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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the English stop trading in 1623?
(a) It was no longer profitable.
(b) They were forced to after a Christian symbol was found on one of their traders.
(c) They had to get back home because of war.
(d) The King of England declared it illegal to trade with Japan.

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

3. Who in the time that Perry arrived were considered unproductive?
(a) Peasants.
(b) Samurai.
(c) Merchants.
(d) Artisians.

4. What are two exports the United States is hoping to gain from Japan?
(a) Fish and jade.
(b) Fish and coal.
(c) Coal and whale oil.
(d) Whale oil and jade.

5. Who is Manjiro?
(a) The head Shogun's samurai bodyguard.
(b) A Japanese who spent time in the United States.
(c) The Emperor's brother.
(d) The Emperor's son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the Dutch and formerly Christian Japanese forced to do?

2. When could the Dutch leave the island?

3. What could the samurai do to commoners for disrespect?

4. What does Commodore Perry have for the Emperor from President Fillmore?

5. What was the impression of Japan by most of the Americans?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the native Japanese who served the Dutch have to do?

2. What was the Tokugawa period and some of its positive aspects?

3. What happened on Friday, July 8th, 1853, at the opening of the book?

4. What was one consequence of the Japanese's isolation for the Japanese?

5. What was one consequence of the Japanese's isolation for the Americans?

6. Who held the real power in Japan?

7. What had Japan been like before the time of Commodore Perry's arrival?

8. Who did the Americans awaken to see the next morning and what would they be considered today?

9. What was Edo's first response to the messengers and why is it amazing?

10. Who were the daimyos?

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