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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the warships escorting the treasure fleet first engage pirates?
(a) The Strait of Malacca.
(b) The Yellow Sea.
(c) The Persian Sea.
(d) The Indian Ocean.

2. How big was the treasure ship?
(a) 200 ft by 160 ft.
(b) 300 ft by 160 ft.
(c) 400ft by 160 ft.
(d) 400 ft by 60 ft.

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

4. When did Zhu Yuanzhang die?
(a) 1298.
(b) 1398.
(c) 1388.
(d) 1398.

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

6. What was the mission of the representatives sent to China after the return of the treasure fleet?
(a) Honor and pay tribute to Zhu Di.
(b) To buy Chinese boats.
(c) To spy on the Chinese.
(d) To kill the Emperor.

7. What resources came to China from Persia in the 7th Century?
(a) Pistachios.
(b) Caviar.
(c) Coal.
(d) Gold.

8. What did Zhu Yuanzhang become after the victory over the Mongols?
(a) Second emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
(b) Head of the Chinese army.
(c) First Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
(d) Head of the eunuchs of the Emperor.

9. Whom was Zhu Di the son of?
(a) Zhu Yuanzhang.
(b) A Persian prisoner.
(c) A Mongol.
(d) A consort.

10. In what year were Khubilai Khan's forces defeated by the Chinese?
(a) 1368.
(b) 1358.
(c) 1365.
(d) 1568.

11. How long did the first historic Chinese kingdom last?
(a) 500 years.
(b) 700 years.
(c) 300 years.
(d) 200 years.

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

13. How many factions were fighting for the control of Ceylon?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 2.

14. Why was Zheng He's appointment unique?
(a) He was not of noble heritage.
(b) He was a eunuch.
(c) He was a farmer.
(d) She was a woman.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What compromised Chinese trade interests in the 3rd century A.D?

3. What did the treasure fleet discover in Java?

4. What color were the sails of the treasure ship?

5. Where was Parameswara driven out from?

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