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

2. How many men did Commodore Perry bring with him on this trip?
(a) 500.
(b) 1200.
(c) 1600.
(d) 250.

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

4. What horrified the Japanese about the Americans?
(a) That the Americans took pictures of the Emperor.
(b) That the Americans wore swords to the table.
(c) Their table manners.
(d) Their protests about the suicides.

5. Why did Commodore Perry bring many gifts on his ships?
(a) In case a treaty was signed.
(b) He planned to stop in several other countries to obtain treaties and wanted gifts for all of them.
(c) He planned to treat with the Chinese if the treaty did not go well with the Japanese.
(d) To win over the Japanese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprised the Japanese about a U.S. consul?

2. Who came to say goodbye Commodore Perry?

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

4. What is one thing the treaty called for?

5. Where did the Japanese want the Americans to land?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Commodore Perry decide to visit?

2. What were some of the impacts of the treaty signing between the Americans and the Japanese?

3. What gifts most fascinated the Japanese?

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

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

6. On April 10th, 1854, where did the Commodore take one of his ships and what was the result?

7. Enumerate the major points of the treaty that was signed between the United States and Japan.

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

9. What did Perry's arrival precipitate?

10. When did the Shogun die and why was that of concern to Commodore Perry?

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