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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 buried with Zhu Di?
(a) 16 concubines.
(b) 35 horses.
(c) 25 eunuchs.
(d) His giraffe.

2. Where was the treasure fleet to sail on its third voyage?
(a) Persian Sea.
(b) Indian Ocean.
(c) The Philippines.
(d) Pacific Ocean.

3. What did the Zhu Di do after the fire at the Forbidden City?
(a) He took a more conservative approach to his ruling.
(b) He freed 35,000 eunuchs.
(c) He purchased 3,500 concubines.
(d) He rebuilt it.

4. When did the treasure fleet return from its third voyage?
(a) 1416.
(b) 1411.
(c) 1421.
(d) 1412.

5. How large of an army did the Chinese have when they took the provincial seat at Kunming?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 300,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 200,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was the mourning period following Zhu Di's death?

2. When did the third voyage of the treasure fleet start, according to "Chapter 6, The Strange Kingdoms of Malacca and Ceylon"?

3. What did the Chinese commander of the treasure fleet bring with plans to leave it in a place of honor?

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

5. Whom was Zhu Di the son of?

(see the answer key)

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