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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Confucians and Curiosities.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was a flying tiger in the 13th century?
(a) A kite.
(b) A Chinese warship.
(c) A canon.
(d) A firework.

2. When was the first unified Chines empire created?
(a) 121 B.C.
(b) 521 B.C.
(c) 321 B.C.
(d) 221 B.C.

3. What resources came to China from Persia in the 7th Century?
(a) Coal.
(b) Caviar.
(c) Pistachios.
(d) Gold.

4. When did the Song Dynasty rule China?
(a) 960-1879 A.D.
(b) 960-1279 A.D.
(c) 760-1279 A.D.
(d) 960-1379 A.D.

5. How did Confucius refer to China?
(a) The Greatest Empire.
(b) The Rising Sun Empire.
(c) The Never Ending Kingdom.
(d) The Middle Kingdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Confucius live, according to "Chapter 2, Confucians and Curiosities"?

2. What compromised Chinese trade interests in the 3rd century A.D?

3. What were the Indonesians trying to escape from during the first and second millennium B.C.?

4. What dynasty was established in 618 A.D.?

5. Who described the existence of ships similar to those of the early Chinese seafarer in South America?

(see the answer key)

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