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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Destination: Calicut.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did the Emperor extend the number of oceangoing ships without building new ones?
(a) He bought Indian ships.
(b) He captured Japanese ships.
(c) He asked for donations from other kingdoms.
(d) He refurbished existing ships.

3. What Chinese building methods made the building of the treasure ship possible?
(a) Use of tar to waterproof the hull.
(b) Steel reinforcement.
(c) Watertight bulwark and balanced rudders.
(d) Use of silk sails.

4. Why did the Yi turn to the sea for their subsistence?
(a) They knew how to make boats.
(b) The ground was too frozen to cultivate.
(c) They didn't have land to cultivate.
(d) They liked fish.

5. What color were the sails of the treasure ship?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. How large of an army did the Chinese have when they took the provincial seat at Kunming?

2. What was the destination of the treasure fleet's first mission?

3. What caused the sea to rise quickly?

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

5. What city did Marco Polo say was "greater than any city"?

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