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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. When did the Yi people start the Chinese seafaring tradition, according to "Chapter 1, The Yi Peoples"?
(a) 3000 B.C.
(b) 4000 B.C.
(c) 2000 B.C.
(d) 1000 B.C.

2. What modern types of vessels were the early Chinese seafarers using similar to?
(a) Tub boats.
(b) Triremes.
(c) Cruise ships.
(d) Sailing rafts.

3. What happened to the young sons of the defeated Mongols?
(a) They were imprisoned.
(b) They were freed.
(c) They were killed.
(d) They were castrated.

4. Why did the inhabitants of central China decide to leave the area?
(a) The Mongols invaded.
(b) The cattle died of poisoning.
(c) The Yangzi River was iced over.
(d) The Yellow River overflowed.

5. When did the Emperor order the Fujian province to produce oceangoing ships, according to "Chapter 4, The Treasure Fleet"?
(a) 1402.
(b) 1403.
(c) 1407.
(d) 1405.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many oceangoing ships did the Emperor order other provinces to build?

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

3. How many sons did Zhu Yuanzhang father?

4. What did the first boat people cross, according to "Chapter 1, The Yi Peoples"?

5. What does archeological evidence indicate about the Yi people?

(see the answer key)

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