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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Confucians and Curiosities.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city did Marco Polo say was "greater than any city"?
(a) Hangzhou.
(b) Wen Mibng.
(c) Beijin.
(d) Venice.

2. What caused the sea to rise quickly?
(a) Wind.
(b) The ice melting.
(c) Volcanic activity.
(d) A large earthquake.

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

4. In what countries were artifacts similar to those of the first historical kingdom found?
(a) Iraq and Israel.
(b) Peru and Mexico.
(c) France and England.
(d) Iran and Pakistan.

5. What were the Indonesians trying to escape from during the first and second millennium B.C.?
(a) Invading Spanish settlers.
(b) War with the Micronesians.
(c) The lack of fresh water.
(d) The volcanoes of the region.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city was believed to be the greatest one in the 7th Century A.D.?

2. Where did the Yi forefathers migrate from?

3. When did the Song Dynasty rule China?

4. Why did the Yi turn to the sea for their subsistence?

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

(see the answer key)

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