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

2. What did the Emperor do to Alakeswara when he was brought before him?
(a) He imprisoned him.
(b) He pardoned him.
(c) He killed him.
(d) He put him back on the throne.

3. How many factions were fighting for the control of Ceylon?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. What did the requirements for the building of the Emperor's fleet strain?
(a) The Chinese wood supply.
(b) The relationship between Japan and China.
(c) The general population.
(d) The Chinese gold reserves.

5. Where was Parameswara driven out from?
(a) India.
(b) China.
(c) Ceylon.
(d) Sumatra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the treasure fleet launched from?

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

3. What was Alakeswara the commander of?

4. What did Zhu Di refer to himself as?

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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