A) Samurai B) Knights C) Gladiators D) Vikings
A) Bow and Arrow B) Nunchaku C) Katana D) Spear
A) Samurai Code B) Shogunate C) Bushido D) Kendo
A) Battle of Nagashino B) Battle of Sekigahara C) Battle of Kawanakajima D) Battle of Okehazama
A) Ritual Sacrifice B) Seppuku C) Harakiri D) Kamikaze
A) Tokugawa Ieyasu B) Toyotomi Hideyoshi C) Oda Nobunaga D) Tokugawa Yoshinobu
A) Manbun B) Ponytail C) Dreadlocks D) Chonmage
A) Medical support B) Training partners C) Direct combat D) Espionage and sabotage
A) Tokugawa Ieyasu B) Date Masamune C) Oda Nobunaga D) Toyotomi Hideyoshi
A) They were recruited for their skills acquired through private training funded by family wealth. B) The government mandated that all young men from wealthy families must serve as warriors. C) Only sons from wealthy families were allowed to carry weapons. D) Wealthy families had a tradition of serving in the military.
A) They were responsible for dismantling the national conscript army. B) They led a rebellion against the imperial government. C) They served as tax collectors for the emperor. D) They became wealthy, influential clans with many warrior retainers.
A) Farmers were forcibly removed by local warlords. B) The heavy tax burden on taxable land made it difficult to cope. C) Farms frequently suffered from natural disasters, making them unviable. D) The government redistributed all farmland to the warrior class.
A) Abandoned lands were declared sacred and given to temples. B) The emperor ordered the confiscation of abandoned lands for redistribution. C) Local governments auctioned off abandoned lands to raise funds. D) They acquired these lands at low prices due to farmers abandoning them.
A) Emperors maintained large harems, which burdened the treasury. B) Emperors built lavish palaces and monuments. C) Emperors frequently went on expensive military campaigns. D) Emperors distributed land grants to their subjects.
A) They married into the Minamoto or Taira clans. B) They purchased noble titles from the imperial court. C) They led successful military campaigns on behalf of the emperor. D) They were granted titles by the emperor for their loyalty.
A) The Jōkyū War B) The Heiji Rebellion C) The Hōgen Rebellion D) The Genpei War
A) 1180 B) 1156 C) 1160 D) 1192
A) Emperor Go-Toba B) Emperor Sutoku C) Minamoto no Yoritomo D) Emperor Antoku
A) Daimyo B) Sei-i taishōgun C) Shogun D) Emperor
A) Chūgen B) Samurai C) Gokenin D) Jitō
A) High-ranking officials in the shogunate B) Members of the imperial family C) Merchants and traders D) Footsoldiers who had no surname
A) Sengoku period B) Nanboku-chō period C) Azuchi–Momoyama period D) Muromachi period
A) Oda Nobunaga B) Ashikaga Takauji C) Tokugawa Ieyasu D) Hōjō Tokimune
A) 1568 B) 1467 C) 1392 D) 1336
A) Tokugawa shogunate B) Ashikaga shogunate C) Takeda shogunate D) Hōjō shogunate
A) Katana B) Naginata C) Matchlock musket (tanegashima) D) Yumi (bow)
A) Haidate B) Ō-yoroi C) Dō-maru D) Kabuto
A) 1629 B) 1603 C) 1615 D) 1588
A) Noh B) Tea ceremony C) Ikebana D) Waka
A) Generosity B) Humility C) Patience D) Reckless bravery
A) Open Door Policy B) Pax Romana C) Meiji Restoration D) Sakoku (national isolation)
A) Uesugi Kenshin B) Toyotomi Hideyoshi C) Hōjō Sōun D) Tokugawa Ieyasu
A) Toyotomi Hideyoshi B) Hosokawa Gracia C) Tokugawa Ieyasu D) Oda Nobunaga
A) Commodore Matthew C. Perry B) Commodore John Paul Jones C) Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry D) Commodore George Dewey
A) Merchant B) Palanquin bearer C) Blacksmith D) Ship captain
A) Baishin B) Kachi C) Ashigaru D) Hizamurai
A) Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, and Guam B) China, Korea, India, and Russia C) Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, etc. D) Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile
A) Tanegashima (matchlock musket) B) Katana C) Naginata D) Yari (spear)
A) Engaging in battles alongside male samurai B) Managing clan finances C) Maintaining the household D) Training as swordsmen
A) Pope Paul V B) Pope Gregory XIII C) Pope Urban VIII D) Pope Sixtus V
A) Katana B) Naginata C) Yumi (bow) D) Tachi
A) Shogun B) Daimyō C) Ronin D) Hatamoto
A) Eiji Yoshikawa. B) Yasunari Kawabata. C) Haruki Murakami. D) Ryunosuke Akutagawa.
A) Masashi Kishimoto. B) Takashi Okazaki. C) Akira Toriyama. D) Eiichiro Oda.
A) Saigo Takamori B) Tokugawa Yoshinobu C) Yamagata Aritomo D) Oyama Iwao
A) During the Edo period B) After World War II C) In the early 1400s D) In the late 1500s
A) Household items B) Money for travel expenses C) Gifts from her family D) A dowry
A) Archers B) Infantrymen mobilized from the peasantry C) Navy sailors D) Cavalry units
A) 750 ryo B) 1,000 ryo C) 2,000 ryo D) 500 ryo
A) Takashi Miike. B) Hayao Miyazaki. C) Akira Kurosawa. D) Isao Takahata.
A) Warabite-tō swords B) Naginata C) Yumi D) Katana
A) Kemari B) Tea ceremony C) Waka D) Ikebana
A) Hizamurai B) Hatamoto C) Ashigaru D) Daimyo
A) Appeal to the shogun B) Divorce him C) Challenge him to a duel D) Sue for custody of the children
A) Historical drama. B) Fantasy adventure. C) Romantic comedy. D) Science fiction.
A) Star Wars: A New Hope. B) Return of the Jedi. C) Revenge of the Sith. D) The Empire Strikes Back.
A) Minamoto no Yoritomo B) Takeda Shingen C) Hōjō Shigetoki D) Yamamoto Tsunetomo
A) The Ming Dynasty B) The Joseon Dynasty C) The Ayutthaya Kingdom D) The Tokugawa Kingdom
A) Tea ceremonies B) Pederasty C) Calligraphy D) Swordsmanship
A) He had to prove his worth in battle B) No, he remained a commoner C) Yes, he could inherit his father's social status D) Only if the samurai officially recognized him
A) Manage household finances B) Serve in the samurai's household C) Produce a son D) Maintain family traditions
A) Kabuto B) Ō-yoroi C) Dō-maru D) Haidate
A) Shinto B) Christianity C) Neo-Confucianism D) Buddhism
A) Only able to read religious texts B) Literate C) Partially literate D) Illiterate
A) Toyotomi Hideyori B) Ishida Mitsunari C) Maeda Toshiie D) Tokugawa Ieyasu
A) 15 years old B) 10 years old C) 8 years old D) 12 years old
A) Noh B) Kemari C) Waka D) Ikebana |