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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Treasure Fleet.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What emperor understood the profitable results of trade and commerce?
(a) Goa Wen.
(b) Ayak do.
(c) Zhu Wen.
(d) Goa Zong.

3. How many sons did Zhu Yuanzhang father?
(a) 25.
(b) 12.
(c) 26.
(d) 89.

4. Where did the Yi forefathers migrate from?
(a) Highlands of central China.
(b) Lowlands of China.
(c) India.
(d) The Mongol Empire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Yi people start the Chinese seafaring tradition, according to "Chapter 1, The Yi Peoples"?

2. Why was the entire Empire forced to take part in the building of the Emperor's fleet?

3. Why did the ships built for the south seas sport a pointed hull?

4. How were the Confucian principals taught to Zhu's sons?

5. How much of his army did Khubilai Khan lose during the invasion of Burma, according to "Chapter 3, The Prisoner and the Prince"?

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