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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. Who ruled the Western ports of India when the treasure fleet arrived?
(a) The Tizamo.
(b) The Ishama.
(c) The Zamorin.
(d) The Nerus.

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

3. How did Khubilai Khan lose part of his army during the invasion of Burma?
(a) Malaria.
(b) The plague.
(c) Typhus.
(d) Starvation.

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

5. Who controlled the trade in the Indian Ocean in the 12th century?
(a) The Chinese.
(b) The British.
(c) The Japanese.
(d) Persians and Arabs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many factions were fighting for the control of Ceylon?

2. In what year were Khubilai Khan's forces defeated by the Chinese?

3. What did the Chinese commander of the treasure fleet bring with plans to leave it in a place of honor?

4. What were the duties of the medical officers on the Emperor's ships?

5. When did the third voyage of the treasure fleet start, according to "Chapter 6, The Strange Kingdoms of Malacca and Ceylon"?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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"?

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

3. What happened under the Song Dynasty?

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

5. What do geologists theorize regarding mass migrations?

6. What did archaeological evidence show about these migrants?

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

8. What did the sophisticated fleet include?

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

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

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