Emissary Quiz

Take our free Emissary quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Why does Yoshiro often have trouble writing? (from Pages 1 - 31)

Because he feels it is a useless art and often becomes discouraged.

Because Marika once told him he would never make any change by writing novels.

Because taking care of Mumei consumes all of his time.

Because all the things he wants to write about are forbidden, including all mention of foreign places.

Why does the ability to understand even a little English act as evidence of old age? (from Pages 32 - 69)

Because the people of the new generation are too simple-minded to even attempt learning English.

Because studying English is now prohibited and young people do not even know simple words in the language.

Because studying English is something few people care about anymore.

Because the older generation was much more reliant on English to communicate in the past.

Why does Mumei tell Suiren he is planning to go across the sea by himself? (from Pages 107 - 138)

Because he wants her to know he has been chosen as an emissary.

Because it is the truth and he never lies.

Because he does not want her to think he only wants to leave his old life because of her.

Because he feels embarrassed admitting he would only be leaving his old life because of her.

Why has the yearly ritual of measuring children's height been abolished? (from Pages 107 - 138)

Because all of the children are now in wheelchairs, and people believe the practice is cruel.

Because children are often too strong to stand, and people believe it is inhuman to stretch them out to measure their length.

Because children no longer grow due to deteriorating health trends and poor medical practices.

Because the government has forbidden the people from keeping any records of anything.

Why does the newspaper refuse to publish the children's story Yoshiro submits after the isolation policy? (from Pages 70 - 91)

They believe it shows how strong Japan's connections to the outside world had been during the Edo period.

They believe the content is incomprehensible to children.

They believe it presents isolation as a bad policy.

They believe it shows the whole human race is becoming feminized.