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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 did the Emperor extend the number of oceangoing ships without building new ones?
(a) He captured Japanese ships.
(b) He refurbished existing ships.
(c) He bought Indian ships.
(d) He asked for donations from other kingdoms.

2. Where did the warships escorting the treasure fleet first engage pirates?
(a) The Strait of Malacca.
(b) The Indian Ocean.
(c) The Persian Sea.
(d) The Yellow Sea.

3. What did Zhu Yuanzhang become after the victory over the Mongols?
(a) First Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
(b) Second emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
(c) Head of the eunuchs of the Emperor.
(d) Head of the Chinese army.

4. What was Zhu Yuanzhang's distinction during the fight against the Mongols?
(a) Participating in the battle.
(b) Riding a dragon.
(c) Killing women.
(d) Not killing civilians.

5. What city did Marco Polo say was "greater than any city"?
(a) Wen Mibng.
(b) Hangzhou.
(c) Beijin.
(d) Venice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Confucius say about contact with foreigners?

2. What Chinese building methods made the building of the treasure ship possible?

3. What was China's main reason for nurturing good relations with Malacca?

4. When did Zhu Yuanzhang die?

5. What shape were the sails of the treasure ship ?

Short Essay Questions

1. What unexpected event did the fleet encounter?

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

3. Who felt the strain of the fleet?

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

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

6. What did Zheng He carry with him, and what did he plan to do with it?

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

8. What did archaeological evidence show about these migrants?

9. Why was the second mission smaller in scale?

10. What was the first historic Chinese kingdom around 1500 B.C.?

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