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

2. In what year were Khubilai Khan's forces defeated by the Chinese?
(a) 1368.
(b) 1358.
(c) 1365.
(d) 1568.

3. Who did Zhu Di fight and eventually win against in the last years of his life?
(a) The Uriyangqad Mongols.
(b) The Japanese pirates.
(c) The Tartar.
(d) The British Navy.

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) 50%.
(b) 75%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 80%.

5. How did Khubilai Khan lose part of his army during the invasion of Burma?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Starvation.
(c) Typhus.
(d) The plague.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Parameswara having problems when the treasure fleet came to his kingdom?

2. What gift was Zhu Di fascinated with, according to "Chapter 6, The Strange Kingdoms of Malacca and Ceylon"?

3. Where did the treasure fleet go before stopping at Ceylon during its third voyage?

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

5. Who forced Parameswara to exile himself to Malacca?

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