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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Commodore Perry do for the Japanese on his ship?
(a) Gave them many gifts.
(b) Gave them first rights in trade contracts.
(c) Taught them English.
(d) Threw a party.

2. What was one thing Perry never did during his visits to Japan?
(a) Enter Edo.
(b) Meet the Emperor.
(c) Meet a Japanese woman.
(d) Meet the Shogun.

3. How many Japanese commissioners met Commodore Perry and his group?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 7.

4. What was one reason Perry was happy with the treaty?
(a) It named him as primary liaison.
(b) It protected castaways.
(c) It kept the Japanese from fishing in American waters.
(d) It gave Americans exclusive rights to trade with the Japanese.

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

6. What did the Americans undervalue of the Japanese gifts?
(a) Silks and porcelein.
(b) Swords.
(c) Canaries.
(d) Poems from famous Japanese poets.

7. What did Commodore Perry want of the Japanese?
(a) Them to make the Dutch leave if the Japanese would not treat with any other country.
(b) A written guarnatee that the Americans could land on any Japanese island.
(c) An actual, written treaty.
(d) Exclusive rights to fish in Japenese waters.

8. What did the Japanese first say to Commodore Perry's request for a treaty?
(a) They burned the treaty request in front of the Americans.
(b) The request looked agreeable.
(c) Some time stipulations would have to be put into place.
(d) American requests were forbidden by the laws of their ancestors.

9. What would the Japanese officers give American ships?
(a) Aid in obtaining trade agreements.
(b) Help in rebuilding wrecked ships.
(c) Coal, water and general necessities.
(d) Navigation advice.

10. Who did Perry see still approaching Japan?
(a) The Italian.
(b) The Germans.
(c) The British and French.
(d) The Russians and French.

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

12. What did Commodore Perry's arrival initiate?
(a) A shutdown of the entire wharf area of Nagasaki.
(b) Weeks of negotiations.
(c) A war between Shoguns.
(d) A shutdown of the entire wharf area of Edo.

13. What was a geographical characteristic of Shimoda?
(a) It was several feet under sea level.
(b) It was totally flat.
(c) It was isolated by large inland seas.
(d) It was isolated by mountains.

14. What enchanted Abigail about the Japanese?
(a) Their literacy rate.
(b) Their religious fervor.
(c) Their manners.
(d) Their health.

15. What did the Japanese do as the Americans passed by?
(a) Made clicking noises with their tongues.
(b) Raised their right hands.
(c) Booed.
(d) Bowed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who entertained the Commodore and his staff on the tour?

2. What did the Americans do that really impressed the Japanese?

3. What did Perry decide as far as Shimoda and Hakodate was concerned?

4. Who returned to negotiate with Commodore Perry?

5. Who was Captain Joel Abbot?

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