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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. How many people lived in Edo?
(a) About 44 thousand.
(b) Over 100,000.
(c) Over a million.
(d) About 500,000.

2. About how many naval men were aboard the ships?
(a) 250.
(b) 560.
(c) 1000.
(d) 150.

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

4. What was the meeting with the Shogun like for the Dutch?
(a) Humiliating.
(b) Informative.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Futile.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the book open?

2. Why is Shogun Ieyoshi depressed?

3. What did the rich shopkeepers live modestly?

4. What is the name of knights in Japan?

5. What was forbidden to the farmers?

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