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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. Where was the treasure fleet to sail on its third voyage?
(a) Indian Ocean.
(b) The Philippines.
(c) Pacific Ocean.
(d) Persian Sea.

2. When did Zhu Di claim the throne of China?
(a) 1403.
(b) 1402.
(c) 1401.
(d) 1399.

3. When did the treasure fleet return from its third voyage?
(a) 1411.
(b) 1421.
(c) 1412.
(d) 1416.

4. What did the treasure fleet use to determine its direction?
(a) A water compass.
(b) The sun.
(c) The wind direction.
(d) The moon.

5. What was Alakeswara the commander of?
(a) The strongest faction fighting for the control of Ceylon.
(b) The interpreter brought by the Chinese.
(c) The Chinese land army.
(d) The weakest faction fighting for the control of Ceylon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the treasure fleet launched from?

2. What was a flying tiger in the 13th century?

3. Who threatened China from the sea, according to "Chapter 11, The Sultan's Bride"?

4. What was Zhu Di in the process of doing at the time the fourth treasure fleet set sail?

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

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