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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Prisoner and the Prince.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Confucius refer to China?
(a) The Rising Sun Empire.
(b) The Middle Kingdom.
(c) The Never Ending Kingdom.
(d) The Greatest Empire.

2. What dynasty made Confucianism the basis of the Chinese moral code?
(a) The Wangzu Dynasty.
(b) The Tang Dynasty.
(c) The Ming Dynasty.
(d) The Han Dynasty.

3. In what countries were artifacts similar to those of the first historical kingdom found?
(a) Peru and Mexico.
(b) France and England.
(c) Iran and Pakistan.
(d) Iraq and Israel.

4. How did Khubilai Khan lose part of his army during the invasion of Burma?
(a) Starvation.
(b) The plague.
(c) Typhus.
(d) Malaria.

5. Why did the Yi turn to the sea for their subsistence?
(a) The ground was too frozen to cultivate.
(b) They knew how to make boats.
(c) They didn't have land to cultivate.
(d) They liked fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Zhu Di claim the throne of China?

2. When was the first unified Chines empire created?

3. What happened to the young sons of the defeated Mongols?

4. Who described the existence of ships similar to those of the early Chinese seafarer in South America?

5. What was Zhu Yuanzhang's distinction during the fight against the Mongols?

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