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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 killed another concubine.
(c) She gave birth.
(d) She died.

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

3. What dynasty was Zhu Di part of ?
(a) The Zhu Dynasty.
(b) The Wi Dynasty.
(c) The Ming Dynasty.
(d) The Tang Dynasty.

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

5. 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.

6. Who did Zheng He appoint as translator during the fourth expedition?
(a) Ma Huan.
(b) Jung Zi.
(c) He Zang.
(d) Ha Tang.

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

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

9. What town has relics of Chinese pottery and other artifacts?
(a) Touanwana.
(b) Winga.
(c) Shanga.
(d) Tanga.

10. How many men did the Timur army have when it invaded China?
(a) 300,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 400,000.
(d) 200,000.

11. When did Wang Zhi try to rebuild a powerful navy?
(a) 1457.
(b) 1477.
(c) 1478.
(d) 1475.

12. What does "Chapter 7, Emissaries of the Dragon Throne" say Zhu Di went to great lengths to do regarding the Mongols?
(a) Kill them.
(b) Force them back north.
(c) Mount tribes against each other.
(d) Pacify them.

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

14. What happened to the maidens that were sent with Hang Libo?
(a) They were executed.
(b) The were imprisoned.
(c) They married and had children.
(d) They were given as concubines.

15. Who did Zhu Di fight and eventually win against in the last years of his life?
(a) The Japanese pirates.
(b) The Tartar.
(c) The British Navy.
(d) The Uriyangqad Mongols.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what island was evidence of Banjuni artifacts found?

2. What did the Zhu Di do after the fire at the Forbidden City?

3. What would archaeological evidence indicate if the people of both Baijini and Banjuni were not of Chinese descent?

4. When did Zhu Zhanji die?

5. What led to the slaying of a large number of eunuchs and concubines?

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