Korea and Japan - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The earliest Koreans believed in _______________.

Buddhism

Confucianism

Daoism

shamanism

2.

Multiple Select

30 sec

1 pt

Korea is located _________________. Select all that apply.

between China and Japan

on a peninsula off of China

next to Vietnam and Thailand

west of Japan

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How is the Korean alphabet, hangul, different from the Chinese and Japanese written languages?

It uses on letter for each sound.

It uses thousands of characters

It uses Sanskrit characters.

It uses the Roman alphabet.

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was Japan's goal when it attacked Korea in 1592?

To conquer Korea

To conquer China

To capture slaves

To capture the king

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Japan is ___________.

an archipelago

a peninsula

an isthmus

a strait

6.

Multiple Select

30 sec

1 pt

What describes the geography of Japan? Select all that apply.

Most of Japan is mountainous.

There is very little farmland in Japan.

Japan is in a tropical region.

Japan is made up of three islands.

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The religion practiced by the earliest Japanese was ______________.

Confucianism

Hinduism

Shintoism

Buddhism

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was a key element of Prince Shotoku's constitution?

The emperor was second in charge.

The emperor was an all-powerful ruler.

The emperor was one of many rulers.

The emperor was the head of parliament.

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What country did Prince Shotoku use as a model for Japan?

Korea

India

Vietnam

China

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was one difference between the early Japanese and early Chinese governments?

The Japanese allowed women as government officials, the Chinese did not.

The Chinese used exams to choose their government officials, the Japanese did not.

The Japanese paid their government officials very well, the Chinese did not.

The Chinese always allowed foreigners to be government officials, the Japanese did not.

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who were the samurai?

warriors

farmers

noblemen

educators

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In medieval Japan, the shogun was ____________.

in charge of agriculture

in charge of military

ran the capital

ran the religion

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What did medieval Japan and Europe have in common?

They were both industrial societies.

They both fought the Chinese.

They were both feudal societies.

They both explored the world by sea.

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was the leader of a large piece of land in medieval Japan called?

the emperor

the vassal

the lord

the samurai

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was the primary source of medieval Japan's wealth?

the hard labor of farmers

the hard labor of traders

the hard labor of the military

the hard labor of manufacturers

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was the capital city of Japan during the Middle Ages?

Nara

Kyoto

Shikoku

Tokyo

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Groups set up by artisans and merchants in order to protect their jobs were called __________.

bushidos

minamotos

unions

guilds

18.

Multiple Select

30 sec

1 pt

What aspects of Japanese culture were influenced by China? Select all that apply.

science

agriculture

religion

philosophy

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What type of Buddhism was popular in Japan during the Middle Ages?

Theravada

Zen

Mahayana

Tibetan

20.

Multiple Select

30 sec

1 pt

What describes The Tale of Genji? Select all that apply.

It was written by Lady Murasaki Shikibu.

It was about a Japanese prince

It was a gift to the emperor.

It was fiction.

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