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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What goddess did the crew of the treasure fleet pray to before they left?
(a) Yi-Tu.
(b) Tifi-Han.
(c) Han-Ze-Wi.
(d) Tianfei.
2. When was the first unified Chines empire created?
(a) 121 B.C.
(b) 221 B.C.
(c) 521 B.C.
(d) 321 B.C.
3. Why did the treasure fleet wait several months at the first stop?
(a) It was waiting for supplies to arrive.
(b) The commander was sick.
(c) It was waiting for silk to be produced.
(d) It was waiting for the monsoon to end.
4. What compromised Chinese trade interests in the 3rd century A.D?
(a) The rise of Japanese piracy.
(b) The fall of the Han Dynasty.
(c) The fall of available wood to build chips.
(d) The rise of the British Navy.
5. What was a flying tiger in the 13th century?
(a) A Chinese warship.
(b) A firework.
(c) A kite.
(d) A canon.
6. How did Khubilai Khan lose part of his army during the invasion of Burma?
(a) Starvation.
(b) Malaria.
(c) The plague.
(d) Typhus.
7. What house led the Chinese army that defeated the Mongols in 1382?
(a) The Mings.
(b) The Wangs.
(c) The Tangs.
(d) The Wi.
8. Where did the treasure fleet go before stopping at Ceylon during its third voyage?
(a) Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula.
(b) Manila.
(c) Nowhere.
(d) The Philippines.
9. What ship building tool did the Chinese develop in the 10th century?
(a) Dry docks.
(b) The hammer.
(c) Masts.
(d) Tar.
10. What did Zhu Di appoint Zheng He do, according to "Chapter 5, Destination: Calicut"?
(a) Commander of the treasure fleet.
(b) Prime political negotiator.
(c) Second in command.
(d) Doctor of the fleet.
11. When was the second voyage of the treasure fleet planned for?
(a) 1408.
(b) 1409.
(c) 1508.
(d) 1418.
12. What resources came to China from Burma in the 7th Century?
(a) Sulfur.
(b) Salt.
(c) Glass.
(d) Black pepper.
13. What caused the sea to rise quickly?
(a) Wind.
(b) The ice melting.
(c) Volcanic activity.
(d) A large earthquake.
14. Who took power over the Chinese Empire in 1279?
(a) Khubilai Khan.
(b) Zhu Yi.
(c) Atilla.
(d) Khan Noonien Singh.
15. How large of an army did the Chinese have when they took the provincial seat at Kunming?
(a) 200,000.
(b) 300,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 500,000.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did the Emperor order the construction of the treasure ship?
2. What was Alakeswara the commander of?
3. In what countries were artifacts similar to those of the first historical kingdom found?
4. Whom was Zhu Di the son of?
5. What special feature did the Emperor's fleet include, according to "Chapter 4, The Treasure Fleet"?
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