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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, The Last Voyage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What special feature did the Emperor's fleet include, according to "Chapter 4, The Treasure Fleet"?
(a) Pleasure ships.
(b) Greenhouse ships.
(c) Water tankers.
(d) Fishing ships.

2. Whom was Zhu Di the son of?
(a) A Persian prisoner.
(b) Zhu Yuanzhang.
(c) A consort.
(d) A Mongol.

3. What led to the slaying of a large number of eunuchs and concubines?
(a) A sex scandal.
(b) A plague outbreak.
(c) A revolt of the eunuchs.
(d) A theft scandal.

4. What did the Chinese commander of the treasure fleet bring with plans to leave it in a place of honor?
(a) A gold statue of Confucius.
(b) A tri-lingual tablet.
(c) A totem.
(d) A stone temple.

5. How was Zhu Zhanji related to Zhu Di, according to "Chapter 10, The Last Voyage"?
(a) He was his brother.
(b) He was his grandson.
(c) He was his nephew.
(d) He was his son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What resources came to China from Burma in the 7th Century?

2. Whom did Zhu Yunwen allow to return to Zhu Di?

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

4. Who succeeded Zhu Di to the Throne?

5. When were the foreign envoys who visited the court of China ordered back to their countries?

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