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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue, A People Called Baijini.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Zhu Di in the process of doing at the time the fourth treasure fleet set sail?
(a) Relocating the capital city.
(b) Negotiating with the Mongols.
(c) Preparing his wedding.
(d) Preparing to invade Japan.

2. When were the Yi able to migrate to Alaska and North America?
(a) At the start of the Ming Dynasty.
(b) In 1207 B.C.
(c) During the last Ice Age.
(d) After developing the first sail boat.

3. What happened to Madame Wang after the dedication of the Forbidden City, according to "Chapter 9, Fires in the Forbidden City"?
(a) She gave birth.
(b) She fled.
(c) She died.
(d) She killed another concubine.

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

5. What were the eunuchs castrated before puberty called?
(a) Little women.
(b) Castras.
(c) Pure from childhood.
(d) Sha-yi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What town has relics of Chinese pottery and other artifacts?

2. Who were the descendants of the Chinese seafaring people?

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

4. Who were the Baijini linked to?

5. What was the destination of the treasure fleet's first mission?

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