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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who controlled the trade in the Indian Ocean in the 12th century?
(a) The Japanese.
(b) Persians and Arabs.
(c) The British.
(d) The Chinese.

2. What instrument was used by the treasure fleet to determine their latitude?
(a) A wantanzi.
(b) A quinoyi.
(c) A tiwini.
(d) A quianxingban.

3. What was Zhu Yuanzhang's distinction during the fight against the Mongols?
(a) Killing women.
(b) Not killing civilians.
(c) Participating in the battle.
(d) Riding a dragon.

4. How did Khubilai Khan lose part of his army during the invasion of Burma?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Typhus.
(c) Starvation.
(d) The plague.

5. What did the first boat people cross, according to "Chapter 1, The Yi Peoples"?
(a) The water between Java and Sulawesi.
(b) The Yellow River.
(c) The Yangtze.
(d) The water between China and Taiwan.

6. What kingdom was established around 1500 B.C.?
(a) The Swang Kingdom.
(b) The Tang Empire.
(c) The Ming Dynasty.
(d) The Shang.

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

8. What were the Indonesians trying to escape from during the first and second millennium B.C.?
(a) The volcanoes of the region.
(b) The lack of fresh water.
(c) War with the Micronesians.
(d) Invading Spanish settlers.

9. Where did the fleet first stop on its way to India?
(a) Beijin.
(b) The entrance of the Min river.
(c) Macao.
(d) Wi-tang.

10. What did the Emperor do to Alakeswara when he was brought before him?
(a) He imprisoned him.
(b) He killed him.
(c) He pardoned him.
(d) He put him back on the throne.

11. When was the first unified Chines empire created?
(a) 321 B.C.
(b) 521 B.C.
(c) 121 B.C.
(d) 221 B.C.

12. Where did the Yi forefathers migrate from?
(a) The Mongol Empire.
(b) Lowlands of China.
(c) India.
(d) Highlands of central China.

13. Who was commanding the pirates that the treasure fleet defeated?
(a) Ya Kang.
(b) Chen Wan.
(c) Chen Zuyi.
(d) Yhu Tang.

14. What does archeological evidence indicate about the Yi people?
(a) They traveled as far as New Guinea and Australia.
(b) They used tar.
(c) They sacrificed women.
(d) They didn't know bronze.

15. Who took the Chine Empire throne in 1398?
(a) Zhu Yunwen.
(b) Zhu He.
(c) Zhu The.
(d) Zhu Wa-yi.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Confucius say about contact with foreigners?

3. What was the mission of the representatives sent to China after the return of the treasure fleet?

4. What did the requirements for the building of the Emperor's fleet strain?

5. Who forced the first historic kingdom from the inland to the shores?

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