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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the largest of the treasure fleet expeditions ordered, according to "Chapter 8, The Auspicious Appearance of the Celestial Animals"?
(a) 1412.
(b) 1413.
(c) 1409.
(d) 1415.

2. What port was Zhu Di eager to start trading with?
(a) Sush-wa.
(b) Hormuz.
(c) Weng-zi.
(d) Manilla.

3. Who was Zhu Di's favorite Korean concubine?
(a) Kween.
(b) Kwon.
(c) Hisba.
(d) Wanong.

4. Why was Hang Libo brought to Malacca?
(a) To marry the Sultan Masur Shah.
(b) To be sacrificed.
(c) To marry the Emir Maruk Sahs.
(d) To be imprisoned.

5. Who threatened China from the sea, according to "Chapter 11, The Sultan's Bride"?
(a) The British Navy.
(b) The Venetians.
(c) Japanese pirates.
(d) The French corsairs.

6. How many ships formed the Chinese navy at its height?
(a) 4,500 ships.
(b) 2,500 ships.
(c) 3,500 ships.
(d) 5,500 ships.

7. What did the Chinese use to trade for sapphires and rubies?
(a) Porcelain and silk.
(b) Technology.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Wood carvings.

8. What did the King of Bengal offer to Zhu Di?
(a) A tiger.
(b) 2,500 eunuchs.
(c) A giraffe.
(d) 25 women.

9. Who did Zhu Di blame when he fell off of a horse?
(a) Himself.
(b) The foreign leader that gave it to him
(c) The goddess Yi.
(d) His eunuch.

10. How many maidens were sent with Hang Libo to Malacca?
(a) 300.
(b) 600.
(c) 500.
(d) 200.

11. Where did the 7th voyage of the treasure fleet start from?
(a) Nanjing.
(b) Wang-He.
(c) Tuan-wang.
(d) Win-ye.

12. When did tens of thousands of Chinese begin to settle in the Philippines?
(a) When the Japanese made peace with China.
(b) When the Tang Dynasty took power.
(c) When the British invaded.
(d) When the Ming Dynasty began to fade.

13. When did Zhu Zhanji die?
(a) 1432.
(b) 1430.
(c) 1433.
(d) 1435.

14. Who were the Baijini linked to?
(a) The Mongol.
(b) The Japanese.
(c) The Tartars.
(d) The Chinese.

15. What Tibetan leader did Zhu Di have a good relationship with?
(a) Dailahi Bomba.
(b) Mbitiam Shep.
(c) Bebshini Shegpa.
(d) Sherpa Mbabshin.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Zheng He temple erected at Bukit?

2. How long was the mourning period following Zhu Di's death?

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

4. What happened to the maidens that were sent with Hang Libo?

5. What modern country were the Banjuni from?

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