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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Shogun that sent the envoys to China die?
(a) 1412.
(b) 1413.
(c) 1411.
(d) 1410.

2. When was the 7th voyage of the treasure fleet ordered?
(a) 1430.
(b) 1433.
(c) 1432.
(d) 1435.

3. What modern country were the Banjuni from?
(a) Britain.
(b) Mozambique.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Kenya.

4. How long was the mourning period following Zhu Di's death?
(a) 150 days.
(b) 300 days.
(c) 200 days.
(d) 100 days.

5. When did the fifth treasure fleet return to China?
(a) 1417.
(b) 1418.
(c) 1419.
(d) 1416.

6. What would archaeological evidence indicate if the people of both Baijini and Banjuni were not of Chinese descent?
(a) Errors in the translation of the names.
(b) Both were influenced by the Chinese.
(c) It cannot indicate anything, but that they were descended from the Chinese.
(d) The names were a coincidence.

7. What was Zhu Di satisfied with, according to "Chapter 8, The Auspicious Appearance of the Celestial Animals"?
(a) The new canons China developed.
(b) The plans for the Forbidden City.
(c) The number of ships he had.
(d) The four corners of the sea were quiet.

8. What was banned during the early Ming Dynasty?
(a) Foreigners.
(b) Fish.
(c) Concubines.
(d) Emigration.

9. Who threatened China from the sea, according to "Chapter 11, The Sultan's Bride"?
(a) Japanese pirates.
(b) The British Navy.
(c) The Venetians.
(d) The French corsairs.

10. When were the foreign envoys who visited the court of China ordered back to their countries?
(a) 1416.
(b) 1417.
(c) 1419.
(d) 1418.

11. Who were the Baijini linked to?
(a) The Chinese.
(b) The Tartars.
(c) The Mongol.
(d) The Japanese.

12. Who did Zhu Di plan to attack a year after the fire at the Forbidden City?
(a) The Mongols.
(b) The Tartars.
(c) Japan.
(d) Sumatra.

13. How many ships formed the Chinese navy at its height?
(a) 5,500 ships.
(b) 2,500 ships.
(c) 3,500 ships.
(d) 4,500 ships.

14. What was punishable by death by 1500?
(a) Building a ship with more than 2 masts.
(b) Kissing a woman.
(c) Talking to foreigners.
(d) Entering the Forbidden City.

15. What sea did Zhu Di want the fourth expedition of the treasure fleet to go to?
(a) Africa.
(b) Manila.
(c) India.
(d) The Persian Sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many maidens were sent with Hang Libo to Malacca?

2. When did the largest treasure fleet return to China?

3. When was the Zheng He temple erected at Bukit?

4. Who did Zheng He appoint as translator during the fourth expedition?

5. What were Hang Libo and her maidens credited with in the legend?

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