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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 a flying tiger in the 13th century?
(a) A Chinese warship.
(b) A firework.
(c) A canon.
(d) A kite.

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

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

4. What did the treasure fleet discover in Java?
(a) Primitive villages.
(b) Gold mines.
(c) Colonies of trade merchants.
(d) Numerous shipwrecks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the duties of the medical officers on the Emperor's ships?

2. How did the Emperor extend the number of oceangoing ships without building new ones?

3. Where did the warships escorting the treasure fleet first engage pirates?

4. When did the treasure fleet return from its third voyage?

5. How were the Confucian principals taught to Zhu's sons?

(see the answer key)

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