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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, The Last Voyage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Song Dynasty rule China?
(a) 760-1279 A.D.
(b) 960-1379 A.D.
(c) 960-1279 A.D.
(d) 960-1879 A.D.

2. Why did the treasure fleet wait several months at the first stop?
(a) The commander was sick.
(b) It was waiting for the monsoon to end.
(c) It was waiting for supplies to arrive.
(d) It was waiting for silk to be produced.

3. What does archeological evidence indicate about the Yi people?
(a) They traveled as far as New Guinea and Australia.
(b) They used tar.
(c) They sacrificed women.
(d) They didn't know bronze.

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

5. What did Confucius' teaching do to those who made their living from the sea?
(a) Made them leave China.
(b) Turned them into second class citizens.
(c) Made them enemies of the Empire.
(d) Made them abandon their craft.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Parameswara having problems when the treasure fleet came to his kingdom?

2. Who was Zhu Di's favorite Korean concubine?

3. Who did Zheng He appoint as translator during the fourth expedition?

4. When did the Shogun that sent the envoys to China die?

5. What kingdom was established around 1500 B.C.?

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