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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. What do the fishermen do as the ships are coming in?
(a) Try to get a spy on board the ships.
(b) Try to attack the ships.
(c) Set fire to one of the alien ships.
(d) Come to shore quickly.

2. What did Commodore Perry do when the Japanese tried to board?
(a) Invited them to his quarters.
(b) The Japanese did not yet try to board the ships.
(c) Ordered his men to keep them away.
(d) Ordered his men to help them aboard.

3. Why couldn't the Japanese surround the ships?
(a) They didn't have any war ships of their own.
(b) They did not have enough manpower.
(c) They could not outrun the ships.
(d) They didn't want to surround the burning ships and catch their ships on fire.

4. What do the people wonder that the ships might mysteriously be pushing to shore?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Active volcanoes.
(c) A raging dragon.
(d) A huge oven of fire.

5. What warned people to flee?
(a) The local militia.
(b) The priests of the temple.
(c) Temple bells ringing.
(d) The men who got off the ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are two of the ships doing that scares some of the inhabitants?

2. What did Perry insist upon when the Japanese repeated their request that the Americans go to Nagasaki?

3. Why is Shogun Ieyoshi depressed?

4. Who was Komei?

5. What happened in Edo when the messengers arrived?

(see the answer key)

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