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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the people of Hakodate give the Americans for the Washington Monument?
(a) A painting of Mount Fuji.
(b) A block of granite.
(c) A haiku poem.
(d) An inscribed plaque.

2. Who was Abigail Jernegan?
(a) An American journalist.
(b) The first foreign woman to land in Japan.
(c) A female nurse aboard Commodore Perry's ship.
(d) A British missionary who had been in Hakodate for years.

3. Where was the Commodore and some staff invited to tour?
(a) The main temple at Edo.
(b) The silk factories.
(c) A Japanese war ship.
(d) Some nearby villages.

4. To what did the Japanese invite the Americans after the treaty signing?
(a) A tour of Edo.
(b) A speech by the Emperor.
(c) A banquet.
(d) The ritual suicide of the Japanese negotiators.

5. What did Commodore Perry do for the Japanese on his ship?
(a) Threw a party.
(b) Gave them many gifts.
(c) Taught them English.
(d) Gave them first rights in trade contracts.

6. With what were the Americans who accepted the invitation impressed about the Japanese?
(a) The gentleness the Emperor showed.
(b) The lack of fear the men who commited suicide showed.
(c) The courtesy and politeness of their hosts.
(d) The incredible pagoda style buildings in Edo.

7. What did the Japanese say they would give to the American ships?
(a) They would give them nothing.
(b) Coal, wood, water and other supplies.
(c) A reasonable time to leave Japanese waters.
(d) A tour of Edo before the Americans left.

8. What is one port that was mentioned as being where the Americans could trade?
(a) Shimoda.
(b) Fikuri.
(c) Nakasaki.
(d) Edo.

9. What was one thing that amazed the botantist Morrow?
(a) The size of the Japanese apples.
(b) The number of hybrid plants the Japanese had developed.
(c) The Japanese irrigation system.
(d) The size of the Japanese grapes.

10. When did the Shogun die?
(a) Ten months after Commodore Perry left.
(b) Ten days after Commodore Perry left.
(c) He was still alive the next time Perry went to Japan.
(d) Five days before Commodore Perry left.

11. How many Japanese commissioners met Commodore Perry and his group?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 1.

12. What was one major accomplishment by Emperor Meiji?
(a) Putting in place a fishing rights treaty.
(b) Winning the right to travel make decisions about Japan.
(c) Winning the right for Japan to have consuls in other countries.
(d) Bringing the Japanese out of feudalism.

13. What was another reason Perry was happy with the treaty?
(a) He was allowed to visit Edo and talk with the Emperor.
(b) His decendants were named as "Friends of Japan."
(c) He had a foot in the door to bring Japan into the community of nations.
(d) He was named as advisor to the Emperor.

14. When did Perry arrive back in Japan for his second visit?
(a) June, 1858.
(b) January, 1856.
(c) June, 1855.
(d) February, 1854.

15. How did the Japanese and Americans threaten each other?
(a) With open shows of armed might.
(b) Neither side threatened the other.
(c) In subtle ways.
(d) By firing cannons towards each other, though both were out of range.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one reason Perry was happy with the treaty?

2. What did the Sumo wrestlers do to demonstrate their strength?

3. How many ships were in his sailing party this time?

4. What was Commodore Perry permitted to do?

5. What did Commodore Perry's arrival initiate?

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