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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-4, Aliens Arrive, The Black Ships of the Evil Men, His High and Might Mysteriousness, Landing on Sacred Soil (The Audience Hall).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did four enormous ships appear at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Near Seoul.
(b) Off the coast of Saipan.
(c) Off the coast of Shimoda.
(d) Off the coast of Tokyo.

2. What are two of the ships doing that scares some of the inhabitants?
(a) Firing muskets.
(b) Waving flags.
(c) Shooting cannons.
(d) Streaming smoke.

3. What was the impression of Japan by most of the Americans?
(a) They were barbarians.
(b) They were bloodthirsty.
(c) They were unreasonable.
(d) They were a cultured, civilized nation.

4. What were the Japanese "war correspondents" doing the next morning?
(a) Drawing pictures of the officers in charge.
(b) Drawing pictures of the ships.
(c) Waiting by one American ship for permission to board.
(d) Interviewing some of the lower-ranked officers.

5. What did the people not know existed?
(a) Steamboats.
(b) Other lands.
(c) Caucasians.
(d) Ships that could sail so close to land.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did messengers go as the ships were landing?

2. Who was Komei?

3. Who was Amaterasu?

4. When was Japan last at war?

5. Who was a mere puppet?

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