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What 2 cities did the U.S. drop atomic bombs on?
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
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Lady Murasaki was credited with writing "The Tale of Genji", the world's first ________
novel
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Manga books, in Japan, are written for _______
a children
b men
c all ages
for all ages
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The arts of bonsai, ikebana, gyotaku, and haiku all demonstrate Japan's love of ________
a technology
b nature
c war
nature
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After World War II, the Japanese people learned what?
a Their emperor was entirely responsible for the war.
b Their emperor was going to be dethroned.
c Their emperor was not divine.
Their emperor was not divine.
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What is the art of creating miniature trees?
bonsai
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The Shinto religion is unique in that ____________
a comes from China
b has no founder and no concern with the afterlife
c only worships mountains
has no founder and no concern with the afterlife
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What blend of two religions do most Japanese follow?
a Shinto & Buddhism
b Shinto & Christianity
c Shinto & Islam
Shinto & Buddhism
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The largest and most crowded island in Japan is
a Shikoku
b Kyushu
c Honshu
Honshu
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What percentage of Japan is covered with mountains?
a 90%
b 70%
c 50%
70%
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What is the tallest peak in Japan?
Mt. Fuji
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Japan has active volcanoes, hot springs, and earthquakes because it is located along the _____
a Earthquake Alley
b San Andreas Fault
c Ring of Fire
Ring of Fire
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What nation occupied Japan after World War II?
The United States
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What helped cause the economic slow-down of the 1990s?
a Japan's involvement in the war
b competition from developing nations
c a serious drought
competition from developing nations
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What is Japan's primary source of food?
the sea
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Followers of Shinto worship and pray to
a objects in nature
b ancestors
c both of the above
both of the above
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Japan is an archipelago of about 4,000 islands, that taken together equal a land mass about the size of what U.S. state?
a California
b Michigan
c Texas
California
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The Japanese call their country _________
Nippon
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Japan has a large population , but has very little _____
a living space
b fishing industry
c industry
living space
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What product helped the Japanese get their start in the electronics industry?
a computers
b televisions
c transistor radios
transistor radios
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Before the mid 1800s, Japan ______)
a had good trade relations with the U.S.
b shut itself off from the western world
c exported fish to other countries
shut itself off from the western world
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What is the name of Japan's legislature?
The Diet
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Japan's new constitution, written in 1947, did not allow Japan to _______________
a have a military capable of waging war
b let women vote
c have an emperor
have a military capable of waging war
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