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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the Baijini linked to?

2. What did Zhu Di refer to himself as?

3. How many men did the Timur army have when it invaded China?

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

5. When did the fifth treasure fleet return to China?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happened to inhabitants of towns in China?

7. What knowledge does early Chinese history point to?

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

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

10. Who succeeded Zhu Zhanji, and what did the eunuchs have as a result?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the migration of the Yi people and the significance of this migration.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of the Forbidden City and how Zhu Di was affected by the bad luck of the city.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between China and the Calicut and discuss its significance.

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