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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 gifts did the Emperor never receive?
(a) The whiskey.
(b) Any of the clocks.
(c) The grinder.
(d) The telescope, steam engine or telegraph set.

2. How long did it take the Dutch to travel to see the head Shogun in Edo?
(a) A month each way.
(b) Several days each way.
(c) Two weeks each way.
(d) A week each way.

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

4. What show did the Americans present?
(a) The Wild West show.
(b) None.
(c) Punch and Judy puppets.
(d) A minstrel show.

5. In what year does the book open?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1853.
(c) 1833.
(d) 1788.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many naval men were aboard the ships?

2. What did the Americans play when they reached the shore?

3. When did Perry arrive back in Japan for his second visit?

4. When did the Shogun die?

5. How many ships were in his sailing party this time?

(see the answer key)

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