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Japan Quiz 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What makes Japan's location unique?

a)

it is part of Asia

b)

it is a chain of islands

c)

it is in the Pacific Ocean

d)

it is near China

2.

Which is NOT a neighbor that influenced Japan's development?

a)

China

b)

Korea

c)

India

d)

Russia

3.

What did the Japanese believe in BEFORE Buddhism?

a)

Shinto

b)

Islam

c)

Christianity

d)

all of the above

4.

How was Japan's government influenced by China?

a)

they forced people to follow Confucianism

b)

they created a Constitution

c)

Japan made a Constitution based on Confucian ideas

d)

none of the above

5.

What is cultural borrowing?

a)

borrowing an idea for a week

b)

taking someone's spices for your recipes

c)

sharing ideas through travel, trade or war

d)

blending one idea from your culture with another idea from a different culture

6.

Which idea is the writing system created based on Chinese ideas?

a)

kana

b)

kami

c)

shinto

d)

kanji

7.

How did China and Korea influence art in Japan?

a)

with statues of Buddha

b)

Buddhist temples and buildings

c)

sculptures and style of artwork influenced by Buddhism

d)

all of the above

8.

Daimyo were

a)

all the rich people

b)

landowners in Japan

c)

samurai

d)

farmers

9.

Why did China and Korea influence Japan so much?

a)

they were close to each other

b)

Prince Shotoku liked their ideas

c)

Japan interacted with them a lot

d)

all of the above

10.

Which is NOT an example of cultural borrowing from China and Korea to Japan?

a)

kanji characters turned into new style of kana writing

b)

Shinto blending with Buddhism

c)

shiruken stars are invented by ninja

d)

Confucian ideas mixed into 17 Article Constitution