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

2. What was Zhu Di satisfied with, according to "Chapter 8, The Auspicious Appearance of the Celestial Animals"?
(a) The four corners of the sea were quiet.
(b) The number of ships he had.
(c) The plans for the Forbidden City.
(d) The new canons China developed.

3. When did the largest treasure fleet return to China?
(a) 1405.
(b) 1415.
(c) 1416.
(d) 1418.

4. Who was buried with Zhu Di?
(a) 16 concubines.
(b) 35 horses.
(c) His giraffe.
(d) 25 eunuchs.

5. How large of an army did the Chinese have when they took the provincial seat at Kunming?
(a) 200,000.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 300,000.
(d) 100,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the 7th voyage of the treasure fleet start from?

2. What regions were in economic peril because of Zhu Yuanzhang's retreat from trade?

3. Why did the Emperor order the construction of the treasure ship?

4. What dynasty was Zhu Di part of ?

5. Who destroyed the pagoda Zhu Di built in honor of his mother?

(see the answer key)

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