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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. In what year were Khubilai Khan's forces defeated by the Chinese?
(a) 1368.
(b) 1358.
(c) 1568.
(d) 1365.

2. What happened to Zhu Di's mother?
(a) She was sentenced to life in prison.
(b) She escaped to Japan.
(c) She was imprisoned in an iron skirt and died of cold outside.
(d) She was fed to the dogs.

3. What did the requirements for the building of the Emperor's fleet strain?
(a) The relationship between Japan and China.
(b) The general population.
(c) The Chinese wood supply.
(d) The Chinese gold reserves.

4. When did Zhu Di claim the throne of China?
(a) 1402.
(b) 1401.
(c) 1403.
(d) 1399.

5. What did the Chinese commander of the treasure fleet bring with plans to leave it in a place of honor?
(a) A tri-lingual tablet.
(b) A stone temple.
(c) A gold statue of Confucius.
(d) A totem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dynasty made Confucianism the basis of the Chinese moral code?

2. What emperor understood the profitable results of trade and commerce?

3. When did the Yi people start the Chinese seafaring tradition, according to "Chapter 1, The Yi Peoples"?

4. Why did Zhu Yuanzhang forbid his sons from attending his funeral?

5. Who ruled the Western ports of India when the treasure fleet arrived?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the sophisticated fleet include?

2. How did the treasure fleet avoid stretches of bad weather?

3. What happened under the Song Dynasty?

4. What did the Song Dynasty establish to protect its sovereignty, and how did it set China apart?

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

6. Why was the second mission smaller in scale?

7. What was the strength of the treasure ships attributed to?

8. What do geologists theorize regarding mass migrations?

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

10. How did Confucius' ideas on trade affect China?

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