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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 men did the Timur army have when it invaded China?
(a) 200,000.
(b) 300,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 400,000.

2. Whose songs record the arrival of the Baijini, according to "Epilogue, A People Called Baijini"?
(a) Japanese songs.
(b) Aboriginal songs.
(c) British songs.
(d) Chinese songs.

3. Why did the northern and eastern Mongols accept to make peace with Zhu Di?
(a) They could not pass the great wall.
(b) They feared his army.
(c) They needed supplies to survive.
(d) They saw the profit in it.

4. What happened to the maidens that were sent with Hang Libo?
(a) The were imprisoned.
(b) They were executed.
(c) They married and had children.
(d) They were given as concubines.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who predicted the fire that followed the Forbidden City being struck by lightning?

2. Who was Zhu Di's favorite Korean concubine?

3. What did Zhu Di see the Japan's envoy as a recognition of?

4. What town has relics of Chinese pottery and other artifacts?

5. When was the 7th voyage of the treasure fleet ordered?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to inhabitants of towns in China?

2. What was the largest expedition of the fleet ordered in 1412, according to "Chapter 8, The Auspicious Appearance of the Celestial Animals"?

3. What did one of Zheng He's charts note?

4. Why did Zhu Di infuriate the Timurids, and what happened as a result?

5. What did Zhu Di go to great lengths to stabilize?

6. Who did Zhu Di establish as translator and chronicler of the voyage?

7. What last attempt was made by Wang Zhi in 1477?

8. Who succeeded Zhu Zhanji, and what did the eunuchs have as a result?

9. Who did Zhu Di replace in 1415?

10. Why was Zhu Di eager to open up trade negotiations with Japanese representatives, in "Chapter 7, Emissaries of the Dragon Throne"?

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