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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emperor understood the profitable results of trade and commerce?
(a) Ayak do.
(b) Goa Wen.
(c) Goa Zong.
(d) Zhu Wen.

2. When did Zhu Di claim the throne of China?
(a) 1403.
(b) 1401.
(c) 1402.
(d) 1399.

3. Where was Parameswara driven out from?
(a) Sumatra.
(b) China.
(c) India.
(d) Ceylon.

4. What color were the sails of the treasure ship?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

5. Where did the treasure fleet go before stopping at Ceylon during its third voyage?
(a) Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula.
(b) The Philippines.
(c) Manila.
(d) Nowhere.

6. When was the second voyage of the treasure fleet planned for?
(a) 1508.
(b) 1418.
(c) 1409.
(d) 1408.

7. What resources came to China from Persia in the 7th Century?
(a) Coal.
(b) Gold.
(c) Caviar.
(d) Pistachios.

8. Where did the Yi forefathers migrate from?
(a) India.
(b) The Mongol Empire.
(c) Lowlands of China.
(d) Highlands of central China.

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

10. What dynasty was established in 618 A.D.?
(a) The Yi dynasty.
(b) The Tang dynasty.
(c) The Wang dynasty.
(d) The Ming dynasty.

11. Who forced Parameswara to exile himself to Malacca?
(a) Bangaya.
(b) Zhu Yi.
(c) Payantana.
(d) Palembang.

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

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

14. Why was the entire Empire forced to take part in the building of the Emperor's fleet?
(a) A large amount of wood was needed.
(b) A large amount of coal was needed.
(c) A large amount of builders were needed.
(d) A large number of sailors was needed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the treasure fleet launched from?

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

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

4. Who does "Chapter 4, The Treasure Fleet" say were used in command position?

5. Who ruled the Western ports of India when the treasure fleet arrived?

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