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

2. What could merchants buy?
(a) Into the higher class.
(b) Anything except swords.
(c) There was a short, prescribed list.
(d) Everything.

3. When did Spanish Jesuits settle in Japan?
(a) 1824.
(b) 1549.
(c) 1771.
(d) 1877.

4. What did the Japanese have no knowledge of?
(a) The value of their goods.
(b) How backward their society was.
(c) The Industrial Revolution.
(d) Modern Medicine.

5. What would be built at the place where the Americans landed?
(a) Barracks.
(b) A Treaty House.
(c) A small palace for Commodore Perry.
(d) A trading marketplace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened in Edo when the messengers arrived?

2. Of what does Manjiro assure the Shogun?

3. Why did Commodore Perry bring many gifts on his ships?

4. Who was Komei?

5. Why did the Dutch submit to such control by the Japanese?

(see the answer key)

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