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Goryōkaku - Quiz
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  • 1. What does the name 'Goryōkaku' literally mean?
A) Five-point fort
B) Shogunate stronghold
C) Defense of Hakodate
D) Star of Hokkaido
  • 2. In which city is Goryōkaku located?
A) Tokyo
B) Sapporo
C) Hakodate
D) Kyoto
  • 3. In what year was the fortress completed?
A) 1869
B) 1855
C) 1866
D) 1914
  • 4. Who designed Goryōkaku?
A) The Tokugawa Shogunate
B) Takeda Ayasaburō
C) The Republic of Ezo
D) Hijikata Toshizō
  • 5. What kind of scholar was the designer of Goryōkaku?
A) Architectural engineer
B) Military general
C) History professor
D) Rangaku scholar
  • 6. What is the primary shape of the Goryōkaku fortress?
A) Square
B) Octagon
C) Five-pointed star
D) Circular
  • 7. What was the main purpose of the fortress's star-shaped design?
A) Attract tourists
B) Reduce blind spots for cannons
C) Improve residential space
D) Symbolize the emperor
  • 8. Which short-lived state used Goryōkaku as its headquarters?
A) Tokugawa Shogunate
B) Empire of Japan
C) Republic of Ezo
D) Hokkaido Kingdom
  • 9. In which year did the Republic of Ezo exist?
A) 1855
B) 1869
C) 1914
D) 1866
  • 10. What was the name of the last battle of the Boshin War fought at Goryōkaku?
A) The War of the Star
B) The Battle of Hokkaido
C) The last battle of the Boshin War
D) The Siege of the Magistrate
  • 11. What commercial industry took place in the moat after the war?
A) Rice farming
B) Fishing
C) Collecting ice
D) Shipping
  • 12. What name was given to the ice sold from the Goryōkaku moat?
A) Goryōkaku Ice
B) Shogunate Ice
C) Ezo Cold
D) Hakodate Snow
  • 13. In what year did Goryōkaku become a park?
A) 2006
B) 1985
C) 1952
D) 1914
  • 14. When was Goryōkaku declared a Special Historical Site?
A) 1952
B) 1866
C) 1914
D) 2010
  • 15. Which trees are famous for viewing in Goryōkaku during spring?
A) Pine trees
B) Cedar trees
C) Cherry trees
D) Maple trees
  • 16. When was the current observation tower built?
A) 1914
B) 2006
C) 1952
D) 1985
  • 17. Which person is majorly featured in the observation tower's exhibition?
A) The Tokugawa Shogun
B) Takeda Ayasaburō
C) The Emperor of Japan
D) Hijikata Toshizō
  • 18. Which building was partially reconstructed at Goryōkaku?
A) The magistrate's office
B) The barracks
C) The shogunate armory
D) The observation tower
  • 19. In what year was the reconstruction of the magistrate's office finished?
A) 1952
B) 2010
C) 2006
D) 1985
  • 20. What is the primary focus of the exhibition inside the reconstructed magistrate's office?
A) The Tokugawa shogunate's administrative center
B) The Boshin War
C) The Republic of Ezo
D) Takeda Ayasaburō's life
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