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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 did the rich shopkeepers live modestly?
(a) So as not to engender envy.
(b) So they did not lose their stores to the government.
(c) They were strict Buddhists.
(d) They were taxed so much, they had little money.

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

3. How long did it take the Dutch to travel to see the head Shogun in Edo?
(a) Two weeks each way.
(b) A week each way.
(c) A month each way.
(d) Several days each way.

4. What was Edo?
(a) The capital of Korea.
(b) The capital of China.
(c) The capital of Japan.
(d) The large city where the ships landed.

5. Who was a mere puppet?
(a) Amaterasu.
(b) The most powerful Shogun.
(c) The Emperor.
(d) The Head of the Council.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what island did the Dutch reside?

2. Who were not even counted in the census?

3. How did the Army of Japan look?

4. What could merchants buy?

5. How did the Dutch live while maintaining trade status with the Japanese?

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