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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. What did the treasure fleet use to determine its direction?
(a) A water compass.
(b) The wind direction.
(c) The sun.
(d) The moon.

2. Why was Parameswara having problems when the treasure fleet came to his kingdom?
(a) His army was rebelling.
(b) His fleet lost a major battle against pirates.
(c) His army suffered from malaria.
(d) He challenged Siamese authority.

3. Who were the descendants of the Chinese seafaring people?
(a) Seafaring people of Indonesia and Polynesia.
(b) Aborigines.
(c) The British.
(d) The Hawaiian people.

4. Why did the ships built for the south seas sport a pointed hull?
(a) To increase speed.
(b) To board other ships.
(c) To ram other ships.
(d) To allow them to travel through rough waters.

5. What special feature did the Emperor's fleet include, according to "Chapter 4, The Treasure Fleet"?
(a) Water tankers.
(b) Greenhouse ships.
(c) Pleasure ships.
(d) Fishing ships.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Khubilai Khan lose part of his army during the invasion of Burma?

2. When did the treasure fleet return from its third voyage?

3. What did Confucius' teaching do to those who made their living from the sea?

4. What did the treasure fleet discover in Java?

5. How did Confucius refer to China?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Parameswara and what happened to him?

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

3. What did the Emperor order in 1403, according to "Chapter 4, The Treasure Fleet"?

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

5. What new kind of ship was designed for travel, and what did it have?

6. What did Confucius believe about China, according to "Chapter 2, Confucians and Curiosities"?

7. In "Chapter 1, The Yi Peoples," what did those living in southern regions of China turn to for their livelihood and why?

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

9. Who was made commander in chief of the treasure fleet, in "Chapter 5, Destination: Calicut," and why was this significant?

10. What was the first destination of the third voyage of the treasure fleet in the fall of 1409, according to "Chapter 6, The Strange Kingdoms of Malacca and Ceylon"?

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