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History Quiz Live S2 (History of Japan)
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- 1. Multiple Choice
What was the first people to inhabit Japan?
Jomon
Yayoi
Emishi
Ainu
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was the ancestor of the modern Japanese
Jomon
Yayoi
Emishi
Ainu
- 3. Multiple Choice
What was the family who ruled over Japan till today?
House of Fujiwara
House of Yamato
House of Tokugawa
House of Kyushu
- 4. Multiple Choice
What was the famous permanent capital before Tokyo?
Kyoto
Nara
Yamato
Osaka
- 5. Multiple Choice
What war ended the absolute rule of the Emperor of Heian period
Sengoko Jidai
Genpei War
World War II
Boshin War
- 6. Multiple Choice
Who was the first clan who held the title Shogun
Hojo
Tokugawa
Minamoto
Taira
- 7. Multiple Choice
Where did the Minamoto clan capital locate at?
Edo
Kyoto
Osaka
Kamakura
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why did the Mongols fail to conquer Japan
Japanese superiority
Two typhoons
a decisive naval battle
a decisive victory in Kyushu
- 9. Multiple Choice
Before the Meiji Restoration, there was an attempt to bring the Emperor back to power, what was the name of the restoration?
The Kenmu Restoration
The Meiji Restoration
Hogen Rebellion
Heiji Rebellion
- 10. Multiple Choice
How did the Samurai Class came to be?
The Emishi Wars on the Northern Japan
It was because of the Genpei war
The wars that was initiate during the Yayoi period
A huge private military was established
- 11. Multiple Choice
What was the Primary weapon of the Samurais?
Bow and Arrow
Katana
Naginata
Yari
- 12. Multiple Choice
How did the Sengoku Jidai happened
Disputes on which person should be the Shogun
Rivalry between clans
Weak Central Government
All of the above
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following Daimyo was successful in dominating Japan
Oda Nobunaga
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Takeda Shingen
Ōtomo Yoshishige
- 14. Multiple Choice
What was the last clan to ever held the title Shogun
Takeda Clan
Oda Clan
Tokugawa Clan
Hojo Clan
- 15. Multiple Choice
Who was the first Tokugawa Shogun?
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Iemochi
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Tokugawa Iemitsu
- 16. Multiple Choice
What was of the following Ended the Tokugawa Shogunate?
American Warship arrived
disloyal Daimyo started to rebel against the Tokugawa
Signed an unequal treaty with the western power
all of the above
- 17. Multiple Choice
What was the clans which opposed the Tokugawa Clan during the Boshin War?
I. Shimazu
II. Matsudaira
III. Mori
IV. Date
I and II
I and III
II and IV
II and III
- 18. Multiple Choice
Who was the Emperor that issued edict of the expulsion of the western power
Emperor Kōmei
Emperor Meiji
Emperor Hirohito
Emperor Ninkō
- 19. Multiple Choice
What battle ended the dominance of the Shogun forever?
Battle of Toba-Fushimi
Battle of Awa
Battle of Ezo
Battle of Sekigahara
- 20. Multiple Choice
Who was the famous military leader that lead the battles for the Emperor
Enomoto Takeaki
Saigo Takamori
Hideki Tojo
Hōjō Masako
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