1. When was Kim Dae-jung sworn in as President of South Korea?
a) 14 April 1971
b) 3 October 1975
c) 25 February 1998
d) 26 August 1995

2. When was Kim Dae-jung born?
a) 9 February 1914
b) 6 May 1918
c) 3 July 1926
d) 3 December 1925

3. Where was Kim Dae-jung born?
a) Haeuido
b) Tokyo
c) Saigon
d) Manila

4. Which high school did Kim Dae-jung attend?
a) St. Joseph’s High School
b) Korean National High School
c) Mokpo Commercial High School
d) Seoul High School

5. When was Kim Dae-jung first elected to the National Assembly?
a) 1957
b) 1959
c) 1961
d) 1965

6. Which policy was followed by Kim Dae-jung with regard to North Korea?
a) Moonlight policy
b) Starlight policy
c) Sunshine policy
d) Comet policy

7. Which North Korean leader did Kim Dae-jung meet in 2000?
a) Kim Jong-il
b) Grace Park
c) Roh Tae-woo
d) Kim Novak

8. When did Kim Dae-jung win Nobel Prize?
a) 1990
b) 1996
c) 2000
d) 2004

9. When did Kim Dae-jung die?
a) 5 January 2002
b) 6 April 2003
c) 18 August 2009
d) 12 October 2004

10. Where did Kim Dae-jung die?
a) Pyongyang
b) Seoul
c) Taipei
d) Boston

Kim Dae-jung Quiz Answers

1. When was Kim Dae-jung sworn in as President of South Korea?
c) 25 February 1998

2. When was Kim Dae-jung born?
d) 3 December 1925

3. Where was Kim Dae-jung born?
a) Haeuido

4. Which high school did Kim Dae-jung attend?
c) Mokpo Commercial High School

5. When was Kim Dae-jung first elected to the National Assembly?
c) 1961

6. Which policy was followed by Kim Dae-jung with regard to North Korea?
c) Sunshine policy

7. Which North Korean leader did Kim Dae-jung meet in 2000?
a) Kim Jong-il

8. When did Kim Dae-jung win Nobel Prize?
c) 2000

9. When did Kim Dae-jung die?
c) 18 August 2009

10. Where did Kim Dae-jung die?
b) Seoul

Kim Dae-jung Timeline:
1925 – Kim Dae-Jung was born on 3 December 1925.
1943 – He completed his graduation in 1943.
1961 – He was elected as a representative to the National Assembly in 1961.
1963 – He won a seat in the house in 1963 and 1967 elections.
1965 – He was appointed the spokesman for the Democratic Party in 1965.
1966 – Kim was made the chairman of the Party’s policy planning committee.
1971 – Kim failed in his run for presidency against Park.
1973 – He was kidnapped by agents of Korean Central Intelligence Agency.
1976 – Kim was arrested and sentenced to 5 year prison.
1978 – He was released in 1978 and placed under house arrest.
1979 – President Park was assassinated in October, 1979.
1982 – His prison term was suspended giving him exile to the United States.
1985 – He returned to Seoul where he was arrested and put under house.
1987 – He was cleared of all charges and his political and legal rights were restored.
1987 – Kim Dae-Jung was defeated by Roh Tae-woo in the Presidential elections.
1992 – He was defeated by Kim Young-sam in presidential elections.
1995 – He returned to politics in 1995.
1997 – Kim won the Presidency in December 1997.
1998 – Kim Dae-Jung was sworn in as the fifteenth President of South Korea on 25 February.
2000 – Kim was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000.
2003 – He completed his presidential term of 5 years in 2003.
2009 – Kim died on 18 August 2009 in Seoul.