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Japan Review

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A region of earthquakes and volcanoes

a)

Archipelago

b)

Ring of Fire

c)

Kana

d)

Seppuku

2.

A chain of islands

a)

Archipelago

b)

Ring of Fire

c)

Kana

d)

Seppuku

3.

Ritual suicide performed by Samurai

a)

Archipelago

b)

Ring of Fire

c)

Kana

d)

Seppuku

4.

Japan’s system of writing

a)

Archipelago

b)

Ring of Fire

c)

Kana

d)

Seppuku

5.

Great Samurai (during Tokugawa period)

a)

Samurai

b)

Daimyo

c)

Bushido

d)

Shogun

6.

Warrior Knights

a)

Samurai

b)

Daimyo

c)

Bushido

d)

Shogun

7.

Chief General of the army of feudal Japan

a)

Samurai

b)

Daimyo

c)

Bushido

d)

Shogun

8.

Warrior’s code of conduct for Samurai

a)

Samurai

b)

Daimyo

c)

Bushido

d)

Shogun

9.

He started centralized feudalism

a)

Yamato (Tenno)

b)

Hideki Tojo

c)

Tokugawa

10.

He was the dictator of Militarist Japan during WWII

a)

Yamato (Tenno)

b)

Hideki Tojo

c)

Tokugawa

11.

Name Japan’s 1st and only ruling dynasty

a)

Yamato (Tenno)

b)

Hideki Tojo

c)

Tokugawa

12.

He opened up Japan in 1853

a)

Enola Gay

b)

Yamamoto

c)

Matthew Perry

d)

Douglas MacArthur

13.

He was in charge of U.S. occupation in Japan after WWII

a)

Enola Gay

b)

Yamamoto

c)

Matthew Perry

d)

Douglas MacArthur

14.

Name of the B-29 bomber that released the 1st atomic bomb

a)

Enola Gay

b)

Yamamoto

c)

Matthew Perry

d)

Douglas MacArthur

15.

He was the Japanese Naval commander who designed the attack on Pearl Harbor

a)

Enola Gay

b)

Yamamoto

c)

Matthew Perry

d)

Douglas MacArthur

16.

Battleship sunk at Pearl Harbor still has a memorial over it

a)

USS Missouri

b)

Kamikazes

c)

USS Arizona

d)

Pacifism

17.

Battleship on which the Japanese surrendered to the U.S.

a)

USS Missouri

b)

Kamikazes

c)

USS Arizona

d)

Pacifism

18.

Opposition to war (want peace)

a)

Militarism

b)

Kamikazes

c)

USS Arizona

d)

Pacifism

19.

Japanese suicide pilots (divine wind)

a)

Militarism

b)

Kamikazes

c)

USS Arizona

d)

Pacifism

20.

Glorification of the military

a)

Militarism

b)

Kamikazes

c)

USS Arizona

d)

Pacifism

21.

Name of the legislative body (congress) in Japan

a)

Haiku

b)

Diet

c)

Zaibatsu

d)

Reparations

22.

Large family business organization (corporations)

a)

Haiku

b)

Diet

c)

Zaibatsu

d)

Reparations

23.

Payment for war damages

a)

Haiku

b)

Diet

c)

Zaibatsu

d)

Reparations

24.

Popular type of poem

a)

Haiku

b)

Diet

c)

Zaibatsu

d)

Reparations

25.

Form of entertainment involving drama

a)

“No Play”

b)

Hiroshima

c)

Kabuki

d)

Nagasaki

26.

Oldest surviving form of Japanese theater

a)

“No Play”

b)

Hiroshima

c)

Kabuki

d)

Nagasaki

27.

1st Japanese city bombed with an atomic bomb

a)

“No Play”

b)

Hiroshima

c)

Kabuki

d)

Nagasaki

28.

2nd Japanese city bombed with an atomic bomb

a)

“No Play”

b)

Hiroshima

c)

Kabuki

d)

Nagasaki

29.

Which geographic factor has contributed to the sense of specialness many Japanese feel?

a)

Frequent earthquakes and volcanoes

b)

Mountainous Topography

c)

Island Location

d)

Abundance of fish

30.

The Japanese have adapted to the rugged terrain of their country by

a)

Harvesting two crops a year

b)

Irrigating rice patties

c)

Building terraces on steep hillsides

d)

Importing oil from the Middle East

31.

The effects of Japan’s homogeneous society is best seen in its

a)

Attitude toward foreigners

b)

Acceptance of Buddhism

c)

Willingness to borrow from other cultures

d)

Use of technology to increase food production

32.

Which statement is best supported by a study of Japanese history and culture?

a)

The Japanese adapted some aspects of Chinese culture but reject others.

b)

Feudalism developed in response to Chinese efforts to conquer Japan.

c)

For most of its history, Japan has isolated itself from the East Asian mainland.

d)

Chinese armies spread Chinese civilization to Japan.

33.

In the 1600’s, Japan adopted a policy of isolationism in order to

a)

Stop the decline of centralized feudalism

b)

Prevent the spread of Christianity

c)

Encourage militarism

d)

Defeat the Mongol invaders

34.

What % of Japan is mountainous?

a)

25%

b)

80%

c)

5%

d)

50%

35.

Who were the earliest people of Northern Japan, who are now excluded from Japanese society?

a)

Indians

b)

Ainu

c)

Koreans

d)

Mongols

36.

Militarism helped lead Japan into World War II. Why did Militarism rise in Japan in the 1920’s and 1930’s?

a)

Death of Emperor Hirohito

b)

Floods

c)

Economic Depression

d)

Typhoon

37.

How many Americans were killed at Pearl Harbor and on what date?

a)

2,400 12/8/1942

b)

2,400 12/7/1941

c)

3,000 12/8/1941

d)

3,000 12/7/1941

38.

All of the following were options the U.S. had to end WWII EXCEPT:

a)

Use of the Atomic bomb

b)

start a naval blockade to starve Japan

c)

Invade the main islands of Japan

d)

Let the Soviet Union attack Japan

39.

What was the economic miracle in Japan about?

a)

Japan’s rapid economic recovery after WWII

b)

Japan’s rapid economic decline after WWII

c)

The takeover of Singapore

d)

Shift to a communist economic system

40.

During the occupation in Japan after WWII the U.S. did all the following EXCEPT:

a)

Destroy militarism

b)

Gave more power to the Emperor

c)

Write a new constitution

d)

Gave women equal status

41.

A major effect of Commodore Perry’s visit was:

a)

Japan’s decision to modernize

b)

A naval war between the U.S. and Japan

c)

The beginning of European imperialism in East Asia.

d)

The overthrow of the emperor

42.

The Meiji Restoration in 1868 restored power to whom?

a)

The Shogun

b)

The Emperor

c)

The Dynamo class

d)

The Samurai class

43.

One reason for Japanese expansion in Asia in the early 1900’s was its desire to:

a)

Attract foreign investment capital

b)

Reduce the power of the military

c)

Gain equal status with western imperial powers.

d)

Increase the power of the Zaibatsu

44.

What was the weapon thought to be unusable in attacking Pearl Harbor, but was adapted and used successfully by the Japanese?

a)

Battleships

b)

Depth charges

c)

Submarines

d)

Torpedoes

45.

What was the name of the strategy used by the U.S. to attack the Japanese empire in the Pacific during WWII?

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

Island Hopping

c)

Doolittle Raids

d)

Manhattan

46.

Japanese foreign policy today is concerned primarily with:

a)

Encouraging immigrants to settle in Japan.

b)

Helping third world nations to modernize

c)

Maintaining friendly relations with its trading partners

d)

Developing nuclear weapons as a protection against China

47.

To help modernize Japan in the late 1800’s, the Japanese government sent people to study in the U.S. The Japanese were surprised with all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

The waste of steel and iron by Americans.

b)

The high price of commodities (general goods) in U.S.

c)

The lack of respect Americans gave to the founding fathers and their descendants.

d)

The modern use of technologies by U.S. factories.

48.

What did the Japanese call the modern U.S. warships that arrived in Edo Harbor in 1853?

a)

Floating factories

b)

Kamikazes

c)

Tigers with long tail

d)

Dragons puffing smoke

49.

What is the capital of Japan?

a)

Tokyo

b)

Hanoi

c)

Korea

d)

Beijing

50.

What happened on March 11th 2011 in Japan killing tens of thousands

a)

Tornados

b)

Volcanic Eruption

c)

Typhoon

d)

Tsunami (earthquake)

51.

Japan was never conquered by a foreign army until 1945. Who tried to conquer Japan in 1281, but was stopped by divine wind (Kamikaze)?

a)

Mughals

b)

Koreans

c)

Mongols

d)

Russians

52.

What are the two religious traditions of Japan?

a)

Shinto and Islam

b)

Buddhism and Christianity

c)

Shinto and Buddhism

d)

Judaism and Christianity

53.

Who was the founder of Shinto?

a)

no one

b)

Confucius

c)

Prince Shintoshu

d)

Lao Tzu

54.

What is the name for a Shinto God?

a)

Kojiki

b)

Torri

c)

Kami

d)

Torri

55.

Which was an important change that took place in Tokugawa’s Japan?

a)

Feudalism emerged

b)

The military class lost its high status

c)

Japan became a unified nation

d)

Japan rejected Confucianism in favor of Buddhism

56.

Which statement about cultural diffusion in Asia is most accurate?

a)

Byzantine traders brought the Justinian Code to China.

b)

Indian monks brought Islam to the Middle East.

c)

Chinese ideas and practices spread into Korea and Japan.

d)

Roman legions introduced Christianity to India.

57.

The religious terms Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, and nirvana are most closely associated with

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Shintoism

d)

Judaism

58.

Which action taken by the Meiji government encouraged industrialization in 19th-century Japan?

a)

establishing a system of trade guilds

b)

forcing families to settle on collective farms

c)

building a modern transportation system

d)

limiting the number of ports open to foreign trade

59.

Which group was accused of violating human rights in the city of Nanjing during World War II?

a)

Chinese

b)

Americans

c)

Germans

d)

Japanese

60.

Which statement regarding the impact of geography on Japan is most accurate?

a)

Lack of natural resources led to a policy of imperialism.

b)

Large plains served as invasion routes for conquerors.

c)

Close proximity to Africa encouraged extensive trade with Egypt.

d)

Arid deserts and mountains caused isolation from Asia.

61.

Japan's invasion of China in 1937 and Germany's attack on Poland in 1939 led directly to

a)

the beginning of World War II in Asia and Europe

b)

the withdrawal of Britain and France from European affairs

c)

a conference at Munich for European leaders

d)

a conference at Munich for European leaders

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