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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8, The Dutch Island Prison, Foreigners Forbidden, The Great Peace, Clouds Over the Land of the Rising Sun.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who in the time that Perry arrived were considered unproductive?
(a) Peasants.
(b) Merchants.
(c) Artisians.
(d) Samurai.

2. About what percent of the population were farmers in the mid-nineteenth century in Japan?
(a) 80.
(b) 25.
(c) 50.
(d) 97.

3. When could the Dutch leave the island?
(a) During the three great festivals of the year.
(b) Once a year.
(c) Whenever they wanted to.
(d) Only with special permission.

4. Where did four enormous ships appear at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Off the coast of Shimoda.
(b) Near Seoul.
(c) Off the coast of Saipan.
(d) Off the coast of Tokyo.

5. What Shoguns ruled Japan when Perry arrived?
(a) The Tokugawa Shoguns.
(b) The Ieyasu Shoguns.
(c) The Yoshinaki Shoguns.
(d) The Kamakura Shoguns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did those in favor of trade want from the West?

2. About how many samurai were there in Japan when Perry arrived?

3. Who comprised the lower class in the cities?

4. What was the meeting with the Shogun like for the Dutch?

5. How many people lived in Edo?

(see the answer key)

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