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    A page from the Hunmin Jeong-eum.

  1. Which king is credited with inventing the Korean Han-gul script ?
  2. Your answer:
    King Goi (234–286) of the Paekche kingdom
    King Taejo of Goryeo Dynasty (877-943)
    King Munmu of Shilla (reigned 661–681)
    King Sejong (1397-1450) of the Joseon/Choson Dynasty .



  3. Which Korean ruler is credited with the ability to see the future ? In one case the location of an enemy army was predicted .
  4. Your answer:
    King Sejong (1397-1450) of the Joseon/Choson Dynasty .
    King Gwangjong (949-975) of Goryeo .
    Gwangmu Emperor (July 25, 1852–January 21, 1919)
    Queen Sondok of Shilla (610 – 647)



  5. Where did the Goryeo court retreat to in 1232 after the Mongol invasion ?
  6. Your answer:
    Jeju-do/Cheju island
    Ganghwado/Kanghwado island
    Dokdo/Tokdo island
    Ulleung-do island



  7. Who was the first westerner to write about Korea after being shipwrecked on Cheju island ?
  8. Your answer:
    Marco Polo
    Hendrik Hamel
    Commodore Perry
    Matteo Ricci



  9. In which battle was Yi Sun-sin killed in 1598 ?
  10. Your answer:
    the Battle of Sacheon
    The Battle of Noryang Point
    The Battle of Chilchonryang
    the Battle of Okpo



  11. How many South Korean soldiers fought in the Vietnam War ? ( About 200 North Koean pilots are estimated to have fought for North Vietnam )
  12. Your answer:
    312,853
    15,874
    45,275
    6,473



  13. When was President Park Chung Hee assassinated by Kim Chae-kyu, head of the Korean CIA ?
  14. Your answer:
    1979
    1969
    1980
    1967


    March 1, 1919 - Samil Anti-Japanese marches

  15. When did the defacto Japanese Annexation of Korea occur ?
  16. Your answer:
    1894
    1886
    1918
    1910



  17. When was the Seokguram Grotto built ?
  18. Your answer:
    336
    983
    742
    1241



  19. When was the capital of Baekje/Paekche sacked by the armies of the Tang China and Shilla ?
  20. Your answer:
    660 AD
    886 AD
    321 BC
    1240 AD



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