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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. What did the Emperor do after 1872?
(a) Had American advisers.
(b) Visited the United States.
(c) Took an American wife.
(d) Wore western clothing.

2. What did the Japanese find odd about the Americans' eating habits?
(a) Not eating meat.
(b) The use of glass and utensils.
(c) Their alcohol.
(d) Eating meat.

3. What happened on April 10, 1854?
(a) Commodore Perry turned 70.
(b) Commodore Perry was presented with a solid gold etching.
(c) Commodore Perry turned 40.
(d) Commodore Perry turned 60.

4. What was one thing that was excellent about Shimoda?
(a) The open bazaars.
(b) The sanitation system.
(c) The deep water port.
(d) The numerous docks.

5. What stuck the Americans about the Japanese?
(a) Their flamboyant styles of dress.
(b) Their deference to authority.
(c) Their singsong speech.
(d) Their way of removing their shoes indoors.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Japanese and Americans threaten each other?

2. With what were the Americans who accepted the invitation impressed about the Japanese?

3. What was Commodore Perry permitted to do?

4. What was handed to Commodore Perry?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the exchange between Perry and the Japanese about shipwrecked sailors.

2. What was the Commodore's first impression of Shimoda.

3. What Japanese awaited Perry and his staff?

4. What did the Japanese do after the treaty and what impressed the Americans about the Japanese?

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

6. How did the behaviors of the Shimoda villagers change and what was the result?

7. What did Perry's arrival precipitate?

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

9. When did Kayama meet with the fleet and what did he tell them?

10. What horrified the Japanese about the Americans at the banquet, but how did the Japanese behave anyway?

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