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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Zhu Di see the Japan's envoy as a recognition of?
(a) The might of his army.
(b) His authenticity as rightful heir to the Dragon Throne.
(c) His superiority to the Shogun.
(d) His place in the world.

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

3. What were the women of the Baijini wearing?
(a) Black clothing.
(b) White clothing.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Colorful clothing.

4. What were both Baijini and Banjuni reportedly secretive about?
(a) Coal.
(b) Silk.
(c) Fireworks.
(d) Ship building.

5. When did the treasure fleet return from its 7th voyage?
(a) 1432.
(b) 1430.
(c) 1433.
(d) 1431.

6. What did Sumatra provide to China?
(a) Nitric acid.
(b) Rubies.
(c) Sulfur.
(d) Coal.

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

8. What port was Zhu Di eager to start trading with?
(a) Manilla.
(b) Hormuz.
(c) Weng-zi.
(d) Sush-wa.

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

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

11. Who saw to it that Chinese calendars, Confucian books, and Buddhist scriptures were spread to new lands by the treasure fleet?
(a) Zhu Yuanzhang.
(b) Zhu Yi.
(c) Zhu Wang.
(d) Wang Tuan.

12. How was Zhu Zhanji related to Zhu Di, according to "Chapter 10, The Last Voyage"?
(a) He was his son.
(b) He was his brother.
(c) He was his grandson.
(d) He was his nephew.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did tens of thousands of Chinese begin to settle in the Philippines?

2. Who were the Chinese trading with in the 8th century B.C?

3. How many troops did China engage against the Mongols under Zhu Qizhen's rule?

4. What did the King of Bengal offer to Zhu Di?

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

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