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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 kill the Emperor.
(d) To spy on the Chinese.

3. What modern types of vessels were the early Chinese seafarers using similar to?
(a) Cruise ships.
(b) Triremes.
(c) Tub boats.
(d) Sailing rafts.

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

5. What color were the sails of the treasure ship?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

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

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

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

9. Who were the descendants of the Chinese seafaring people?
(a) Aborigines.
(b) The Hawaiian people.
(c) Seafaring people of Indonesia and Polynesia.
(d) The British.

10. Where was the treasure fleet launched from?
(a) The Yellow Sea.
(b) The Yangzi.
(c) Beijin.
(d) HangZu.

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

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

13. What dynasty made Confucianism the basis of the Chinese moral code?
(a) The Ming Dynasty.
(b) The Tang Dynasty.
(c) The Wangzu Dynasty.
(d) The Han Dynasty.

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

15. How many oceangoing ships did the Emperor order other provinces to build?
(a) 300.
(b) 250.
(c) 137.
(d) 200.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the treasure fleet discover in Java?

2. What was Alakeswara the commander of?

3. Who destroyed the pagoda Zhu Di built in honor of his mother?

4. How many oceangoing ships did the Emperor order the Fujian province to build?

5. What gift was Zhu Di fascinated with, according to "Chapter 6, The Strange Kingdoms of Malacca and Ceylon"?

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