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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-4, Aliens Arrive, The Black Ships of the Evil Men, His High and Might Mysteriousness, Landing on Sacred Soil (The Audience Hall).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Kayama pretending to be?
(a) The Emperor.
(b) The head priest.
(c) Governor.
(d) The local police chief.

2. Why couldn't the Japanese surround the ships?
(a) They did not have enough manpower.
(b) They could not outrun the ships.
(c) They didn't have any war ships of their own.
(d) They didn't want to surround the burning ships and catch their ships on fire.

3. When was Japan last at war?
(a) 1597.
(b) 1621.
(c) 1799.
(d) 1810.

4. What did Commodore Perry do when the Japanese tried to board?
(a) Ordered his men to help them aboard.
(b) Invited them to his quarters.
(c) Ordered his men to keep them away.
(d) The Japanese did not yet try to board the ships.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the lead shogun learn the news of the arrival of the ships?

2. What is illegal for the Emperor to do without permission of the government?

3. What was Edo?

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

5. What type of structure did Japan have at this time?

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