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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 was Komei?
(a) The Shogun to the Emperor.
(b) The Emperor.
(c) The head priest.
(d) The head of the Emperor's council.

2. What did the Japanese find odd about the Americans' eating habits?
(a) The use of glass and utensils.
(b) Eating meat.
(c) Their alcohol.
(d) Not eating meat.

3. What was forbidden to the farmers?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Saki and smoking.
(d) Always staying on their land.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Spanish Jesuits settle in Japan?

2. How large was the island?

3. What was one of the main missions of Commodore Perry's trip to Japan?

4. When could the Dutch leave the island?

5. How many troops were quickly rallied?

(see the answer key)

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