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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. What instrument was used by the treasure fleet to mark the passage of time?
(a) An hourglass.
(b) A pendulum clock.
(c) Graded incense sticks.
(d) A pocket watch.

2. In what year were Khubilai Khan's forces defeated by the Chinese?
(a) 1365.
(b) 1358.
(c) 1368.
(d) 1568.

3. What shape were the sails of the treasure ship ?
(a) Octogonal.
(b) Square.
(c) Triangular.
(d) Circular.

4. What happened to Madame Wang after the dedication of the Forbidden City, according to "Chapter 9, Fires in the Forbidden City"?
(a) She died.
(b) She gave birth.
(c) She killed another concubine.
(d) She fled.

5. When did Zhu Yuanzhang die?
(a) 1298.
(b) 1388.
(c) 1398.
(d) 1398.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Zhu Yuanzhang forbid his sons from attending his funeral?

2. How many troops did China engage against the Mongols under Zhu Qizhen's rule?

3. How many ships were part of the second voyage of the treasure fleet?

4. When did Zhu Di claim the throne of China?

5. When did the fifth treasure fleet return to China?

(see the answer key)

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