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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. Who was in command of the third voyage of the treasure fleet?
(a) Zhu Zi.
(b) Zheng He.
(c) Wang Tan.
(d) Tang Wi.

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

3. What happened to Madame Wang after the dedication of the Forbidden City, according to "Chapter 9, Fires in the Forbidden City"?
(a) She died.
(b) She killed another concubine.
(c) She fled.
(d) She gave birth.

4. Who destroyed the pagoda Zhu Di built in honor of his mother?
(a) The Taiping Rebellion.
(b) Zhu Di's son.
(c) The Tartars.
(d) The Mongols.

5. When did Zhu Di claim the throne of China?
(a) 1402.
(b) 1401.
(c) 1399.
(d) 1403.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who predicted the fire that followed the Forbidden City being struck by lightning?

2. What house led the Chinese army that defeated the Mongols in 1382?

3. What was the mission of the representatives sent to China after the return of the treasure fleet?

4. How did Khubilai Khan lose part of his army during the invasion of Burma?

5. When did the treasure fleet return from its third voyage?

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