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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did the Yi turn to the sea for their subsistence?
(a) The ground was too frozen to cultivate.
(b) They knew how to make boats.
(c) They liked fish.
(d) They didn't have land to cultivate.

5. What dynasty was established in 618 A.D.?
(a) The Tang dynasty.
(b) The Yi dynasty.
(c) The Ming dynasty.
(d) The Wang dynasty.

6. What appeared during the building of the fleet?
(a) Mongol soldiers.
(b) Corruption.
(c) British envoys.
(d) Steel rivet construction method.

7. How many oceangoing ships did the Emperor order the Fujian province to build?
(a) 237.
(b) 137.
(c) 197.
(d) 139.

8. What special feature did the Emperor's fleet include, according to "Chapter 4, The Treasure Fleet"?
(a) Pleasure ships.
(b) Fishing ships.
(c) Water tankers.
(d) Greenhouse ships.

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

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

11. What Chinese building methods made the building of the treasure ship possible?
(a) Steel reinforcement.
(b) Use of silk sails.
(c) Use of tar to waterproof the hull.
(d) Watertight bulwark and balanced rudders.

12. What gift was Zhu Di fascinated with, according to "Chapter 6, The Strange Kingdoms of Malacca and Ceylon"?
(a) A white woman.
(b) A lion.
(c) A rudimentary magnifying glass.
(d) A giraffe.

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

14. What shape were the sails of the treasure ship ?
(a) Circular.
(b) Octogonal.
(c) Square.
(d) Triangular.

15. How large of an army did the Chinese have when they took the provincial seat at Kunming?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 300,000.
(d) 200,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What regions were in economic peril because of Zhu Yuanzhang's retreat from trade?

2. Who does "Chapter 4, The Treasure Fleet" say were used in command position?

3. What emperor understood the profitable results of trade and commerce?

4. What were the Indonesians trying to escape from during the first and second millennium B.C.?

5. What caused the sea to rise quickly?

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