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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) Off the coast of Tokyo.
(b) Off the coast of Shimoda.
(c) Off the coast of Saipan.
(d) Near Seoul.

2. What type of structure did Japan have at this time?
(a) Dictatorship.
(b) Constitutional monarchy.
(c) Monarchy.
(d) Feudal.

3. What does Commodore Perry have for the Emperor from President Fillmore?
(a) A chest of gold.
(b) A letter.
(c) A stallion.
(d) A chest of rifles.

4. What are the American ships ordered to do?
(a) Go to Nagasaki and use the Dutch as go-betweens.
(b) Wait until the Emperor summoned them.
(c) Return to the United States immediately.
(d) Pay for the opportunity to see the Emperor.

5. What did Commodore Perry not know about the Emperor?
(a) He hated Westerners.
(b) He was a young boy.
(c) He was basically a figurehead.
(d) He was dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Nakajima?

2. What happened in Edo when the messengers arrived?

3. Who was a mere puppet?

4. What was Kayama pretending to be?

5. With what are the Americans impressed?

(see the answer key)

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