1) Who was an advisor to Empress Suiko? a) Prince Shotoku b) Yoshitsune Minamoto c) Tokugawa Ieyasau d) Takamori 2) Why was Shotoku's government so revolutionary? a) There was no war or fighting. b) The people followed Muslim practices. c) It was a mixture of Chinese practices and Buddhist teachings. d) The people were in a feudal system. 3) What type of geography does Japan have? a) one single island b) archipelago (chain of islands) c) landlocked, interior country d) coast on one side 4) What are Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku? a) four main islands of Japan b) famous Japanese emperors c) cities in Japan d) the first four rulers 5) Japan is 500 miles from China. Why is that important? a) no chance to trade b) no cultural influence c) able to avoid invasion d) shared a border 6) Although the country had rainfall, only 12% is suitable for farming. a) true b) false 7) What is caused by an earthquake in the sea and is a huge surge of water that comes ashore destructively? a) tides b) tsunamis c) hurricane d) typhoon 8) Who were the native people of Japan? a) the Ainu b) Buddha's family c) the Yamato Clan d) the Sing Dynasty 9) What did the Yamato Clan do? a) worship Muslim b) build all the temples c) set up the first and only dynasty in 500 CE d) start a war with Korea 10) What is Shinto? a) the Japanese word for Christianity b) an early language c) a temple d) the worship of forces of nature 11) How did Buddhism get to Japan? a) from China b) from Korea c) from England d) from France 12) During the Heian period in Japan (794 to 1185), there was a blending of ____________ with Japanese culture. a) Korean b) Indian c) English d) Chinese 13) Where was the first Imperial Palace? a) Tokyo b) Kyoto c) Nara d) Osaka 14) Where did the early Yamato leaders send the nobles to study? a) China b) Korea c) Europe d) USA 15) What is selective borrowing? a) borrow everything from other countries b) never borrow from others c) pick and chose what you like and make it your own 16) What big ideas came from China to Japan? a) writing and civil service b) civil service and art c) Buddhism, art and writing d) writing and Christianity 17) What was wrong with the government during Heinan Japan? a) Emperor was only a symbolic ruler b) there was a lot of political stealth c) there was double-dealing and intrigue d) all of the above e) nothing, it was very strong 18) What developed between rival clans in Japan during the Heinan reign? a) a feudal system b) a warrior aristocracy c) fighting between armed bands of men d) all of the above e) none of the above 19) Who were the Shogun? a) warlords or rulers of the feudal system b) knights loyal to the emperor c) peasants d) doctors and other learned men 20) Who were the Samarai? a) peasants b) knights loyal to the Shogun c) warlords d) doctors and lawyers 21) What was Bushido? a) the samurai code of honor b) another name for a tribe of peasants c) all local leaders lived here d) a famous college in Japan 22) What events led to the fall of the Shoguns? a) none, they still rule Japan b) naval invasions c) showdown with the government d) US navy arrived to fight e) B and C only f) B, C and D 23) What did Commodore Perry do? a) lead a US navy fleet to defeat the Shoguns b) lead the Japanese army c) serve as emperor in Japan d) write a war manual 24) Who was Takamori? a) the last Samurai b) the emperor c) leader of the knights d) a naval officer 25) What are Zen beliefs? a) self-reliance b) meditation c) devotion to duty d) all of the above e) A and B only 26) What did ninjas do? a) teach karate b) rule the southern part of Japan c) sabotage, espionage and assassination d) become turtles

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