in a lunar calendar into Gregorian calendar and the middle of the month, which falls on January 15 was designated as the Day of Creating Hunminjeongeum.

【Unification】 6. Vision and Preparation for Unification

1. 
   The National Unification Advisory Council established according to Article 92 of the constitution of the Republic of Korea is one of the constitutional organization under direct control of the president of Korea to advise the President for the formulation of peaceful unification policy.
   Write ○ if it is correct or × if not.
   

[answer] ○

【Explanation】 Article 92, Constitution of the Republic of Korea – An Advisory Council on Democratic and Peaceful Unification may be established to advise the President on the formulation of peaceful unification policies.

2. 
   Cost of division means the total economic and non-economic expenses that South and North Korea should bear due to non-unification of the divided country. It continues to be spent as long as the division by confrontation of the two sides would last. On the other hand, the unification convenience means the convenience to be obtained by unification. Accordingly the occurrence of unification conveniences means the extinction of the cost of division.
   Write ○ if it is correct or × if not.
   

[answer] ○

【Explanation】 The cost of division is incurred by the continued division of the country and it will become extinct immediately upon unification. Therefore occurrence of unification conveniences indicate the extinction of the cost of division.

3. 
   The unification conveniences cannot be estimated easily because many items therein cannot be measured. The unification cost, however, keeps on creating the unification conveniences as the investment on the unified Korea after the cost of division disappears. That is why we can say that the unification conveniences are greater than the unification cost. Write ○ if it is correct or × if not.
   

[answer] ○

【Explanation】 The unification cost is spent temporarily with limit but the tangible and intangible unification conveniences are enormous enough to offset the total unification cost and they are with no limit.

4. 
   This is the cost that the South and North should bear because the country is not unified. What do you say the cost that should be borne by us because of the following issues?
   

• Humanitarian issue such as verifying the death or life of the separated families and their re-union. • National security issue to protect the life and property of the people from the provocation by North Korea • Geopolitical issue of the impossibility to advance to the continent through land in spite that Korea is a part of a continent. • Diplomatic issue that the South and North should confront each other wastefully at the international societies

[answer] Cost of division

【Explanation】 The cost of division means the burden we should take as long as Korean Peninsula remains divided into two. The cost includes a tangible cost that we can verify with eyes and intangible cost that can be difficult to be verified. The tangible cost includes the national security cost required for national defense, diplomatic cost, and the cost to maintain the system. In the meantime, the intangible cost means the cost related to various social issues such as fear of war, agony of the separated families, ideology conflict, limited use of land and imbalanced development of the territory and we can also say it a social cost.

5. 
   What is the new development axle described below?
   

In the mid - and long - term, the unified Korea will create a new development axle as the coastal cities will grow and expand into the new growth cluster, dispersing the use of national land space.