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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16, The Treaty, Excursions on Land and Sea, Shore Leave, In the Wake of the Black Ships, Afterword.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one thing that amazed the botantist Morrow?
(a) The number of hybrid plants the Japanese had developed.
(b) The Japanese irrigation system.
(c) The size of the Japanese grapes.
(d) The size of the Japanese apples.

2. How many families could live there at a time?
(a) 50.
(b) 12.
(c) 122.
(d) 38.

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

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

5. Who was Amaterasu?
(a) The sun goddess.
(b) The sun god.
(c) The god of the stars.
(d) The moon goddess.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are two exports the United States is hoping to gain from Japan?

2. What was one reason Perry was happy with the treaty?

3. Who returned to negotiate with Commodore Perry?

4. When was the latest ratification that take place of the treaty?

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

(see the answer key)

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