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Samurai and Knights DBQ: Documents A to C

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
3. The Samurai could best be described as ______________________.
a)
common people
b)
government administrators
c)
rulers
d)
warriors
2.
What was the strict Samurai code of rules called?
a)
Ming
b)
Bushido
c)
han rules
d)
the covenent
3.
What did the most powerful samurai get for their service?
a)
rice
b)
land and food
c)
money
d)
servants
4.
Which of the following lists is in order from most powerful to least powerful?
a)
samurai, shogun, daimyo, peasant
b)
samurai, shogun, peasant, daimyo
c)
shogun, samurai, daimyo, peasant
d)
shogan, daimyo, samurai, peasant
5.
What was the name for the head MILITARY leader of Japan?
a)
Daimyo
b)
Samurai
c)
Shogun
d)
Zaibatsu
6.
The code of behavior of the perfect knight
a)
Bushido
b)
Chivalry
c)
Calvary
d)
Melee
7.
A young boy in the first stage of training to become a knight.
a)
ninja
b)
squire
c)
page
d)
knight
8.
Who's more powerful in his region, the Pope or the Japanese Emperor?
a)
The Pope
b)
The Emperor 
c)
Nacho 
d)
Esqueleto 
9.
To whom did the Samurai and Knights owe loyalty to?
a)
The Daimyos and the Artisans
b)
The Shogun and the Pope
c)
The Merchants and the Lords
d)
The Daimyos and the Lesser lords
10.
Hereditary (from father to son) loyalty was a part of which way of life? 
a)
Knights
b)
Samurai
c)
Lucha Libre 
11.
Which of the following was NOT a requirement received by pages hoping to become knights?
a)
combat practice
b)
horse riding practice
c)
religious practice
d)
cooking practice
12.
When noblemen went to war, who would remain behind and run the land?
a)
androids
b)
the walking dead
c)
ewoks
d)
their wives or daughters
13.
What statement is NOT TRUE about samurai warriors and European knights?
a)
both followed strict honor codes
b)
both were professionally trained soldiers
c)
both practiced self discipline and meditation
d)
both wore armor and mastered the used many weapons
14.
How were the feudal systems in Japan and Europe exactly the same?
a)
both had Zen Buddhist monks to guide them
b)
both had exchanging obligations and allegiances
c)
both had merchants on the bottom of society
d)
both had Roman Catholic Church officials as lords
15.
The church was led by...
a)
the Pope
b)
the King
c)
the emporer 
d)
the Priest
16.
Under the Code of Chivalry, knights were required to be...
a)
courageous
b)
loyal to their lord and king
c)
respectful towards women
d)
all of the above
17.
What social class was at the bottom of the feudal social pyramid?
a)
knight
b)
peasant
c)
monarch
d)
lord