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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Fires in the Forbidden City.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Zhu Yuanzhang die?
(a) 1298.
(b) 1388.
(c) 1398.
(d) 1398.

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

3. How were the Confucian principals taught to Zhu's sons?
(a) Though religious books.
(b) Through horror stories.
(c) Through stories of war.
(d) Through stories of sacrifice and loyalty.

4. How much of his army did Khubilai Khan lose during the invasion of Burma, according to "Chapter 3, The Prisoner and the Prince"?
(a) 80%.
(b) 75%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 50%.

5. Where did the treasure fleet go before stopping at Ceylon during its third voyage?
(a) The Philippines.
(b) Nowhere.
(c) Manila.
(d) Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year were Khubilai Khan's forces defeated by the Chinese?

2. Where was Parameswara driven out from?

3. When did Zhu Di claim the throne of China?

4. Who was in command of the third voyage of the treasure fleet?

5. Who destroyed the pagoda Zhu Di built in honor of his mother?

(see the answer key)

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