Assessment 22
Name _______________________________
Circle the best answer to each question.
1.
The word samurai means "those who serve." Whom did Japan's samurai serve?
A.
B.
C.
D.
2.
What happened during the time period indicated on the timeline?
A.
B.
C.
D.
3.
5.
calligraphy brushes
statues of the Buddha
hoe and plow
sword and armor
The list below consists of the stages of battle during the samurai period. Which is the correct order of the
events?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Samurai charge on horseback and on foot.
Samurai shout their reasons for fighting.
Worriors cut off heads of opponents.
Lord gives samurai swords, horses, and land.
Messengers decide the location of battles.
A.
B.
C.
D.
d, b, a, e, c
e, b, a, c, d
b, e, a, d, c
e, d, a, c, b
If you were a woman, why might it be better to live in 12th-century Japan than 17th-century Japan?
A.
B.
C.
D.
6.
The emperor regained his power.
The samurai rebelled against the shogun.
Daimyos fought each other for land and power.
Buddhists encouraged samurai to pray more.
You learned that the samurai valued courage. Which objects below could provide evidence of this?
A.
B.
C.
D.
4.
the emperor
their lords
the royal court
their families
As samurai culture developed, women's status declined.
When the emperors regained power, women's status declined.
As Buddhism took hold, women were denied enlightenment.
When the capital moved to Edo, women were denied court positions.
How did Japan at the time of the samurai differ from western Europe in the Middle Ages?
A.
European knights could rise to become king.
B.
C.
D.
7.
Which of the following is the best example of how the samurai have influenced modern Japan?
A.
B.
C.
D.
8.
devotion to the Japanese emperor
kamikaze pilots in World War II
development of electronic equipment
Amida Buddhists in the government
What word best describes samurai?
A.
B.
C.
D.
9.
European knights fought only on horseback.
The samurai were able to own land.
The samurai code of honor was stricter.
rulers
courtiers
farmers
warriors
What weapon did samurai value most?
A.
B.
C.
D.
spear
sword
arrow
gun
10. What happened at the end of samurai battles?
A.
B.
C.
D.
One side retreated and fled.
One side declared itself winner.
One side killed their opponents.
One side got reinforcements.
11. Which of the following was part of a samurai's mental training?
A.
B.
C.
D.
discipline
archery
relaxation
submission
12. In which of the following cultural pursuits were samurai trained?
A.
B.
C.
D.
writing poetry
singing
painting landscapes
sculpting
13. What was one purpose of the tea ceremony?
A.
B.
C.
D.
to prepare for battle
to court women
to make friends
to form political alliances
14. What made Zen Buddhism well suited to samurai?
A.
its emphasis on arrogance
B.
C.
D.
its emphasis on discipline
its emphasis on worship
its emphasis on hope
15. The samurai code emphasized
A.
B.
C.
D.
personal honor.
self-importance.
changing alliances.
long life.
16. By the 17th century, samurai women had
A.
B.
C.
D.
earned a lot of money.
acquired a lot of land.
lost their high status.
given up their homes.