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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 port was Zhu Di eager to start trading with?
(a) Hormuz.
(b) Manilla.
(c) Weng-zi.
(d) Sush-wa.

2. What modern country were the Banjuni from?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Britain.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Mozambique.

3. How many men did the Timur army have when it invaded China?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 300,000.
(c) 200,000.
(d) 400,000.

4. When did Zhu Zhanji die?
(a) 1433.
(b) 1432.
(c) 1435.
(d) 1430.

5. Who were the Chinese trading with in the 8th century B.C?
(a) Borneo.
(b) Java.
(c) Fiji.
(d) Macao.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Madame Wang after the dedication of the Forbidden City, according to "Chapter 9, Fires in the Forbidden City"?

2. Why did the northern and eastern Mongols accept to make peace with Zhu Di?

3. What happened to the maidens that were sent with Hang Libo?

4. What did the Zhu Di do after the fire at the Forbidden City?

5. When was the 7th voyage of the treasure fleet ordered?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the largest expedition of the fleet ordered in 1412, according to "Chapter 8, The Auspicious Appearance of the Celestial Animals"?

2. What did the first Ming Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang make sure happened when the treasure fleet traveled?

3. What knowledge does early Chinese history point to?

4. What did one of Zheng He's charts note?

5. Who did Zhu Di replace in 1415?

6. What did Zhu Di go to great lengths to stabilize?

7. What happened to inhabitants of towns in China?

8. Why did Zhu Di become unreasonable, in "Chapter 9, Fires in the Forbidden City"?

9. Who presented Zhu Di with a giraffe, and what did the envoy mistake the animal for?

10. Why was Zhu Di eager to open up trade negotiations with Japanese representatives, in "Chapter 7, Emissaries of the Dragon Throne"?

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