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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. How many ships were part of the second voyage of the treasure fleet?
(a) 36.
(b) 68.
(c) 158.
(d) 72.

2. What did the crew of the treasure fleet think was causing typhoons?
(a) Wind.
(b) The goddess Ya Zi.
(c) Dragons beneath the sea.
(d) Underwater volcanoes.

3. What did the treasure fleet discover in Java?
(a) Numerous shipwrecks.
(b) Primitive villages.
(c) Gold mines.
(d) Colonies of trade merchants.

4. What appeared during the building of the fleet?
(a) Mongol soldiers.
(b) Steel rivet construction method.
(c) British envoys.
(d) Corruption.

5. Who ruled the Western ports of India when the treasure fleet arrived?
(a) The Nerus.
(b) The Ishama.
(c) The Zamorin.
(d) The Tizamo.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the first unified Chines empire created?

2. Who controlled the trade in the Indian Ocean in the 12th century?

3. Who took power over the Chinese Empire in 1279?

4. Why did the treasure fleet wait several months at the first stop?

5. What was China's main reason for nurturing good relations with Malacca?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was China's point of view for nurturing a relationship with Malacca?

3. What had the Chinese gained knowledge of by the first centuries A.D.?

4. How did the rebel leader Zhu Yuanzhang distinguish himself?

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

6. What was the first historic Chinese kingdom around 1500 B.C.?

7. Who was Alakeswara, what did he refuse and what happened as a result?

8. What did Khubilai Khan lose, and what resulted, according to "Chapter 3, The Prisoner and the Prince"?

9. What did the sophisticated fleet include?

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

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