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

2. Where did messengers go as the ships were landing?
(a) Edo.
(b) Seoul.
(c) To Mount Fiji to ask the oracle what to do.
(d) Peking.

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

5. What was Edo?
(a) The capital of Korea.
(b) The capital of Japan.
(c) The capital of China.
(d) The large city where the ships landed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the two ships that were not steamships?

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

3. Who was Nakajima?

4. Who was Komei?

5. What group has held power for the last seven hundred years?

(see the answer key)

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