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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-12, The Black Ships Return, The Treaty House, An Array of Gifts, The Grand Banquet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who returned to negotiate with Commodore Perry?
(a) Shogun Ieyoshi.
(b) Kayama.
(c) The Emperer.
(d) Sumarai Koyohito.

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

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

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

5. What might the people resist upon Perry's next return?
(a) Showing them their best goods rather than trading their best only with the Dutch.
(b) The Shogun's against their talking to the "white devils."
(c) Trading with the Americans.
(d) Receiving foreigners.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Japanese do with the first Englishman to arrive?

2. Why did Commodore Perry bring many gifts on his ships?

3. What did Commodore Perry still not understand even after help from the Dutch?

4. In what year does the book open?

5. How did the Army of Japan look?

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