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

2. What did the "Banjuni" islanders call themselves?
(a) The Washangas.
(b) The Tuanwana.
(c) The Winiwanan.
(d) The Wishani.

3. When did the largest treasure fleet return to China?
(a) 1405.
(b) 1416.
(c) 1415.
(d) 1418.

4. What town has relics of Chinese pottery and other artifacts?
(a) Touanwana.
(b) Shanga.
(c) Winga.
(d) Tanga.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did tens of thousands of Chinese begin to settle in the Philippines?

2. What sea did Zhu Di want the fourth expedition of the treasure fleet to go to?

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

4. What dynasty was Zhu Di part of ?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the goal of the seventh voyage of the treasure fleet in 1430?

2. What happened to Zhu Di and sixteen concubines during the summer of 1424?

3. Why did Zhu Di become unreasonable, in "Chapter 9, Fires in the Forbidden City"?

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

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

6. What did aboriginal songs record, according to the "Epilogue, A People Called Baijini"?

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

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

9. How did Zhu Di take on a more conservative approach to his rule?

10. Who did Zhu Di replace in 1415?

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