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