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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. Who was a mere puppet?
(a) Amaterasu.
(b) The most powerful Shogun.
(c) The Emperor.
(d) The Head of the Council.

2. Who was Amaterasu?
(a) The sun god.
(b) The god of the stars.
(c) The sun goddess.
(d) The moon goddess.

3. When was Japan last at war?
(a) 1597.
(b) 1621.
(c) 1810.
(d) 1799.

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

5. What were the rumors about devils with white faces?
(a) That they were kidnapping all the children.
(b) That they would take over the country.
(c) That they had guns that killed a hundred people at one shot.
(d) That they were punishment from the gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Shogun Ieyoshi depressed?

2. Where did four enormous ships appear at the beginning of Chapter 1?

3. With what are the Americans impressed?

4. What is illegal for the Emperor to do without permission of the government?

5. What was special about Commodore Perry being received by the Japanese?

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