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Japan Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the traditional native religion of Japan?
a)
Islam
b)
Confucian
c)
Christianity
d)
Shinto
2.
In Shinto, what do you call the gods or spirits that exist in both living and non-living things
a)
Nara
b)
Kami
c)
Bushido
d)
Spirits
3.
Which of the following is a factor that Shinto and Buddhism have in common?
a)
Concern for the afterlife
b)
An optimism about human nature
c)
Share the same founder
d)
strict formal training
4.
Early Japanese beliefs developed into the religion of Shinto which means
a)
the way of the spirits
b)
the right way 
c)
the only way 
d)
the honorable way
5.
What would be the best title for the following chart?
a)
The Golden Age of the Heian Period
b)
The Golden Age of the Tang Dynasty
c)
The Dark Ages of Japanese Culture
d)
The Bronze Age of the Nara Period
6.
In the years from 1000 to 1200, what political system developed in Japan?
a)
Nation-states
b)
Feudalism
c)
Deomcracy
d)
Zen
7.
Who is being described?
a)
the Daimyo
b)
the Samurai
c)
the Emperor
d)
the Shogun
8.
The samurai lived by a strict code of honor known as
a)
Chivalry
b)
Zen
c)
Bushido
d)
Shinto
9.

Who had the highest standing within the Warrior Class?
a)
The Ronin
b)
The Samurai
c)
The Daimyos
d)
The Shogun
10.
The samurai lived by a strict code of honor known as
a)
Chivalry
b)
Zen
c)
Bushido
d)
Shinto
11.
Why was it so easy for the Japanese feudal system to develop and have more power than the emperor? 
a)
emperor had little interest in ruling the people
b)
shoguns became more powerful as each province was left to provide their own armies
c)
Emperors became more powerful as they forced peasants into military service
d)
The peasants wanted someone to rule over them
12.
Japan can best be described as a(n) 
a)
Archipelago
b)
Peninsula
c)
Atoll
d)
Continent
13.
What peninsula served as a "middleman" to the spread of culture from China to Japan?
a)
Korea
b)
Malay
c)
Noktundo
d)
Indonesia
14.
The Sea of Japan is also called the - 
a)
East Sea
b)
Korean Sea
c)
West Sea
d)
North China Sea
15.
What was Feudal Japan's equivalent to the Code of Chivalry?
a)
Bushido
b)
Daimyo
c)
Shinto
d)
Kamikaze
16.
What finally stopped the Mongol army from conquering Japan in 1281?
a)
Samurai armies
b)
Japanese navy
c)
Typhoon
d)
Tsunami
17.
Samurai carried...
a)
tanks
b)
two swords
c)
as little as possible
d)
guns
18.
Which of these are not charcteristics of bushido?
a)
honor
b)
bravery
c)
respecting others
d)
fleeing in battle
19.
Which person had very little power in feudal Japan and was a symbol?
a)
Women
b)
farmers
c)
shoguns
d)
emperors
20.
Was 80-90% of Japan's population during the feudal era?
a)
The emperor
b)
you
c)
peasants
d)
farmers
21.
What describes the role of the daimyo in feudal Japan?
a)
they were poor farmers
b)
they were rich landowners
c)
they were powerful generals
d)
they were professional soldiers
22.
Why did Japan isolate itself?
a)
they wanted to increase the price of food
b)
they wanted to increase Japanese agricultural production
c)
they wanted to protect Japan from the influence of the Europeans
d)
they wanted to prevent Chinese spies from stealing their contributions
23.
What did NOT help the samurai to train their bodies and minds?
a)
they wrote poetry and had tea ceremonies
b)
Zen Buddhism taught them meditation and self discipline
c)
they mastered the martial arts and use of many weapons
d)
Hinduism taught them to overcome the fear of death: reincarnation
24.
Daimyos ensured there would be no violence in their territory by...
a)
hiring samurai to protect it
b)
passing laws to prevent wars
c)
Asking the emperor to send armies
d)
using diplomacy
25.
What was the ritual suicide a samurai would commit if he dishonored himself?
a)
Kimikaze
b)
Seppuku
c)
Bushido
d)
Yamashiro
26.
Which is the term that describes the military government of Japan?
a)
Samurai
b)
Shogunate
c)
Kimikaze
d)
Vassal
27.

Who wrote the Tale of Genji?

a)

a woman

b)

the emperor

c)

a man

d)

a Buddhist monk

28.

Prince Shokoto believed that both Buddhism and ___________ could unify Japan.

a)

Kami

b)

Confucianism

c)

Tang China

d)

Taki reform

29.

Why is Murasaki Shikibu's "Tale of Genji" especially famous?

a)

It records the lives of ordinary farmers.

b)

It reveals secrets about the royal family.

c)

It was only sold and told as an oral history.

d)

It may have been the world's first novel.

30.

The Heian period is called Japan’s golden age because of its achievements in...

a)

technology.

b)

military power.

c)

art and literature.

d)

religious power.

31.

Why was Zen Buddhism a good match for the samurai way of life?

a)

Zen brought samurai closer to nature and their role in it.

b)

Zen forced samurai to examine and increase their fear of death.

c)

Zen gave samurai the hope of reaching the paradise of Pure Land.

d)

Zen helped samurai learn discipline and focus their minds.

32.

Commodore Matthew Perry is best known for taking which action?

a)

opening Japan to American and European influences

b)

leading the British East India Company

c)

rescuing Europeans during the Boxer Rebellion

d)

justifying European spheres of influence in China

33.

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

a)

limiting the number of ports open to foreign trade

b)

building a modern transportation system

c)

forcing families to settle on collective farms

d)

establishing a system of trade guilds

34.

What was one impact of industrialization on Japan during the Meiji Restoration?

a)

Japan became more isolated from world affairs.

b)

Demand for natural resources increased.

c)

Japan became a colonial possession of China.

d)

Traditional practices of Bushido were reintroduced.

35.

In an attempt to modernize Japan during the late 1800s, the leaders of the Meiji government decided to

a)

maintain a policy of isolationism

b)

end the political power of the Buddhists

c)

study Western institutions and technology

d)

establish close relations with China

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