Quiz for Source 19.6: Japan and the West in the Nineteenth Century

1. Question 19.21

   What information does the caption reproduced in the introduction add that could not be discerned from the image itself?
   

   What information does the caption reproduced in the introduction add that could not be discerned from the image itself?

   A.

   That the source criticizes the wearing of Western fashions by the Japanese

   B.

   That the Japanese figure in the woodcut is the emperor

   C.

   That the image is set in Tokyo

   D.

   That the Western figure in the image is Mr. Morse

2. Question 19.22

   Which of the following best describes this image?
   

   Which of the following best describes this image?

   A.

   It is an anonymous drawing critical of the emperor.

   B.

   It was drawn by the cartoonist Honda Kinkichiro and was intended to criticize Western influence in Japanese society.

   C.

   It was created by an America artist, satirizing Japanese imitation of Western fashion.

   D.

   It was drawn by the cartoonist Tokugawa Nariaki and was intended to criticize Western influence in Japanese society.

3. Question 19.23

   Which of these debates does this print reflect?
   

   Which of these debates does this print reflect?

   A.

   The foreign policy debate about responding to Admiral Perry’s arrival in Japan

   B.

   The political debate about the Meiji Restoration

   C.

   The cultural debate about westernization

   D.

   The economic debate over Japan’s industrialization policies

4. Question 19.24

   What is the overall message of the print?
   

   What is the overall message of the print?

   A.

   Japanese are more primitive than Europeans.

   B.

   Japan should more quickly imitate European dress in order to catch up in the race to modernity.

   C.

   Japanese schools should teach Darwin’s theory of evolution.

   D.

   Japanese are uncritically and unnecessarily adopting European culture and dress.