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  • 1. When did the Russo-Japanese War take place?
A) 1904-1905
B) 1914-1918
C) 1800-1802
D) 1941-1945
  • 2. Which two countries fought against each other in the Russo-Japanese War?
A) United States and China
B) Germany and France
C) Britain and Italy
D) Russia and Japan
  • 3. Where was the decisive naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War fought?
A) Tsushima Strait
B) Gallipoli
C) Midway Atoll
D) Pearl Harbor
  • 4. Which country supported Russia during the Russo-Japanese War?
A) Austria-Hungary
B) United Kingdom
C) Italy
D) France
  • 5. Which country served as a mediator during the peace negotiations?
A) United States
B) China
C) Germany
D) France
  • 6. Who was the leader of Japan during the Russo-Japanese War?
A) General Yamamoto
B) Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito
C) Emperor Meiji
D) Shogun Tokugawa
  • 7. Which treaty ended the Russo-Japanese War?
A) Treaty of Versailles
B) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
C) Treaty of Utrecht
D) Treaty of Portsmouth
  • 8. Who won the Battle of Port Arthur?
A) Germany
B) China
C) Russia
D) Japan
  • 9. When did the Russo-Japanese War begin?
A) 27 January 1904
B) 5 September 1905
C) 8 February 1904
D) 23 August 1905
  • 10. What was Russia's policy in Siberia and the Far East since the 16th century?
A) Protectionist
B) Isolationist
C) Colonialist
D) Expansionist
  • 11. What alliance did Japan sign in 1902?
A) The Triple Entente
B) The Central Powers
C) The Anglo-Japanese Alliance
D) The Franco-Russian Alliance
  • 12. How did Japan initiate hostilities in the Russo-Japanese War?
A) By declaring war and invading Russia directly.
B) With a surprise attack on the Russian Pacific Fleet at Port Arthur.
C) By attacking Russian forces in Korea.
D) Through an economic blockade of Russian ports.
  • 13. Which city did Japanese troops take after heavy fighting in March 1905?
A) Port Arthur
B) Seoul
C) Vladivostok
D) Mukden
  • 14. What did the Treaty of Portsmouth recognize?
A) British control over the Korean Peninsula.
B) Japanese interests in Korea.
C) Russian dominance over Manchuria.
D) Chinese sovereignty over Taiwan.
  • 15. What internal event was influenced by Russia's defeat in the Russo-Japanese War?
A) The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917
B) The 1905 Russian Revolution
C) The October Manifesto
D) The Crimean Crisis
  • 16. What was a major factor driving Japan's aggressive foreign policy?
A) An economic downturn requiring new markets.
B) Pressure from the people demanding a tough foreign policy.
C) The influence of Western powers to maintain peace in Asia.
D) A desire for peaceful coexistence with neighboring countries.
  • 17. What railway did Russia begin building in Manchuria?
A) The Korean Peninsula Railway
B) The South Manchurian Railroad
C) The Trans-Siberian Railway
D) The Chinese Eastern Railway (CER)
  • 18. What was the outcome of the Boxer Rebellion for Russia?
A) Japan and Britain occupied Manchuria.
B) Russia withdrew all troops from China.
C) 100,000 Russian soldiers were stationed in Manchuria.
D) China gained control over Russian railways in Manchuria.
  • 19. What was the main reason for the Anglo-Japanese Alliance?
A) To promote trade between Japan and Britain.
B) To restrict naval competition by keeping Russian ports from full use.
C) To establish a joint military presence in Korea.
D) To support Russia's expansion in Asia.
  • 20. What was Wilhelm II's view on the 'Yellow Peril'?
A) He praised Nicholas II as Europe's savior against it.
B) He believed Japan should lead the fight against it.
C) He dismissed it as a minor threat to European powers.
D) He supported China's efforts to combat it.
  • 21. How many machine guns did each Japanese cavalry brigade contain?
A) 12 machine guns
B) 6 machine guns
C) 3 machine guns
D) 9 machine guns
  • 22. How many Siberian Corps did Russia possess at the start of the war?
A) Two Siberian Corps
B) Five Siberian Corps
C) Seven Siberian Corps
D) Three Siberian Corps
  • 23. How many Siberian Divisions were contained within a Siberian Corps?
A) One division
B) Four divisions
C) Three divisions
D) Two divisions
  • 24. What did Japan decline from the Qing Empire during the Russo-Japanese War?
A) Foodstuffs and alcoholic drinks
B) Military aid
C) Troops
D) Naval support
  • 25. Who sent envoys to Japanese generals with foodstuffs and alcoholic drinks?
A) Tsar Nicholas II
B) Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō
C) Yuan Shikai
D) The Montenegrin prince
  • 26. Who led the Japanese fleet during the surprise attack on Russian ships at Port Arthur?
A) Kuroki Tamemoto
B) Admiral Stepan Osipovich Makarov
C) Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō
D) Yuan Shikai
  • 27. Which Russian battleship was heavily damaged during the initial attack on Port Arthur?
A) Pallada
B) Retvizan
C) Tsesarevich
D) Both Tsesarevich and Retvizan
  • 28. What city did the Japanese occupy after landing near Incheon?
A) Vladivostok
B) Moscow
C) Hanseong (Seoul)
D) Port Arthur
  • 29. Who commanded the Japanese Imperial Army that crossed into Russian-occupied Manchuria?
A) Yuan Shikai
B) Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō
C) Tsar Nicholas II
D) Kuroki Tamemoto
  • 30. Which vessels did the Japanese use to block Port Arthur's entrance on 13–14 February?
A) Torpedo boats
B) Submarines
C) Steel barges
D) Concrete-filled steamers
  • 31. Why was the Japanese attempt to block Port Arthur on 13–14 February ineffective?
A) They were destroyed by Russian artillery.
B) The steamers sank too deep.
C) The Russians removed them.
D) Japanese ships ran aground.
  • 32. What did the Russian government threaten to do on 15 April 1904?
A) Seize British war correspondents aboard SS Haimun.
B) Evacuate Russian troops from Manchuria.
C) Surrender to Japanese demands.
D) Bombard Port Arthur with all forces.
  • 33. Which tactic did the Russians adopt after observing Japanese naval strategies?
A) Offensive minelaying
B) Air reconnaissance
C) Submarine warfare
D) Naval blockades
  • 34. What type of artillery helped the Japanese capture a key hilltop bastion in December 1904?
A) 8-inch mountain guns
B) 6-inch field guns
C) 11-inch (280 mm) L/10 howitzers
D) 12-inch naval guns
  • 35. Which film series includes a third series dealing with the Russo-Japanese War?
A) Saka no Ue no Kumo
B) Reilly, Ace of Spies
C) The Battle of Tsushima (1975)
D) Battle Anthem
  • 36. Who wrote 'Banzai!', describing an air attack on the American fleet?
A) Arthur Wellesley Kipling
B) Ferdinand Heinrich Grautoff (Parabellum)
C) Charles H. Kirmess
D) Frank Thiess
  • 37. What was the outcome of the Battle of Port Arthur?
A) Tactical stalemate
B) Inconclusive
C) Russian victory
D) Japanese victory
  • 38. What incident nearly sparked a war between Russia and the United Kingdom?
A) The Battle of Tsushima
B) The departure from the Baltic Sea
C) The Dogger Bank incident
D) The Siege of Port Arthur
  • 39. Who wrote 'Kobo', a novel from the Japanese side?
A) Herbert Strang
B) Kirk Munroe
C) Edward Stratemeyer
D) Captain Frederick Sadleir Brereton
  • 40. Which Scottish poet wrote about the naval war in 'The Donkey's Ears: Politovsky's Letters Home'?
A) Walter Scott
B) Hugh MacDiarmid
C) Robert Burns
D) Douglas Dunn
  • 41. Where did the two sections of the Russian fleet rendezvous?
A) The Cape of Good Hope
B) Madagascar
C) The Baltic Sea
D) Port Arthur
  • 42. How did the Japanese troops' behavior compare to that of the Russian troops in terms of brutality?
A) More brutal than the Russians.
B) Non-existent compared to the Russians.
C) Less brutal than the Russians.
D) Equally as brutal as the Russians.
  • 43. Who was recognized as the dean of multi-national attachés and observers during the Russo-Japanese War?
A) William Gustavus Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson
B) Takahashi Korekiyo
C) Jacob Schiff
D) Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton
  • 44. What is the name of the novel by Shunrō Oshikawa published in 1900?
A) Banzai!
B) The New Dominion
C) Tsushima
D) The Submarine Battleship (Kaitei Gunkan)
  • 45. Who wrote 'Port Arthur: a historical narrative'?
A) Valentin Pikul
B) Alexander Stepanov
C) Boris Akunin
D) Alexey Novikov-Priboy
  • 46. In what year was the song 'On the Hills of Manchuria' composed?
A) 1906
B) 1908
C) 1909
D) 1907
  • 47. What was the main fear that gripped Russian troops regarding Asians?
A) Asian diplomatic influence.
B) The 'Yellow Peril'.
C) Asian technological superiority.
D) Asian economic power.
  • 48. Who wrote the lyrics for 'On the Hills of Manchuria'?
A) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
B) Stepan Petrov
C) Rudolf Greintz
D) Ilya Shatrov
  • 49. What medium became the most common form of communication in Japan during the Russo-Japanese War?
A) Lithographs
B) Postcards
C) Woodblock prints
D) Satirical graphic luboks
  • 50. Who extended a critical series of loans to Japan from the United States during the Russo-Japanese War?
A) Takahashi Korekiyo
B) Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton
C) Jacob Schiff
D) William Gustavus Nicholson
  • 51. Who was the commander of the Port Arthur garrison?
A) Admiral Togo Heihachiro
B) Major General Anatoly Stessel
C) General Nogi Maresuke
D) Field Marshal Oyama Iwao
  • 52. Which city was sacked three times within three days during the Russo-Japanese War?
A) Harbin
B) Chongju
C) Shenyang
D) Liaoyang
  • 53. Which author wrote 'Under Togo for Japan, or Three Young Americans on Land and Sea'?
A) Willis Boyd Allen
B) Herbert Strang
C) Harry Collingwood
D) Edward Stratemeyer
  • 54. Who were the Chinese bandits hired by the Japanese to engage in guerrilla warfare?
A) Ming soldiers
B) Qing loyalists
C) Boxers
D) Honghuzi
  • 55. Which detective is featured in Boris Akunin's 'The Diamond Chariot'?
A) Erast Fandorin
B) Sherlock Holmes
C) Nate the Great
D) Hercule Poirot
  • 56. What is the main impetus towards war in 'The International Spy' by Allen Upward?
A) Imperialism
B) National pride
C) Commercial forces
D) Racism
  • 57. What dynasty in Russia began its eventual dissolution due to domestic responses to inefficiencies highlighted during the war?
A) The Meiji dynasty
B) The Qing dynasty
C) The Habsburg dynasty
D) The Romanov dynasty
  • 58. Which artist created a painting based on the Battle of Yalu River during World War I?
A) Vasily Vereshchagin
B) Niko Pirosmani
C) Yury Repin
D) Mykola Samokysh
  • 59. Who wrote an epic treatment of the Russo-Japanese War in 86 cantos?
A) Douglas Dunn
B) Allen Upward
C) Jane H. Oakley
D) Blaise Cendrars
  • 60. Who led the Russian delegation during the peace talks that resulted in the Treaty of Portsmouth?
A) Komura
B) Kuropatkin
C) Sergei Witte
D) Linevich
  • 61. When was 'The Golden Cockerel' first premiered?
A) 1910
B) 1907
C) 1909
D) 1912
  • 62. How many Russian battleships were sunk by Japanese artillery?
A) Five
B) Six
C) Two
D) Four
  • 63. Approximately how many men were involved in the Battle of Mukden?
A) Two hundred thousand
B) Half a million
C) Ten thousand
D) One hundred thousand
  • 64. Which 1957 film depicts the naval battles and diplomacy during the Russo-Japanese War?
A) Battle of the Japan Sea (1969)
B) Meiji tennô to nichiro daisenso
C) Nichiro sensō shōri no hishi: Tekichū ōdan sanbyaku-ri
D) The Battle of Tsushima (1975)
  • 65. How many ships did the Russian Second Pacific Squadron contain?
A) 10 ships
B) 25 ships
C) 50 ships
D) 38 ships
  • 66. What did the Russo-Japanese War confirm about British naval tactics?
A) Need for more flexible tactical thinking
B) Effectiveness of stationary combat
C) Ineffectiveness of machine guns
D) Superiority of parallel courses in battle
  • 67. Which Australian author wrote 'The Commonwealth Crisis'?
A) Edward Stratemeyer
B) Kirk Munroe
C) Charles H. Kirmess
D) Herbert Strang
  • 68. Which Russian composer reacted to the war by composing 'The Golden Cockerel'?
A) Stepan Petrov
B) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
C) Ilya Shatrov
D) Rudolf Greintz
  • 69. Which song evokes the melancholy of standing watch on Russia's far east frontier?
A) The Golden Cockerel
B) "Amur's Waves" (Amurskie volny)
C) "Variag"
D) "On the Hills of Manchuria"
  • 70. Who first celebrated the heroism of 'Variag' in a song?
A) Rudolf Greintz
B) Stepan Petrov
C) Ilya Shatrov
D) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  • 71. At what time did the main battery fire commence during the Battle of the Yellow Sea?
A) 13:00
B) 08:00
C) 18:30
D) 12:15
  • 72. Which organization became prominent after the Russo-Japanese War?
A) NATO
B) The United Nations
C) The League of Nations
D) The Red Cross
  • 73. What ultimately depended on for Japan's final victory?
A) Ground reinforcements from Korea
B) Diplomatic negotiations
C) The navy
D) Air superiority
  • 74. Who composed the waltz 'On the Hills of Manchuria'?
A) Rudolf Greintz
B) Stepan Petrov
C) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
D) Ilya Shatrov
  • 75. What is the title of Shiba Ryōtarō's historical novel about the Russo-Japanese War?
A) Tsushima
B) The New Dominion
C) Port Arthur: a historical narrative
D) Clouds Above the Hill
  • 76. Which U.S. President mediated the peace talks between Russia and Japan?
A) William Howard Taft
B) Woodrow Wilson
C) Theodore Roosevelt
D) William McKinley
  • 77. Which anime adaptation features flashbacks and references to the Russo-Japanese War?
A) Reilly, Ace of Spies
B) The Prisoner of Sakura
C) Golden Kamuy
D) Battle Anthem
  • 78. What was a significant outcome of the Russo-Japanese War for Japan?
A) Reduction in military ambitions
B) Increased hostility towards the West
C) Peaceful relations with Western powers
D) Economic isolation from global markets
  • 79. Which island was occupied by the Japanese to pressure Russia into peace?
A) Kyushu
B) Sakhalin Island
C) Taiwan
D) Hokkaido
  • 80. Which group was most feared by the Chinese population of Manchuria for their brutality?
A) Chinese police
B) Cossacks
C) Japanese soldiers
D) Korean forces
  • 81. Who earned the Nobel Peace Prize for mediating the Russo-Japanese War peace talks?
A) Baron Komura
B) Kuropatkin
C) Theodore Roosevelt.
D) Sergei Witte
  • 82. Which battle was a Japanese victory and took place on 14 August 1904?
A) Battle of Korsakov
B) Battle off Ulsan
C) Battle of Liaoyang
D) Siege of Port Arthur
  • 83. Who served in the Baltic Fleet and wrote about the Russo-Japanese War?
A) Valentin Pikul
B) Alexander Stepanov
C) Frank Thiess
D) Alexey Novikov-Priboy
  • 84. Who was the prominent bandit leader that later ruled Manchuria as a warlord?
A) Sun Yat-sen
B) Yuan Shikai
C) Chiang Kai-shek
D) Zhang Zuolin
  • 85. Which country financed both Russia and Japan during the Russo-Japanese War?
A) United Kingdom
B) United States
C) France
D) Germany
  • 86. Which artist's work was recovered almost undamaged after the sinking of the Petropavlovsk?
A) Vasily Vereshchagin
B) Mykola Samokysh
C) Niko Pirosmani
D) Yury Repin
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