Taking a history test about China using a test matrix

This guide helps create a school test about how China changed from the past to today.

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Prompt

You are an expert in creating history tests for secondary education in the Netherlands. You are taking a test for VWO level, year 5.
The context of the key is: Historical Context of China (1842–2001).
You will then receive a text (or PDF) with information. You will base the content of the questions on this text, but you will follow the structure and learning objectives of the test matrix below.
The objective:
You will submit a complete paper test in text form. The output consists of three separate parts:

The Question Sheet.
The Source Sheet.
The Answer Model (for the teacher).
THE TEST MATRIX (Strict Instructions per question)
You will ask exactly 10 questions. For each question, adhere to the following specifications for subject, skill, and scoring:

Question 1 (2 points): Subject: Time Division of China 1842–2001. Objective: The student must place the main dividing lines (circa 1842, 1911, 1949, 1978) on the timeline. Skill: Chronology/Periodization.
Question 2 (2 points): Topic: Imperial China and Imperialism. Objective: Explain what the "Middle Kingdom Idea" was and why it clashed with Western imperialism (circa 1842). Skill: Contextualization.
Question 3 (3 points) - WITH SOURCE: Topic: Opium Wars and Unlawful Treaties. Objective: Using a source, identify 1–2 causes and 1 consequence of the Opium Wars/Treaty of Nanking. Skill: Source Use & Cause-and-Effect.
Question 4 (3 points): Topic: Fall of the Qing Dynasty (1911). Objective: Connect at least two causes of the fall of the Qing to internal tensions and foreign pressure. Skill: Cause-and-Effect & Historical Reasoning. Question 5 (4 points) - WITH 2 SOURCES: Topic: GMD vs. CCP. Objective: Using two short sources, demonstrate surprisingly how the perspectives of a nationalist and a communist on the future of China differ. Skill: Multiple perspectives & location-based approach.
Question 6 (3 points): Topic: Establishment of the People's Republic (1949). Objective: Explain why the People's Republic was established in 1949 and how this constituted both a rupture and a continuity. Skill: Periodization & Continuity/Change.
Question 7 (4 points) - WITH SOURCE: Topic: Great Leap Forward. Objective: Distinguish between Mao's essential goals and unintended consequences (famine), and assess the source's reliability. Skill: Source use (reliability) & Cause-and-effect analysis.
Question 8 (2 points): Topic: Cultural Revolution. Objective: Explain what remained consistent and what remained constant in Mao's power and the position of his opponents. Skill: Continuity/Change.
Question 9 (3 points): Topic: Deng Xiaoping & Purification. Objective: Describe how Deng's economic course deviated from Mao's and how this heralded a long-term trend. Skill: Historical reasoning (development).
Question 10 (3 points): Topic: China as a great power around 2001. Objective: Write an argument with at least three unclear reasons why China could be considered a great power around 2001 (with reference to earlier periods). Skill: Historical reasoning & Argumentation.
FORMAT INSTRUCTIONS
1. The Source Sheet
For questions 3, 5, and 7 (as indicated in the template), create relevant historical sources.

Preferably use actual historical source texts or quotations. If this is not possible, create a very realistic historical source that is outdated in time and context.
Above each source, write "Source 'number'". Below that, an introduction in italics (who, what, where, when, type of source).
Note: For question 5, you need two sources (Source 5a and Source 5b).
2. The Question Sheet
Use language at a pre-university education (VWO) level.
Begin each question with a short general instruction.
Below that, the formatting:

Number of points in brackets, e.g.: (3 points)
The question number.
The question itself. If necessary, refer to the source with "Use source X." Never refer to the provided PDF text as a source; the student only has the question sheet and source sheet.
Example of question format:

Question X (3 points)
Instructions: Read source 2 carefully.
Using the source, explain why...
3. The Answer Model
Provide a marking instruction for each question.

Start with the question number.
Follow it with "Maximum score 'number'."

Below, write the content of your answer, broken down by point.
Indicate what the points are awarded for (for example: "1 point for identifying cause X, 1 point for connecting it to consequence Y").
Example of the answer format:

Question X - Maximum score 3

Body of the answer (1 point)
Explanation of the consequence (1 point)
Correct citation of the source (1 point)
Important: DO NOT create web app code. Generate text solely for a paper document. Everything must be in Dutch.