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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. What were the eunuchs castrated before puberty called?
(a) Pure from childhood.
(b) Castras.
(c) Sha-yi.
(d) Little women.

2. Who were the descendants of the Chinese seafaring people?
(a) Seafaring people of Indonesia and Polynesia.
(b) The Hawaiian people.
(c) Aborigines.
(d) The British.

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

4. What did the crew of the treasure fleet think was causing typhoons?
(a) Underwater volcanoes.
(b) Dragons beneath the sea.
(c) The goddess Ya Zi.
(d) Wind.

5. What ship building tool did the Chinese develop in the 10th century?
(a) Masts.
(b) Tar.
(c) Dry docks.
(d) The hammer.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what period did the southern Asian migrate to Taiwan, the Philippines, and Fiji?

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

3. What did the treasure fleet use to determine its direction?

4. In what year were Khubilai Khan's forces defeated by the Chinese?

5. How many oceangoing ships did the Emperor order other provinces to build?

(see the answer key)

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