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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, The Last Voyage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Zhu Yuanzhang forbid his sons from attending his funeral?
(a) He didn't want his concubines to be stolen.
(b) He didn't want his tomb looted.
(c) He feared they would fight to gain power.
(d) He wanted them to pray for him at the temple.

2. What goddess did the crew of the treasure fleet pray to before they left?
(a) Tifi-Han.
(b) Yi-Tu.
(c) Tianfei.
(d) Han-Ze-Wi.

3. What did Confucius' teaching do to those who made their living from the sea?
(a) Made them enemies of the Empire.
(b) Made them abandon their craft.
(c) Turned them into second class citizens.
(d) Made them leave China.

4. When were the foreign envoys who visited the court of China ordered back to their countries?
(a) 1419.
(b) 1417.
(c) 1416.
(d) 1418.

5. How did Confucius refer to China?
(a) The Greatest Empire.
(b) The Never Ending Kingdom.
(c) The Middle Kingdom.
(d) The Rising Sun Empire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Parameswara having problems when the treasure fleet came to his kingdom?

2. When did the Song Dynasty rule China?

3. Who took the Chine Empire throne in 1398?

4. How long was the mourning period following Zhu Di's death?

5. How did Khubilai Khan lose part of his army during the invasion of Burma?

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