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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16, The Treaty, Excursions on Land and Sea, Shore Leave, In the Wake of the Black Ships, Afterword.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Japanese contact with the outside world prior to the 17th century?
(a) The outside world had not yet discovered Japan.
(b) The author does not say.
(c) Totally closed.
(d) More open and they traded with a number of countries.

2. What did the Sumo wrestlers do to demonstrate their strength?
(a) Lifted a ship's anchor.
(b) Cracked huge blocks of stone.
(c) Lifted huge bales of rice.
(d) Lifted kegs of American whiskey.

3. Who arrived in Japan 15 days after Commodore Perry left?
(a) An American senator from California.
(b) A native American Indian.
(c) The first American tourists.
(d) An American senator from Pennsylvania.

4. What were the Mississippi and Susquehanna?
(a) Two steamboats.
(b) The two merchant vessels who came along with the military vessels.
(c) Two top sailing vessels.
(d) The units deployed with the ships.

5. What type of structure did Japan have at this time?
(a) Feudal.
(b) Monarchy.
(c) Dictatorship.
(d) Constitutional monarchy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Manjiro?

2. Who was Abigail Jernegan?

3. What did many of the daimyos believe?

4. What did Commodore Perry's arrival initiate?

5. What was one reason Perry was happy with the treaty?

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