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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Auspicious Appearance of the Celestial Animals.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What port was Zhu Di eager to start trading with?
(a) Sush-wa.
(b) Hormuz.
(c) Weng-zi.
(d) Manilla.

3. Who controlled the trade in the Indian Ocean in the 12th century?
(a) Persians and Arabs.
(b) The British.
(c) The Chinese.
(d) The Japanese.

4. Who ruled the Western ports of India when the treasure fleet arrived?
(a) The Tizamo.
(b) The Nerus.
(c) The Ishama.
(d) The Zamorin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the ships built for the south seas sport a pointed hull?

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

3. When did the third voyage of the treasure fleet start, according to "Chapter 6, The Strange Kingdoms of Malacca and Ceylon"?

4. What was China's main reason for nurturing good relations with Malacca?

5. Who forced the first historic kingdom from the inland to the shores?

(see the answer key)

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