Chapter 19: Considering the Evidence Visual Sources Quiz

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1. Which image in Japanese Perceptions of the West portrays the West as a significant threat to Japanese sovereignty?

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Correct. The answer is a. The mysterious and powerful ship represents western military power.
Incorrect. The answer is a. The mysterious and powerful ship represents western military power.

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2. Which of the following statements best describes the women in “Women and Westernization” (Visual Source 19.2)?

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Correct. The answer is c. The woman in the middle seems to reflect earlier Japanese court traditions that encouraged women to wear many layers of kimonos.
Incorrect. The answer is c. The woman in the middle seems to reflect earlier Japanese court traditions that encouraged women to wear many layers of kimonos.

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3. Which visual source in “Japanese Perceptions of the West” is most positive in its depiction of the West or western cultural influence?

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Correct. This image depicts in a positive manner elite Japanese women dressed in western fashion.
Incorrect. This image depicts in a positive manner elite Japanese women dressed in western fashion.

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4. What aspect of Japanese borrowing from the west is “Kobayashi Kiyochika’s Critique of Wholesale Westernization” (Visual Source 19.3) particularly critical of?

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Correct. The answer is d. Kobayashi Kiyochick ridiculed the slavish copying of western fashion, which he believed did not in itself strengthen Japan.
Incorrect. The answer is d. Kobayashi Kiyochick ridiculed the slavish copying of western fashion, which he believed did not in itself strengthen Japan.

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5. What figure represents China in “Japan, China, and Europe: A Reversal of Roles” (Visual Source 19.4)?

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Correct. The answer is c. In this image, China plays the role of bait in the trap.
Incorrect. The answer is c. In this image, China plays the role of bait in the trap.