Deck 6: Participation and Protest

Question 1

What major political trend emerged among samurai in the 1850s and 1860s?

A) Mass suicides in protest of foreign incursion
B) Reading Marxist theory
C) Discussing the potential for political reform
D) Establishing faith-based political movements

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which year was the Charter Oath issued?

A) 1861
B) 1868
C) 1881
D) 1889

Answer 2

B

Question 3

How did the politically engaged Japanese react to the Charter Oath?

A) They entirely ignored it
B) They demanded it serve as foundation for a constitution
C) They petitioned to amend it
D) They anchored many of their demands in its principles

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What was the 'Japanese enlightenment'?

A) The embrace of a mix of Chinese and Western philosophies
B) The arrival in Japan of non-Asian artforms
C) A period of political and intellectual engagement with Western ideas
D) A period of rapid scientific progress and technological innovation

Question 5

Which of the following were NOT imported to Japan in large numbers during the 1870s and 1880s?

A) The works of Chinese philosophers
B) Western textbooks
C) German political works
D) The works of French philosophers

Question 6

What does 'Meiroku Zasshi' mean?

A) 'The Meiji War Journal'
B) 'The Meiji Six Journal'
C) 'The Meiji Magazine of Philosophy'
D) 'Politics and Economics'

Question 7

Which of the following was NOT a publication by Fukuzawa Yukichi?

A) Conditions in the West
B) Outline of Civilization
C) Encouragement of Learning
D) On Representation and Legitimacy

Question 8

Which of the following was a major demand of political activists in the early 1870s?

A) The expulsion of the all foreigners
B) State pensions for ex-soldiers
C) A properly formulated constitution
D) The abdication of the emperor

Question 9

The Japanese word 'jiyū' came to be associated with proponents of which of the following in the early Meiji period?

A) Representative democracy
B) Samurai oligarchy
C) Military rule
D) Ultra-nationalism

Question 10

What were 'Waseda' and 'Keio'?

A) Powerful domains
B) New private universities
C) Samurai leaders
D) New schools for women

Question 11

What did Ōkuma Shigenobu do upon being ousted from power in 1882?

A) Lead a rebellion
B) Emigrate to Hawaii
C) Establish a political party
D) Write a book extolling samurai values

Question 12

What happened to Japan's prefectures in 1878?

A) Their names were all changed
B) Their first elected assemblies were established
C) Numerous peasant uprisings occurred
D) Independence movements coalesced around ex-samurai

Question 13

What happened in Saga Prefecture in 1874 and Kagoshima Prefecture in 1877?

A) Uprisings by disaffected samurai
B) Plagues introduced from foreign ships
C) The destruction of old daimyō castles
D) Multiple attacks on foreigners

Question 14

Which of the following items fell in price by 50 percent between 1880 and 1884?

A) Soy sauce
B) Umbrellas
C) Leather
D) Raw silk

Question 15

What was the Chichibu Uprising caused by?

A) Religious fervour
B) Demands for representation
C) Skyrocketing debt among farmers
D) Disaffected samurai demanding great say in government

Question 16

Between 1887 and 1890, five of which facilities were built in Tokyo?

A) Shipyards
B) Power stations
C) Weapons factories
D) Locomotives factories

Question 17

What did the most important of the women on the Iwakura mission contribute to the development of Meiji Japan?

A) She established a women's college
B) She became a leading political figure
C) She and her husband established a successful silk reeling business
D) She became an influential advisor to the Meiji Empress.

Question 18

What did the Meiji government forbid for women in 1872?

A) Employment as teachers
B) Short haircuts
C) Short-sleeved shirts
D) Training as doctors

Question 19

Which of the following men oversaw the writing of the Meiji constitution?

A) Fukuzawa Yukichi
B) The Emperor Meiji
C) Itō Hirobumi
D) Tsuda Ume

Question 20

Which of the following was NOT an obligation of male Japanese subjects in the 1890s?

A) Military service
B) Paying taxes
C) Providing labor for government building projecs
D) Attending school