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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 duties of the medical officers on the Emperor's ships?
(a) Collect medicinal herbs from other countries.
(b) Look after the water supply.
(c) Take care of the women on board.
(d) Prevent scurvy.

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

3. What did Zhu Yuanzhang become after the victory over the Mongols?
(a) Second emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
(b) Head of the Chinese army.
(c) Head of the eunuchs of the Emperor.
(d) First Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

4. Who took the Chine Empire throne in 1398?
(a) Zhu He.
(b) Zhu Wa-yi.
(c) Zhu Yunwen.
(d) Zhu The.

5. When did Confucius live, according to "Chapter 2, Confucians and Curiosities"?
(a) 7th century.
(b) 3th century.
(c) 6th century.
(d) 5th century.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What modern types of vessels were the early Chinese seafarers using similar to?

4. What happened to the young sons of the defeated Mongols?

5. What were the Indonesians trying to escape from during the first and second millennium B.C.?

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