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Medieval Japan Unit Test

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the Prince that was created a new constitution based on ideas from China?

a)

Prince Tyoko

b)

Prince Chinalog

c)

Prince Shotoku

d)

Prince Confucian

2.

True or False: Japan got its system of writing from the Chinese.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Why was The Tale of Genji famous?

a)

It was the shortest book ever written

b)

It was the first poem ever written

c)

It was Prince Shotoku's life biography

d)

It was the first novel ever written

4.

What is the name of the Samurai honor code?

a)

Bushido

b)

Chivalry

c)

Zen Buddhism

d)

Shinto

5.

What was the lowest level in Japanese society?

a)

Shogun

b)

Daimyo

c)

Peasants

d)

Merchants

6.

Powerful military lords who controlled small territories in Japan. They hired an army of samurai warriors to protect his family's lives and property

a)

daimyo

b)

shoguns

c)

samurai

d)

emperior

7.

Commander of the emperor's military forces. He essentially ruled all of Japan.

a)

daimyo

b)

emperor

c)

samurai

d)

shogun

8.
Japan’s civilian government and the emperor came to be dominated by military rulers.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Buddhism and Shinto affected Japanese art, architecture, novels, and plays.
a)
True
b)
False
10.

Which of the following best describes the early religion of Japan?

a)

Shinto

b)

Buddhism

c)

Conficianism

d)

Hinduism

11.

Spirits that dwelled in nature in Japan were known as...

a)

Nymphs

b)

Kami

c)

Samurai

d)

Wraiths

12.

What was a shogun in medieval Japan?

a)

a military dictator who ruled in place of the emperor

b)

a general who served as commander of the emperor's army

c)

the high priest and head of the Shinto religion

d)

the name given to the emperor of Japan

13.
How did Buddhism first get introduced to Japan? 
a)
From India and Persia
b)
From Korea and China
c)
From Mongolia and the Holy Land
d)
From India and Mongolia
14.

a trained warrior who belongs to a private army

a)

emperor

b)

daimyo

c)

samurai

d)

shogun

15.

a japanese poem that has 3 lines of 5 syllables, 7 , then 5

a)

constitution

b)

shinto

c)

constitution

d)

haiku

16.

a spiritual practice where a person clears the mind of distractions so they can focus and relax

a)

Zen

b)

meditation

c)

Shinto

d)

haiku

17.

a religion that stresses self discipline and simplicity

a)

Zen

b)

meditation

c)

Shinto

d)

haiku

18.

a group of official representatives from one country who have been sent on a mission to another country. 

a)

feudalism

b)

constitution

c)

embassy

d)

capital city

19.

a person who rules in place of an absent or underage emperor

a)

Prince Shotoku

b)

regent

c)

Lady Murasaki Shikibu

d)

Buddha

20.

What does Bushido mean?

a)

the "way of the warrior"

b)

the "noble art"

c)

the "way of the gods"

d)

the "divine art of war"

21.

Which of these are NOT charcteristics of bushido?

a)

honor

b)

bravery

c)

respecting others

d)

fleeing in battle

22.

Large families of people related by blood or marriage

a)

Talka Reforms

b)

Noh

c)

Tale of Genji

d)

Clan

23.

A person or place that is alone or apart from others.

a)

Haiku

b)

Isolation

c)

Tale of Genji

d)

Regent

24.

Chain of small islands

a)

Noh

b)

Typhoon

c)

Clan

d)

Archipelago

25.

A huge windstorm and rainstorm, also known as a "hurricane" when it happens in the Indian or western Pacific ocean

a)

Tsunami

b)

Samurai

c)

Typhoon

d)

Bushido

26.

Japanese religion incorporating the worship of ancestors and nature spirits and a belief in sacred power(kami) in both animate and inanimate things.

a)

Noh

b)

Clan

c)

Shinto

d)

Tale of Genji

27.

A large destructive ocean wave caused by an earthquake, landslide or volcanic eruption.

a)

Typhoon

b)

Bushido

c)

Clan

d)

Tsunami

28.

In 552, what religion did the king of Korea introduce to Japan?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Sikhism

29.

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.

30.

By the 17th century, samurai were expected to practice the art of beautiful writing, also known as...

a)

calligraphy.

b)

bushido.

c)

tanka.

d)

kemari.

31.

Read the first two lines of this haiku.

The waterfall shines,

Sparkling in golden sunlight.

Which line below would correctly complete the haiku?

a)

It is so bright. (4)

b)

Hear the water laugh. (5)

c)

At night it will grow dark. (6)

d)

It looks like gold from the mines. (7)

32.

Which practice is best associated with the followers of Zen Buddhism?

a)

meditation

b)

military training

c)

human sacrifices

d)

pilgrimage

33.

The Japanese Golden Age of art and literature was during which of the following periods?

a)

Edo Period

b)

Heian Period

c)

Nara Period

d)

Meiji Period

34.

-Pagoda architecture

-Confucius philosophies

-Tang Dynasty music and dancing

-Tea drinking ceremonies


All of the above were introduced to Japan, in the 6th Century, as a result of its close proximity to what foreign land?

a)

Temasek Island

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Sri Vijaya Kingdom

35.
Many great works of early Japanese literature were written by
a)
Buddhist scholars
b)
Samurai warriors
c)
Shinto priests
d)
Noblewomen
36.

In Japan, many aristocratic women wrote poems and literature. What is an aristocrat?

a)

person who rules only after proving his or her merit

b)

part of the ruling class of noble families

c)

peasant, commoner

d)

person connected to the Roman Catholic Church

37.

What Japanese musical theater has men playing the roles of both men and female characters? It emerged in the 1600s and was lively and more understandable for commoners.

a)

Bunraku

b)

Koto

c)

Kabuki

d)

Taiko

38.

Which Japanese musical theater used masks, many layers of clothing and slow movement? It emerged in the 1300s out of Shinto rituals and retold folktales.

a)

Bunraku

b)

Gagaku

c)

Noh

d)

Kabuki

39.

What is this instrument?

a)

Noh

b)

Taiko

c)

Koto

d)

Geisha

40.

What is this intrument?

a)

Noh

b)

Taiko

c)

Shakuhachi

d)

Shamisen

41.

What is Fuji?

a)

a lake

b)

a mountain

c)

a river

d)

a valley

42.

Sumo is

a)

a dance

b)

a kind of martial art

c)

full-contact wrestling

d)

a competition with horses

43.

What are you most likely to experience in Japan?

a)

be robbed in the street

b)

get food poisoning

c)

be treated rudely by locals

d)

earthquake

44.

What is shown above?

a)

kabuki

b)

samurai

c)

pagoda

d)

kimono

45.

The picture above is from Japan. What is it?

a)

kabuki

b)

sumo wrestler

c)

geisha

d)

samurai

46.

Traditional dress of Japan

a)

kabuki

b)

kimono

c)

geisha

d)

sushi

47.

What is the capital of Japan?

a)

Seoul

b)

Tokyo

c)

Beijing

d)

Shanghai

48.
This picture shows 
a)
a Zen garden.
b)
a bonsai specimen
c)
a Shinto shrine.
d)
an ikebana arragement.
49.
This picture shows 
a)
a Zen garden.
b)
a bonsai specimen.
c)
a Shinto shrine.
d)
an ikebana arrangement.
50.
This picture shows 
a)
a Zen garden.
b)
a bonsai specimen.
c)
a Shinto shrine.
d)
an ikebana arrangement.
51.

According to Japanese tradition, a good way to pray for good health is to fold a thousand what?

a)
b)
c)
d)
52.

The word "origami" means . . .

a)

folded shapes

b)

folded paper

c)

folded patterns

53.

What did the Yayoi bring to Japan when they immigrated? (1.2)

a)

rice, metalworking, and weaving

b)

hunting, gathering, and fishing

c)

farming, hunting, and fishing

d)

silk, rice, and fishing

54.

80% of Japans physical geography is covered by...

a)

grassy steppes

b)

valleys and canyons

c)

mountains

d)

deserts

e)

glaciers

55.

Because of Japan's physical geography...

a)

beef costs less than in other countries.

b)

land is less valuable than in other countries.

c)

the majority of the people live close to the ocean.

d)

people have a lot of room to move around.

56.

Throughout Japanese history, the country's physical geography has...

a)

made invasion from other nations common.

b)

made trade with other nations simple.

c)

isolated Japan from the rest of the world.

d)

provided an abundance of farm land and grazing pastures.

57.

Entrance to a Shinto Temple. Gate to the spiritual.

a)

Kami

b)

Torii

c)

Buddha

d)

Enlightenment

e)

Omamori

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