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Unit 9: Japan + China Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tokugawa Ieyasu’s ‘Alternate Attendance’ policy was a way for him to:

a)

Rival the economic power of the Chinese

b)

maintain control over his powerful Daimyo

c)

Identify potential Samurai candidates

d)

Control the influx of foreign ideas

2.

What was the MOST powerful position in the Japanese Feudal hierarchy?

a)

The Emperor

b)

The Shogun

c)

The Daimyo

d)

The Samurai 

3.

What can BEST be inferred from the statement of a Japanese Buddhist above?

a)

The Japanese are in awe at the might of the new European visitors.

b)

The Japanese are eager to accept the new faith of the barbarians

c)

The Japanese are suspicious of the foreign influence upon the country

d)

The Japanese believe they are far superior to their Korean counterparts

4.

What type of policy did Japan institute to control foreign ideas?

a)

A closed country policy

b)

A policy of persecution

c)

A policy of colonization

d)

A Zen Buddhist policy

5.

Which of the following most directly led to a vibrant Qing culture and the rise of tensions with the British?

a)

restriction of trade to certain government controlled ports

b)

the Dutch would not Kowtow

c)

rise of tensions with Holy Roman Empire

d)

all the above

6.

Why did the Chinese people willingly accept the rule of the Manchus and Kangxi?

a)

Increased taxes for defensive purposes

b)

embraced Confucian ideas as well

c)

They reopened Chinese exploration of southwest Asia

d)

They opened China to foreign wealth

7.

How did the Chinese feel about themselves in relation to Europeans?

a)

They felt they needed Europe's help

b)

They felt they were inferior to Europeans and therefore should not interact for fear of being conquered

c)

They felt the Europeans were strange

d)

They felt they were superior to Europeans and didn't need anything the Europeans had to offer

8.

When the voyages of the Chinese explorer Zheng He were ended, which of the following is TRUE about China's relations with foreign countries?

a)

China withdrew into isolation

b)

China only traded with Britain

c)

China became highly industrialized

d)

China was open to trade with all foreigners

9.

Which Chinese led dynasty came to power after the Mongolian rule of China was weakened?

a)

Han dynasty

b)

Ming dynasty

c)

Tang dynasty

d)

Yuan Dynasty

10.

One of the results of the peace in the Tokugawa period was....

a)

a reduction in status for the samurai and daimyo

b)

a greater political role for the samurai

c)

widespread famine and death, due to people not growing rice anymore

d)

a resurgence in daimyo authority

11.

Act performed by ambassadors that involved kneeling and touching their heads to the floor three times when meeting the emperor. 

a)

Kowtow

b)

Seppuku

c)

Chiagu

d)

Hongwu

12.

Great emperor of Qing Chinese history, tolerant of Christians, supported scholars.

a)

Hongwu

b)

Yonglo

c)

Kangxi

d)

Oda Nabunaga