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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Emissaries of the Dragon Throne.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city did Marco Polo say was "greater than any city"?
(a) Venice.
(b) Beijin.
(c) Hangzhou.
(d) Wen Mibng.

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

3. What Tibetan leader did Zhu Di have a good relationship with?
(a) Mbitiam Shep.
(b) Dailahi Bomba.
(c) Sherpa Mbabshin.
(d) Bebshini Shegpa.

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

5. What type of trade developed in the 7th and 8th Century?
(a) Coal trade.
(b) Silk trade.
(c) Horse trade.
(d) Human trade.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does "Chapter 4, The Treasure Fleet" say were used in command position?

2. How did the Emperor extend the number of oceangoing ships without building new ones?

3. Who was Zhu Di's favorite Korean concubine?

4. What emperor understood the profitable results of trade and commerce?

5. What special feature did the Emperor's fleet include, according to "Chapter 4, The Treasure Fleet"?

(see the answer key)

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