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

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

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

5. How long did the first historic Chinese kingdom last?
(a) 300 years.
(b) 700 years.
(c) 500 years.
(d) 200 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How big was the treasure ship?

3. What appeared during the building of the fleet?

4. What happened to Zhu Di's mother?

5. What house led the Chinese army that defeated the Mongols in 1382?

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