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Whi Japan Practice Test

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who gave the shoguns their power?

a)

The merchants

b)

Themselves

c)

The gods

d)

The Emperor

2.

Who was Minamota Kamakura?

a)

The first daimyo to employ a samurai

b)

A famous samurai solider

c)

The military leader who first force the emperor to name him shogun

d)

The first shogun of he Heian period

3.

In which of the four periods did the emperor's power become ceremonial in nature?

a)

Heian Period

b)

Kamakura Period

c)

Ashikaga Period

d)

Tokugawa period

4.

What title is ranked directly below the shogun?

a)

Daimyo

b)

Samurai

c)

Farmers

d)

Artisans

5.

What is a daimyo?

a)

A warrior

b)

A farmer

c)

A pirate

d)

A noble

6.

Where was the capital city during the Tokugawa period?

a)

Tokyo

b)

Edo

c)

Kyoto

d)

Kamakura

7.

Which two social groups were considered to be completely outside the class system?

a)

Eta and Hinin

b)

Pita and Hinin

c)

Ata and Finin

d)

Eta and Tinin

8.

The shoguns who ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868 were:

a)

Shikoda

b)

Hokkaido

c)

Tokugawa

d)

Yoritomo

9.

Which of the following is not an island of Japan?

a)

Honshu

b)

Hakkaido

c)

Shikoku

d)

Kyoto

10.

Select the four correct historical periods which make up Shogun Japan

a)

Jeian, Kamakura, Sashikaga, Tokugawa

b)

Heian, Kamakura, Ashikaga, Tokugawa

c)

Tokyo, Kyoto, Heian, Japan

d)

Minomota, Yoshikaga, Shinto, Yorimoto

11.

Kublai Khan's first invasion of Japan was launched form

a)

Mongolia

b)

Korea

c)

CHina

d)

Manchuria

12.

Christianity was banned during which period?

a)

Heian

b)

Ashikaga

c)

Tokugawa

d)

Kamakura

13.

Which one of these is not a Japanese food?

a)

Fried Rice

b)

Sushi

c)

Ramen

d)

Sashimi

14.

Which of the following four groups sits at the bottom of Japan's social hierarchy?

a)

Merchants

b)

Emperor

c)

Artisans

d)

Daimyo

15.

Why were farmers valued in Japanese society?

a)

They had better health

b)

They were appointed by the sun god

c)

They were useful to Japanese society

d)

They were wealthy

16.

Who were the Ronin?

a)

Soldiers

b)

Masterless Samurai

c)

Craftsmen

d)

Blacksmith

17.

Which figure (eg. daimyo) in Shogun Japanese society had high status but mainly ceremonial power?

a)

Merchant

b)

Shogun

c)

Emperor

d)

Ronin

18.

Which one of these cultural items is not Japanese?

a)

Kimono

b)

Origami

c)

Sumo

d)

K-Pop

19.

What time period did Shogun rule Japan?

a)

1185 - 1868

b)

710 - 1563

c)

1000 - 1793

d)

1608 - 1883