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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. When did Commodore Perry arrive at the agreed-upon landing area?
(a) April 1.
(b) March 1.
(c) March 30.
(d) June 2.

2. Who came to say goodbye Commodore Perry?
(a) The Japanese interpreters.
(b) The Emperor.
(c) The Shogun.
(d) The head of the Buddhist church.

3. How did the Japanese negotiators think they saved face?
(a) By allowing only 2 ships and 2 consuls into Edo.
(b) By making the Americans land at a deserted area of Japan.
(c) By not allowing ships or consuls into Edo.
(d) By not letting Commodore Perry met the Emperor.

4. Where did Commodore Perry and the Japanese decide that the Americans could land?
(a) Fukuri.
(b) Kanagawa.
(c) Nagasaki.
(d) Harboro.

5. Where did the Japanese want the Americans to land?
(a) At the far end of Nagasaki harbor.
(b) Somewhere where the Japanese would feel safe.
(c) At the western end of Edo Harbor wharf.
(d) They did not want them to land at all.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who returned to negotiate with Commodore Perry?

2. How many men did Commodore Perry bring with him on this trip?

3. What did Commodore Perry say could start a war?

4. What was one major accomplishment by Emperor Meiji?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Commodore Perry say to the Japanese about wanting a treaty and the consequences of not getting one?

2. When was the Treaty House completed and what did Commodore Perry demand that they change?

3. Why was Commodore Perry happy with the treaty?

4. What was the first approach the Japanese took towards the United States request for a treaty?

5. What were some of the squadron members permitted to do?

6. What made Perry decide to sail to Japan despite the Shogun's death?

7. Who was Sam Patch and why was he terrified? What happened?

8. How did the two cultures meet face to face and what did the people of the two countries think of the other?

9. Where did Commodore Perry decide to visit?

10. How did the Japanese believe they had saved face, but did they really?

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