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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 does "Chapter 11, The Sultan's Bride" say grew stronger as China grew weaker?
(a) The Japanese.
(b) The Tartars.
(c) The British.
(d) The Mongols.

2. Who predicted the fire that followed the Forbidden City being struck by lightning?
(a) The prophet Yo.
(b) The eunuch Ya-Wang.
(c) Hu, the water clock master.
(d) Zhu Hen.

3. Who was Zhu Di's favorite Korean concubine?
(a) Kween.
(b) Hisba.
(c) Wanong.
(d) Kwon.

4. When did the treasure fleet return from its 7th voyage?
(a) 1433.
(b) 1431.
(c) 1430.
(d) 1432.

5. What were Hang Libo and her maidens credited with in the legend?
(a) Building temples.
(b) The creation of the Chinese community in Malacca.
(c) Creating shipping lines.
(d) Taming the Sultan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Zhu Di fight and eventually win against in the last years of his life?

2. How many maidens were sent with Hang Libo to Malacca?

3. Why was Hang Libo brought to Malacca?

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

5. How long was the mourning period following Zhu Di's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who did China see as threats, in Chapter 11, The Sultan's Bride?

3. Why was Hu, master of the water clock, imprisoned in 1421?

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

5. What happened to inhabitants of towns in China?

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

7. What happened to Zhu Di and sixteen concubines during the summer of 1424?

8. Who did Zhu Di establish as translator and chronicler of the voyage?

9. What knowledge does early Chinese history point to?

10. What last attempt was made by Wang Zhi in 1477?

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