Emergence of Japan quiz?
1. Who was the first emperor of Japan according to legend?
a) Emperor Jimmu
b) Emperor Meiji
c) Emperor Hirohito
d) Emperor Akihito
2. When did Japan first adopt the Chinese writing system?
a) 5th century AD
b) 8th century AD
c) 12th century AD
d) 15th century AD
3. Which ancient Japanese clan is considered to be the founders of the Japanese state?
a) Fujiwara
b) Yamato
c) Taira
d) Minamoto
4. What event marked the end of Japan's isolationist policy and the beginning of its modernization?
a) The Meiji Restoration
b) The Mongol Invasions
c) The Warring States period
d) The Sengoku period
5. Which country colonized Japan during World War II?
a) Germany
b) Italy
c) United States
d) China
6. What is the name of the traditional Japanese warrior class?
a) Daimyo
b) Ronin
c) Samurais
d) Ninjas
7. What is the significance of the Treaty of Kanagawa in 1854?
a) It initiated the Meiji Restoration
b) It ended the Sengoku period
c) It opened Japan to foreign trade
d) It established Japan as a colonial power
8. Who was the first non-Japanese individual to be proclaimed a Japanese citizen?
a) Tokugawa Ieyasu
b) Commodore Matthew Perry
c) William Adams
d) Charles Richardson
Answers:
1. a) Emperor Jimmu
2. b) 8th century AD
3. b) Yamato
4. a) The Meiji Restoration
5. c) United States
6. c) Samurais
7. c) It opened Japan to foreign trade
8. c) William Adams