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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 was Edo?
(a) The capital of Japan.
(b) The capital of China.
(c) The capital of Korea.
(d) The large city where the ships landed.

2. What happened in Edo when the messengers arrived?
(a) The people all calmly gathered to pray.
(b) The Emperor dispatches a huge army to meet the ships.
(c) The Emperor decided to go meet the ships.
(d) The city fell into chaos.

3. What did the Japanese do with the first Englishman to arrive?
(a) Made him advisor and a samurai.
(b) They put him in prison for the rest of his life.
(c) Eventually they killed him.
(d) They sent him away.

4. Who is Manjiro?
(a) The Emperor's son.
(b) The Emperor's brother.
(c) A Japanese who spent time in the United States.
(d) The head Shogun's samurai bodyguard.

5. What does Commodore Perry have for the Emperor from President Fillmore?
(a) A chest of rifles.
(b) A stallion.
(c) A letter.
(d) A chest of gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the place where the enormous ships appear described?

2. Where did four enormous ships appear at the beginning of Chapter 1?

3. What were the rumors about devils with white faces?

4. Who were thought to be ruffians?

5. What were the Japanese "war correspondents" doing the next morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the two opposing camps to the idea of a treaty with the Americans.

2. What happened after Shogun Ieyasu died?

3. Who commanded the American forces and why did they come to Japan?

4. Describe the Dutch's visit to Edo to see the head Shogun.

5. What was special about the Englishman, Will Adams?

6. Describe the scene as the ships steamed into the harbor.

7. Who were the daimyos?

8. What happened on Friday, July 8th, 1853, at the opening of the book?

9. Who held the real power in Japan?

10. Describe the scene when the Susquehanna and Mississippi landed.

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