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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 did Zhu Di appoint Zheng He do, according to "Chapter 5, Destination: Calicut"?
(a) Commander of the treasure fleet.
(b) Doctor of the fleet.
(c) Second in command.
(d) Prime political negotiator.

2. What house led the Chinese army that defeated the Mongols in 1382?
(a) The Wi.
(b) The Tangs.
(c) The Mings.
(d) The Wangs.

3. What was a flying tiger in the 13th century?
(a) A kite.
(b) A firework.
(c) A canon.
(d) A Chinese warship.

4. Who forced the first historic kingdom from the inland to the shores?
(a) The Zhou.
(b) The Ming.
(c) The Tartars.
(d) The Mongols.

5. How did Khubilai Khan lose part of his army during the invasion of Burma?
(a) Malaria.
(b) The plague.
(c) Typhus.
(d) Starvation.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Yi people start the Chinese seafaring tradition, according to "Chapter 1, The Yi Peoples"?

2. What type of trade developed in the 7th and 8th Century?

3. What did the treasure fleet discover in Java?

4. Why was the entire Empire forced to take part in the building of the Emperor's fleet?

5. What compromised Chinese trade interests in the 3rd century A.D?

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