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Japan Test Review

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Japan being located on the Ring of Fire means that they face few environmental challenges.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Japan has the 4th highest GDP in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Japan has some of the most respected schools in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Japan fought hard to keep their traditional ways during the Meiji Restoration.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Japan is the only country in the world that had atomic bombs used against it.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Most Japanese citizens live in rural villages.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which number is Japan?

a)

38

b)

37

c)

36

d)

33

8.

Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

During WWI and WWII Japan was an enemy of the U.S., but today they are allies.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Edo was the ancient name of the modern Japanese city of Osaka.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Kamikazi plane tactics were mainly used after the US invasion of the Philippines.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What is the largest Japanese island?

a)

Hokkaido

b)

Honshu

c)

Kyushu

d)

Shikoku

13.

Where is Pearl Harbor located?

a)

The Pacific Ocean

b)

The Atlantic Ocean

c)

The Indian Ocean

d)

The Arctic Ocean

14.

What did the attack on Pearl Harbor accomplish?

a)

It wiped out the U.S. military

b)

It brought the U.S. into war

c)

It put an end to WWII

d)

It made Hawaii a tourist spot

15.

During the Golden Age or Tokugawa Period in Japan, who had the most authority.

a)

Emperor

b)

Shogun

c)

Daimyo

d)

Priests

16.

What made Manchuria attractive to the Japanese when they began their expansion into Asia?

a)

It had a large Japanese population

b)

It was rich in natural resources

c)

It was the closest Japanese territory to China

d)

It had a nationalist government

17.

Who introduced Buddhism into Japan?

a)

United States

b)

Portugal

c)

China

d)

India

18.

Which island is Hokkaido?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Blue

d)

Yellow

19.

Buddhism is often combined with which religion in Japan?

a)

Shinto

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

20.

What did the Portuguese introduce to Japan?

a)

Christianity

b)

Guns

c)

Ships

d)

Christianity and Guns

21.

Who is the current prime minister of Japan?

a)

Shinzo Abe

b)

Fumio Kishida

c)

Shigeru Ishiba

d)

Sanae Takaichi

22.

Which social class was highest in Japan’s Golden Age?

a)

Artisans

b)

Peasants

c)

Merchants

d)

Warriors

23.

What can best describe the “Enlightened Rule” in Japan from 1868 to 1912?

a)

Modernization

b)

Return to traditional values

c)

Violence

d)

Isolationism

24.

From 1945 to 1951 who occupied and operated Japan after WWII?

a)

Emperor Hirohito

b)

Great Britain

c)

Communist China

d)

United States

25.

Which number is Russia?

a)

31

b)

37

c)

30

d)

42

26.

What action by the U.S. crippled the Japanese war machine after they invaded French Indochina?

a)

Trade embargo on oil and steel

b)

Declared war on Germany

c)

Pearl Harbor Attack

d)

Banned immigration

27.

Who was the ruler during the Meiji or “Enlightened Rule”?

a)

Emperor Kotuku

b)

Emperor Hirohito

c)

Emperor Mutsuhito

d)

Empress Suiko

28.

Which number is South Korea?

a)

31

b)

35

c)

34

d)

33

29.

Which of the following is the artform of Japanese poetry?

a)

Haiku

b)

Origami  

c)

Bonsai

d)

Bushido

30.

What was the turning point of WWII when the tide of the war would turn against the Japanese?

a)

Battle of Okinawa

b)

Battle of Coral Sea

c)

Battle of Tarawa

d)

Battle of Midway

31.

Which president of the U.S. made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

John Kennedy

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

32.

Which of the following statements best describes the Meiji Restoration?

a)

The Meiji reformers refused to adapt Western ways.

b)

The Meiji Restoration worked to restore a rigid feudal order.

c)

The Meiji reformers adapted the German model of government.

d)

The Meiji constitution did not give the emperor absolute power.

33.

Which island is Honshu?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Blue

d)

Yellow

34.

What is the name of the popular Japanese drama that explains Japanese history and only males play the roles?

a)

Bushido

b)

Haiku

c)

Kabuki

d)

Origami

35.

How did the United States approach Japan to begin trade?

a)

It sent well-armed ships with a letter from President Fillmore demanding trade.

b)

It sent gifts and greetings to the shogun with an invitation to visit the United States.

c)

It fired upon Japan’s coast, invading its shoreline and overtaking its government.

d)

It consulted European nations and carved Japan into spheres of influence.

36.

Who was the U.S. Commodore credited with the 1853 opening of Japan for trade.

a)

Millard Fillmore

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

Douglas MacArthur

d)

Matthew Perry

37.

Who was the leader that began Japan’s Golden Age?

a)

Shinzo Abe

b)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

c)

Emperor Hirohito

d)

Emperor Mutsuhito

38.

Which island is Shikoku?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Blue

d)

Yellow

39.

Who was the emperor of Japan during WWII?

a)

Emperor Hirohito

b)

Emperor Mutsuhito

c)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

d)

Shinzo Abe

40.

What world event led Japan to seek expanding its territory to provide an expansion for its population.

a)

WWI

b)

WWII

c)

Great Depression

d)

Russo Japanese War

41.

Besides the atomic bomb, what other new bomb was developed during WWII and was used heavily in the firebombing of Japan?

a)

Agent Orange

b)

Mustard Gas

c)

White Phosphorus

d)

Napalm

42.

What countries signed the Tripartite Pact with Japan?

a)

Great Britain and France

b)

United States and Russia

c)

Greece and China

d)

Germany and Italy

43.

How did the new technology of splitting the atom end WWII?

a)

Allied scientists used the technology to destroy Axis forces in Europe.

b)

The Allies developed a new energy supply to power aircraft.

c)

U.S. scientists created a new bomb that was used against Japan.

d)

The threat of nuclear warfare forced Germany to surrender.

44.

Who primarily ran Japan by the time of WWII?

a)

Emperor

b)

Shogun

c)

Military

d)

Diet

45.

Militarism

a)

country extending its powers by conquering other territories

b)

strength of the military is equal to strength of the nation

c)

legislative branch in Japan

d)

leader of warlords appointed by emperor

46.

Diet

a)

country extending its powers by conquering other territories

b)

strength of the military is equal to strength of the nation

c)

legislative branch in Japan

d)

leader of warlords appointed by emperor

47.

Imperialism

a)

country extending its powers by conquering other territories

b)

strength of the military is equal to strength of the nation

c)

legislative branch in Japan

d)

leader of warlords appointed by emperor

48.

Shogun

a)

country extending its powers by conquering other territories

b)

strength of the military is equal to strength of the nation

c)

legislative branch in Japan

d)

leader of warlords appointed by emperor

49.

Which number is China?

a)

31

b)

37

c)

34

d)

33

50.

Kublai Khan

a)

”divine wind”

b)

leader of the Mongol invasion

c)

warriors

d)

chain of islands

51.

Samurai

a)

”divine wind”

b)

leader of the Mongol invasion

c)

warriors

d)

chain of islands

52.

Kamikaze

a)

”divine wind”

b)

leader of the Mongol invasion

c)

warriors

d)

chain of islands

53.

Archipelago 

a)

”divine wind”

b)

leader of the Mongol invasion

c)

warriors

d)

chain of islands

54.

Extraterritorial

a)

tidal wave created by an earthquake

b)

Ancient religion native to Japan

c)

legislative branch in Japan

d)

foreigners are exempted from local law

55.

Tsunami

a)

tidal wave created by an earthquake

b)

Ancient religion native to Japan

c)

noble warlords

d)

foreigners are exempted from local law

56.

Shintoism

a)

tidal wave created by an earthquake

b)

Ancient religion native to Japan

c)

noble warlords

d)

foreigners are exempted from local law

57.

Which number is North Korea?

a)

31

b)

35

c)

34

d)

33

58.

Daimyo

a)

tidal wave created by an earthquake

b)

Ancient religion native to Japan

c)

noble warlords

d)

foreigners are exempted from local law

59.

What is the name of Japan’s tallest mountain which is also a dormant volcano?

a)

Mount Fuji

b)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

c)

Mount Everest

d)

K2

60.

What is the capital of Japan?

a)

Kyoto

b)

Beijing

c)

Tokyo

d)

Hiroshima

61.

What is the name of the first novel in the world written by, Murasaki Shikibu, a Japanese noblewoman?

a)

Tale of Shikibu

b)

Arabian Nights

c)

The Good Earth

d)

Tale of Genji

62.

Name the location of the first atomic bomb dropped on Japan.

a)

Tokyo

b)

Kyoto

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Nagasaki

63.

Name the location of the second atomic bomb dropped on Japan.

a)

Tokyo

b)

Kyoto

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Nagasaki

64.

What is the name for the active set of tectonic plates that Japan lays on top of?

a)

Ring of Fire

b)

Ring of Volcanos

c)

Ring of Death

d)

Ring around the rosy

65.

Which island is Kyushu?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Blue

d)

Yellow