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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 appeared during the building of the fleet?
(a) Mongol soldiers.
(b) British envoys.
(c) Corruption.
(d) Steel rivet construction method.

2. Who described the existence of ships similar to those of the early Chinese seafarer in South America?
(a) Native Americans.
(b) Portuguese explorers.
(c) Spanish explorers.
(d) American missionaries.

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

4. How big was the treasure ship?
(a) 400ft by 160 ft.
(b) 400 ft by 60 ft.
(c) 300 ft by 160 ft.
(d) 200 ft by 160 ft.

5. When did the Shogun that sent the envoys to China die?
(a) 1411.
(b) 1410.
(c) 1412.
(d) 1413.

Short Answer Questions

1. What special feature did the Emperor's fleet include, according to "Chapter 4, The Treasure Fleet"?

2. When were the foreign envoys who visited the court of China ordered back to their countries?

3. What did the Chinese use to trade for sapphires and rubies?

4. How much of his army did Khubilai Khan lose during the invasion of Burma, according to "Chapter 3, The Prisoner and the Prince"?

5. When was the largest of the treasure fleet expeditions ordered, according to "Chapter 8, The Auspicious Appearance of the Celestial Animals"?

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