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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Madame Wang after the dedication of the Forbidden City, according to "Chapter 9, Fires in the Forbidden City"?
(a) She fled.
(b) She gave birth.
(c) She killed another concubine.
(d) She died.

2. Who did Zhu Di blame when he fell off of a horse?
(a) His eunuch.
(b) Himself.
(c) The goddess Yi.
(d) The foreign leader that gave it to him

3. When did the largest treasure fleet return to China?
(a) 1415.
(b) 1418.
(c) 1416.
(d) 1405.

4. Who was buried with Zhu Di?
(a) 25 eunuchs.
(b) 35 horses.
(c) 16 concubines.
(d) His giraffe.

5. What led to the slaying of a large number of eunuchs and concubines?
(a) A plague outbreak.
(b) A revolt of the eunuchs.
(c) A sex scandal.
(d) A theft scandal.

6. When was the largest of the treasure fleet expeditions ordered, according to "Chapter 8, The Auspicious Appearance of the Celestial Animals"?
(a) 1413.
(b) 1412.
(c) 1409.
(d) 1415.

7. When was Zhu Zhanji crowned Emperor?
(a) 1425.
(b) 1428.
(c) 1426.
(d) 1427.

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

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

10. What did the Chinese use to trade for sapphires and rubies?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Technology.
(c) Porcelain and silk.
(d) Wood carvings.

11. What did the King of Bengal offer to Zhu Di?
(a) 2,500 eunuchs.
(b) A giraffe.
(c) A tiger.
(d) 25 women.

12. On what island was evidence of Banjuni artifacts found?
(a) Toap.
(b) Tiwi.
(c) Male.
(d) Pate.

13. What did Zheng become for the expatriate Chinese?
(a) A shame.
(b) A god.
(c) An object of ridicule.
(d) A patron saint.

14. When did Timur invade China?
(a) 1405.
(b) 1406.
(c) 1409.
(d) 1408.

15. What were Japan's envoys in charge of doing, according to "Chapter 7, Emissaries of the Dragon Throne"?
(a) Stealing boat manufacturing techniques.
(b) Supporting opponents of the Emperor.
(c) Opening a trade relationship.
(d) Studying Confucius.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What were the women of the Baijini wearing?

3. What did Zhu Di see the Japan's envoy as a recognition of?

4. What did Zhu Di refer to himself as?

5. How long was the mourning period following Zhu Di's death?

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