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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, The Last Voyage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the King of Bengal offer to Zhu Di?
(a) 25 women.
(b) A giraffe.
(c) A tiger.
(d) 2,500 eunuchs.

2. Who does "Chapter 4, The Treasure Fleet" say were used in command position?
(a) Eunuchs.
(b) Persians.
(c) Japanese.
(d) Women.

3. When did Zhu Zhanji die?
(a) 1432.
(b) 1435.
(c) 1433.
(d) 1430.

4. What happened to the young sons of the defeated Mongols?
(a) They were castrated.
(b) They were imprisoned.
(c) They were killed.
(d) They were freed.

5. Whom did Zhu Yunwen allow to return to Zhu Di?
(a) 2,000 of Zhu Di's soldiers.
(b) 25 of Zhu Di's concubines.
(c) Zhu Di's three remaining sons.
(d) Zhu Di's wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Confucius live, according to "Chapter 2, Confucians and Curiosities"?

3. What did Zhu Yuanzhang become after the victory over the Mongols?

4. When were the Yi able to migrate to Alaska and North America?

5. How big was the treasure ship?

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