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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. When did the fifth treasure fleet return to China?
(a) 1417.
(b) 1419.
(c) 1416.
(d) 1418.

2. When was the Zheng He temple erected at Bukit?
(a) 1785.
(b) 1795.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1765.

3. What town has relics of Chinese pottery and other artifacts?
(a) Touanwana.
(b) Tanga.
(c) Winga.
(d) Shanga.

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

5. What did Zheng become for the expatriate Chinese?
(a) A patron saint.
(b) A god.
(c) A shame.
(d) An object of ridicule.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would archaeological evidence indicate if the people of both Baijini and Banjuni were not of Chinese descent?

2. What led to the slaying of a large number of eunuchs and concubines?

3. Where did the 7th voyage of the treasure fleet start from?

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

5. Who did Zhu Di blame when he fell off of a horse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did an anthropologist in 1935 note about physical features of the Banjuni?

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

3. How did Zhu Di take on a more conservative approach to his rule?

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

5. Who invaded China in 1405, and what was the result of the invasion?

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

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

8. What happened to inhabitants of towns in China?

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

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

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