WAR LORDS OF JAPAN

ESSAY OBJECTIVE TEST 1

1. According to the old myth, all emperors of Japan are

related to the gods.

a. True

b. False

2. What treasures were handed down to Jimmu by the

gods?

a. mirror, sword, jewel

b. knife, samurai, jade

c. scepter, crown, robe

 

3. What is the name of the light skinned, hairy people who

lived in the north?

a. Mongols

b. Ainu

c. Koreans

4. Who was the first emperor of Japan?

a. Hirohito

c. Confucius

b. Jimmu

5. The gods formed Japan, according to the myth, by

stirring a jeweled spear in the ocean and lifting it out.

Islands formed where water drops fell from the spear.

a. True b. False

 

6. In approximately what year did Jimmu unify Japan?

a. 660 B.C.

B.600

c. 1660

 

 

 

ESSAY OBJECTIVE TEST 2

1. Which religion began in India and took root in Japan

around AD 552?

a. Christianity

b. Shinto

c. Buddhism

d. Hinduism

2. This religion was already in Japan when Buddhism

arrived :

a. Christianity

b. Shinto

c. Hinduism

d. Confucianism

 

3. The early Japanese people refused to accept Chinese

religion writing, and art.

a. True

b. False

4. The name of the prince who enlightened Japan in the

6th and 7th centuries.

a. Jimmu

b. Shinto

c. Shotoku

d. Nagasaki

5. Which language did Japanese men prefer for writing

poetry?

a. Japanese

c. Signb. Chinese

d. Korean

6. In the early times of Prince Shotoku, some Japanese

women could get an education, but they were not

allowed to own their own property.

a. True

b. False

 

ESSAY OBJECTIVE TEST 3

1. In 1 1 92, after defeating the Taira family, Yoritomo was

named :

a. The first shogun

b. The first emperor

c. The first conqueror

2. Of the three famous treasures, which was lost at the

bottom of the sea in 1185?

a. Mirror

b. Sword

c. Jewel

Yoshitsune and Yoritomo were members of what famous family?

Minamoto

Tiara

Nobunaga

The Shogun Yoritomo was very fond of his brother,

Yoshitsune, and together they ruled Japan.

i. True

~. False

The word "samurai" means:

i. Sword fighter

b. Fierce warrior

c. One who serves

What was the samurai's favorite weapon?

i. Musket

Bow and arrow

Sword

1. Knife

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ESSAY OBJECTIVE TEST 4

 

1. Who was the leader of the Mongol invasion?

a. Genghis Khan

b. Kublai Khan

c. Kyoko Khan

2. What finally stopped the Mongol army from conquering

Japaninl281?

a. Samurai warriors

b. Korean pirates

c. Typhoon

3. How many invasion attempts were made on Japan by

Khan's Mongol army?

a. None

b. One

c. Two

d. Three

What does the word "kamikaze" mean?

a. Divine wind

P. Fierce warrior

c. Airplane pilot

Khan's army was made up of soldiers from which

countries?

a. Mongolia

b. Korea

c. China

d. All of these

The Japanese were conquered only once by the

Mongols in 1281.

a. True

B. False

 

ESSAY OBJECTIVE TEST 5

1. Who was the clever general under Nobunaga who

became absolute military ruler in the 16th century?

a. Hideyoshi

b. leyasu Tokugawa

c. Yoritomo

2. Who was the one war lord that Hideyoshi could not

defeat?

a. Nobunaga

b. Kublai Khan

c. leyasu Tokugawa

3. Where was Hideyoshi's huge castle built?

a. Edo

b. Osaka

c. Kyoto

d. Nagasaki

4. What was introduced by the Portuguese in the 1500s

that changed Japanese warfare dramatically?

a. Swords

b. Bombs

c. Muskets

d. Tanks

5. In whom did Hideyoshi trust to care for his son after his

death?

a. Nobunaga

b. Tokugawa

c. Confucius

d. Jimmu

6. Who was the general that brought the "Period of the

Warring States" to an end?

a. Yoritomo

b. Nobunaga

c. Tokugawa

d. Hideyoshi

 

 

ESSAY OBJECTIVE TEST 6

 

1. Where did leyasu Tokugawa set up his government?

a. Edo

b. Kyoto

c. Osaka

d. Korea

2. Who was the shogun that closed Japan to foreigners

and banned Christianity?

a. Tokugawa

b. Jimmu

c. Hideyoshi

d. Yoritomo

3. Name two types of theater that developed in Japan

during the Tokugawa period.

a. Dramatic

b. No

c. Mime ·?

d. Kabuki

What did Tokugawa like best?

3. Wealth

,. Power and control

Chocolate

Who was the Chinese philosopher that taught that

children should respect their parents?

a. Khan

b. Tokugawa

c. Buddha

d. Confucius

What was the name of the social system that Tokugawa

used to organize and control Japan?

a. Feudalism

b. Democracy

c. Empire

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ESSAY OBJECTIVE TEST 7

1. The Tokugawa shogunate ended after more than 250

years of power?

a. True

b. False

2. For many years, this city was the only port that foreign_

ers were allowed to visit.

a. Tokyo

b. Kyoto

c. Nagasaki

3. Who was the American that opened trade with Japan in

1854?

a. Commodore Ferry

b. General MacArthur

c.. President Wilson

4. Japan changed very slowly after it opened to world

trade in the 1850s.

a. True

b. False

5. On what type of ships did the United States arrive in

Japan?

a. Steam

b. Sailing

c. Cruise

d. Submarines

6. The number of times Japan had been conquered by

another nation between the time of Jimmu and 1854.

a. None

b. Once

c. Twice

d. Thrice

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ESSAY OBJECTIVE TEST 8

 

1. In 1941,Japanese planes attacked the United States.

Where did this attack occur?

a. Pearl Harbor, HI

b. San Diego, CA

c. Seattle,WA

2. What famous American general accepted the surren_

der of Japan?

a. George S. Fatten

b. Douglas MacArthur

c. Jonathan Wainwright

3. On what Japanese city did America first drop an atomic

bomb?

a. Nagasaki

b. Tokyo

c. Hiroshima ,,

4. Japan no longer has an emperor.

a. True

b. False

5. Who was the emperor of Japan during World War II?

a. Hirohito

b. Meiji

c. Tokugawa

6. Who was the American president at the beginning of

World War II?

a. Harry S. Truman

b. Richard Nixon

c. Franklin D. Roosevelt

 

ESSAY OBJECTIVE TEST

1. America provided aid to Japan after World War II.

a. True

b. False

2. Throughout history, Japanese people have had

a. To fight for independence

b. A strong national work ethic

c. An open_door policy

3. Immediately after World War II, Japanese products

were

a. Extremely well made

b. Boycotted by other countries

c. Very expensive

4. Japan was known for its production of

a. Silk

b. Nylon

c. Wool

5. Japan imports what goods?

a. Cultured pearls

b. Oil

c. Rice

6. What service does Japanese banking interests provide

today?

a. Printing currency

b. Foreign aid to emerging countries

c. Fashion shows for clients