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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 happened in Edo when the messengers arrived?
(a) The Emperor decided to go meet the ships.
(b) The city fell into chaos.
(c) The Emperor dispatches a huge army to meet the ships.
(d) The people all calmly gathered to pray.

2. Who was Nakajima?
(a) An American sailor born in Japan.
(b) The Emperor's First Councilor.
(c) An interpreter.
(d) A vice-governor of Uraga.

3. What were the Mississippi and Susquehanna?
(a) Two top sailing vessels.
(b) The units deployed with the ships.
(c) The two merchant vessels who came along with the military vessels.
(d) Two steamboats.

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

5. What was Kayama pretending to be?
(a) The local police chief.
(b) Governor.
(c) The Emperor.
(d) The head priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the book open?

2. When was Japan last at war?

3. What were the rumors about devils with white faces?

4. What does Commodore Perry have for the Emperor from President Fillmore?

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

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