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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-12, The Black Ships Return, The Treaty House, An Array of Gifts, The Grand Banquet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Japanese who served the Dutch swear?
(a) None.
(b) To protect the traders with their lives.
(c) Not to give away any of the traders secrets.
(d) A blood oath not to become friendly towards the traders.

2. What did the Japanese find odd about the Americans' eating habits?
(a) Eating meat.
(b) Not eating meat.
(c) Their alcohol.
(d) The use of glass and utensils.

3. When did the Portuguese arrive?
(a) 1542.
(b) 1642.
(c) 1742.
(d) 1842.

4. What did the Japanese say about shipwrecked American sailors?
(a) Nothing.
(b) They would be treated well.
(c) They would be transported to the closest American ally.
(d) They would be confined but not killed.

5. What did the Americans do that really impressed the Japanese?
(a) A 21-gun salute to the Emperor.
(b) March in perfect formation and conduct military drill.
(c) Stand at parade rest for ten hours each day.
(d) Bow back to the Japanese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is illegal for the Emperor to do without permission of the government?

2. Who were not even counted in the census?

3. What did the Japanese first say to Commodore Perry's request for a treaty?

4. What were the Dutch and formerly Christian Japanese forced to do?

5. What was special about Edo?

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