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The TOKUGAWA PERIOD

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the founder and first shogun of the TOKUGAWA shogunate?

a)

Date Masamune

b)

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

c)

Oda Nobunaga

d)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

2.

What religion is tied to the sacredness of Japan and its emperor?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Zen

c)

Shinto

d)

Christianity

3.

What type of spirits are believed in the Shinto religion?

a)

Mountain, river, and tree spirits

b)

Ghost and goblins

c)

Fairies and elves

d)

Angels and demons

4.

When did Buddhist monks come from China to Japan?

a)

300 CE

b)

500 CE

c)

700 CE

d)

900 CE

5.

What type of poem developed during the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan?

a)

Epic

b)

Limerick

c)

Sonnet

d)

Haiku

6.

What did Tokugawa Ieyasu outlaw in Japan?

a)

Christianity

b)

Trade with foreigners

c)

Buddhism

d)

Shinto

7.

What was the worry of Tokugawa Ieyasu regarding trade with foreigners?

a)

They would invade Japan

b)

They would convert people to their religion

c)

They would monopolize trade routes

d)

They would bring diseases

8.

What type of Buddhism became popular with Japanese aristocrats?

a)

Vajrayana

b)

Zen

c)

Mahayana

d)

Theravada

9.

What is the meaning of Shinto?

a)

The Way of the Buddha

b)

The Way of the Gods

c)

The Way of the Samurai

d)

The Way of the Emperor

10.

What were the beliefs of Zen Buddhism integrated into?

a)

Kabuki theater

b)

Noh theater

c)

Samurai code of conduct (bushido)

d)

Tea ceremony

11.

What did the early Japanese people believe their ancestors' spirits were?

a)

In the trees

b)

In the rivers

c)

In the air around them

d)

In the mountains

12.

What did Tokugawa Ieyasu worry that Europeans would monopolize?

a)

Japan's military

b)

Japan's trade routes

c)

Japan's agriculture

d)

Japan's natural resources

13.

When were the Japanese defeated the Mongol invaders?

a)

1400s

b)

1300s

c)

1200s

d)

1100s

14.

How long was Japan cut off from the outside world under Tokugawa Ieyasu's rule?

a)

300 years

b)

100 years

c)

400 years

d)

200 years

15.

What is the syllable pattern of a haiku poem?

a)

5-5-7

b)

7-5-5

c)

5-7-5

d)

7-7-7