WorksheetsJapan
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following would NOT be found in Japanese culture?
a)
Large, pyramid shaped temples
b)
Tea-drinking
ceremonies
c)
Tanka and haiku poems about nature
and emotions
d)
Martial arts competitions
2.
Decorative handwriting often used in Japan is called
a)
Finger painting
b)
Moveable type
c)
Katakana
d)
Calligraphy
3.
What would most likely be on a menu of a restaurant in Japan?
a)
Corn,
tomatoes, and olives
b)
Hamburgers,
bacon, and meatballs
c)
Rice, sushi,
and fish
d)
Spaghetti,
pizza, and garlic bread
4.
How did Japan’s geography influence the country?
a)
It made them
an easy target for barbarians to attack
b)
It allowed
them to be isolated from other civilizations
c)
It helped
their ideas and beliefs spread throughout the world
d)
It
allowed them to have many farms and grow many different types of food
5.
16. Which of the following is NOT a way in which China influenced Japan?
a)
Warfare
b)
Writing
systems
c)
Art
d)
Literature
6.
Japanese art of folding paper into decorative shapes and figures
a)
Calligraphy
b)
Weaving
c)
Origami
d)
Sushi
7.
Before being introduced to outside ideas, Japan practiced the religion of
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Shintoism
d)
Taoism
8.
Which statement best describes Japan’s geography?
a)
A large,
flat area of land
b)
A long,
narrow peninsula
c)
A single,
large island with many rivers
d)
Small group
of mountainous islands
9.
What religion spread to Japan from China?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
Taoism
10.
The martial arts in Japan was a way for the Japanese to learn to control their bodies and movements. It is often practiced by followers of
a)
Kung
Fucianism
b)
Ying
Yang Daoism
c)
Bushido
Buddhism
d)
Zen Buddhism
11.
Samurai follow a code of honor called
a)
Kamikaze
b)
Bushido
c)
Sidoku
d)
Hiragana
12.
The picture shows
a)
Zen Garden
b)
Sand Box
c)
Rock Garden
d)
Zen Pin
13.
In Shintoism, Japanese worship spirits of their ancestors found in
a)
nature
b)
animals
c)
other people
d)
statues
14.
The spirits of Japanese ancestors are called
a)
Zen
b)
Kami
c)
Mimi
d)
Souls
15.
This image shows
a)
A Shinto shrine
b)
a Buddhist Temple
c)
A Samurai
d)
Origami
16.
Which statement is true about emperors in Japan?
a)
They were figureheads with no real power
b)
They ruled Japan through the Mandate of Heaven
c)
They were thought of as gods
d)
They feared China's army
17.
The warrior class in Japan was called
a)
ninja
b)
daimyo
c)
samurai
d)
shogun
18.
This map of Japan shows us that
a)
Japan was unified under a strong ruler
b)
Japan had many different groups with their own local leader
c)
Japan was once part of China's empire
d)
Japan was strongly influenced by many other cultures.
19.
Japan belongs to which continent?
a)
Europe
b)
Australia
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
20.
What do you call Japanese traditional wear?
a)
Costume
b)
Dress
c)
Kimono
d)
Gown
21.
Which of the following is a wealthy landowner in Japan?
a)
Samurai
b)
Seppuku
c)
Daimyo
d)
Artisan
22.
What is the name of this structure?
a)
Stupa
b)
Bell Tower
c)
Shrine
d)
Pagoda
23.
Japanese people lived on coastal plains because most of Japan
a)
has mountainous slopes that are difficult to farm
b)
is desert
c)
has volcanoes
d)
has rivers and lakes that often cause floods
24.
Shinto
a)
The indigenous religion of Japan.
b)
A Japanese town.
c)
The name of Japan's first emperor.
d)
a term for a Japanese emperor.
25.
She wrote the first novel, the Tale of Genji.
a)
Lady Murasaki Shikibu
b)
Prince Shotoku
c)
Zen Buddhism
d)
Queen Elizabeth
26.
Haiku is
a)
the code that Samurai follow
b)
a land owner
c)
a type of poem
d)
a type of sea food
27.
The highest lord in feudal Japan that served the Shogun.
a)
Daimyo
b)
Samurai
c)
peasant
d)
merchant
28.
Like knights, they served lords(Daimyo) in Japan. The were known as fierce warriors.
a)
Freedom Fighters
b)
mercenaries
c)
standing armies
d)
Samurai
29.
Someone who serves a lord in return for land.
a)
peasant
b)
governer
c)
vassal
d)
peasant
30.
The code of honor followed by the Samurai.
a)
chivalry
b)
ethics
c)
regency
d)
Bushido
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