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

2. What was special about Edo?
(a) It was the largest city in the world at that time.
(b) It was where the largest army in the world was stationed.
(c) It had thousands of underground hallways where many people could hide.
(d) It had magicians who could work magic to rid the place of the ships.

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

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

5. Where did four enormous ships appear at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Off the coast of Saipan.
(b) Off the coast of Shimoda.
(c) Near Seoul.
(d) Off the coast of Tokyo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did messengers go as the ships were landing?

2. Who was Nakajima?

3. How many people lived in Edo?

4. What was Kayama pretending to be?

5. What was Edo?

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