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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. Who was Amaterasu?
(a) The sun goddess.
(b) The god of the stars.
(c) The sun god.
(d) The moon goddess.

2. Who was the first Englishman to arrive in Japan?
(a) William Johnson.
(b) Will Adams.
(c) Francis Drake.
(d) John Jakes.

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

4. What happened when Shogun Ieyasu died in 1616?
(a) Trade was opened to any nation who came.
(b) Trade was completely abandoned.
(c) Not much changed.
(d) Being a Christian became punishable by death.

5. What group has held power for the last seven hundred years?
(a) The Shoguns.
(b) The Ming dynasty.
(c) No one group.
(d) The Komeiri dynasty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Commodore Perry pretend to be?

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

3. Why did Ido and Toda say nothing at the meeting with Perry?

4. What was the smaller of the two swords that a samurai carried used for?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of Commodore Perry's accomplishments in addition to convincing the Japanese to receive him?

2. Who were the lower classes in the cities and what was one advantage to their class?

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

4. Who is Kayama; what did he want, and what was Commodore Perry's response to him?

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

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

7. Discuss the lead Shogun at the time of Commodore Perry's arrival.

8. Who commanded the American forces and why did they come to Japan?

9. Describe the role of the Emperor of Japan at that time.

10. Who is Nakajima and what does he tell the Americans and what was Perry's response?

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