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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What modern types of vessels were the early Chinese seafarers using similar to?
(a) Sailing rafts.
(b) Cruise ships.
(c) Tub boats.
(d) Triremes.

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

3. What gift was Zhu Di fascinated with, according to "Chapter 6, The Strange Kingdoms of Malacca and Ceylon"?
(a) A white woman.
(b) A rudimentary magnifying glass.
(c) A lion.
(d) A giraffe.

4. Why did the inhabitants of central China decide to leave the area?
(a) The Mongols invaded.
(b) The Yellow River overflowed.
(c) The cattle died of poisoning.
(d) The Yangzi River was iced over.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many oceangoing ships did the Emperor order the Fujian province to build?

2. Where was the treasure fleet launched from?

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

4. What was the mission of the representatives sent to China after the return of the treasure fleet?

5. What did the Chinese commander of the treasure fleet bring with plans to leave it in a place of honor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the treasure fleet avoid stretches of bad weather?

2. What role did eunuchs have in the fleet?

3. What happened under the Song Dynasty?

4. What was the strength of the treasure ships attributed to?

5. Who was Parameswara and what happened to him?

6. What new kind of ship was designed for travel, and what did it have?

7. Who was made commander in chief of the treasure fleet, in "Chapter 5, Destination: Calicut," and why was this significant?

8. What did the sophisticated fleet include?

9. What happened to eunuchs before they reached puberty, and how were they described as adults?

10. What were eunuchs used for in the Han Dynasty?

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