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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did the first historic Chinese kingdom last?
(a) 200 years.
(b) 500 years.
(c) 300 years.
(d) 700 years.

2. What Chinese building methods made the building of the treasure ship possible?
(a) Use of tar to waterproof the hull.
(b) Use of silk sails.
(c) Steel reinforcement.
(d) Watertight bulwark and balanced rudders.

3. Where did the Yi forefathers migrate from?
(a) The Mongol Empire.
(b) Lowlands of China.
(c) Highlands of central China.
(d) India.

4. What dynasty was established in 618 A.D.?
(a) The Yi dynasty.
(b) The Tang dynasty.
(c) The Ming dynasty.
(d) The Wang dynasty.

5. How big was the treasure ship?
(a) 200 ft by 160 ft.
(b) 300 ft by 160 ft.
(c) 400 ft by 60 ft.
(d) 400ft by 160 ft.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Parameswara driven out from?

2. Why did the treasure fleet enter into conflict with Alakeswara?

3. What were the eunuchs castrated before puberty called?

4. What did the treasure fleet discover in Java?

5. Who was commanding the pirates that the treasure fleet defeated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were eunuchs used for in the Han Dynasty?

2. What happened under the Song Dynasty?

3. What happened to eunuchs before they reached puberty, and how were they described as adults?

4. What do geologists theorize regarding mass migrations?

5. What happened on Ceylon upon the treasure fleet's arrival?

6. What did China become after the Tang Dynasty was established in 618 A.D.?

7. What did the sophisticated fleet include?

8. What unexpected event did the fleet encounter?

9. Who was Alakeswara, what did he refuse and what happened as a result?

10. What did Khubilai Khan lose, and what resulted, according to "Chapter 3, The Prisoner and the Prince"?

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