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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 largest treasure fleet return to China?
(a) 1416.
(b) 1418.
(c) 1415.
(d) 1405.

2. How was Zhu Zhanji related to Zhu Di, according to "Chapter 10, The Last Voyage"?
(a) He was his grandson.
(b) He was his brother.
(c) He was his son.
(d) He was his nephew.

3. Who did Zheng He appoint as translator during the fourth expedition?
(a) Jung Zi.
(b) Ha Tang.
(c) He Zang.
(d) Ma Huan.

4. Why did the northern and eastern Mongols accept to make peace with Zhu Di?
(a) They could not pass the great wall.
(b) They saw the profit in it.
(c) They needed supplies to survive.
(d) They feared his army.

5. What was forbidden to be traded during the travels of the treasure fleet?
(a) Books.
(b) Gold.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were the foreign envoys who visited the court of China ordered back to their countries?

2. What dynasty was Zhu Di part of ?

3. What did the "Banjuni" islanders call themselves?

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

5. Where did Zheng He die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the goal of the seventh voyage of the treasure fleet in 1430?

2. Who was named the new emperor, and how was he viewed, in "Chapter 10, The Last Voyage"?

3. What happened to inhabitants of towns in China?

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

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

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

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

8. What did aboriginal songs record, according to the "Epilogue, A People Called Baijini"?

9. Who did Zhu Di replace in 1415?

10. Why did Zhu Di infuriate the Timurids, and what happened as a result?

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