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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. What were the Japanese "war correspondents" doing the next morning?
(a) Waiting by one American ship for permission to board.
(b) Drawing pictures of the ships.
(c) Drawing pictures of the officers in charge.
(d) Interviewing some of the lower-ranked officers.

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

3. Why did the English stop trading in 1623?
(a) The King of England declared it illegal to trade with Japan.
(b) They had to get back home because of war.
(c) They were forced to after a Christian symbol was found on one of their traders.
(d) It was no longer profitable.

4. What did Commodore Perry not know about the Emperor?
(a) He hated Westerners.
(b) He was a young boy.
(c) He was dead.
(d) He was basically a figurehead.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Spanish Jesuits settle in Japan?

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

3. What did the Japanese who served the Dutch swear?

4. What do the fishermen do as the ships are coming in?

5. Who was a mere puppet?

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