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

2. What did Confucius say about contact with foreigners?
(a) They were evil.
(b) They were profitable.
(c) Nothing could be gained from them.
(d) They were necessary.

3. Where did the Yi forefathers migrate from?
(a) India.
(b) The Mongol Empire.
(c) Lowlands of China.
(d) Highlands of central China.

4. What compromised Chinese trade interests in the 3rd century A.D?
(a) The rise of Japanese piracy.
(b) The rise of the British Navy.
(c) The fall of available wood to build chips.
(d) The fall of the Han Dynasty.

5. What did the first boat people cross, according to "Chapter 1, The Yi Peoples"?
(a) The water between Java and Sulawesi.
(b) The Yellow River.
(c) The water between China and Taiwan.
(d) The Yangtze.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the first unified Chines empire created?

2. What dynasty made Confucianism the basis of the Chinese moral code?

3. What dynasty was established in 618 A.D.?

4. Who described the existence of ships similar to those of the early Chinese seafarer in South America?

5. When did Confucius live, according to "Chapter 2, Confucians and Curiosities"?

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