thinkingthroughsourcesap_ch19

Quiz for Source 19.3: Japan and the West in the Nineteenth Century

Source Link:

Source 19.3 A Sumo Wrestler and a Foreigner

Select the best answer for each question. Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work.

Question 19.9

Why might this print, and others like it, resonate with the Japanese public in 1861?
Why might this print, and others like it, resonate with the Japanese public in 1861?
A. It provided support for the Meiji Restoration.
B. It offered encouragement during Japan’s war with France.
C. It appealed to those who favored strenuous response to Western intrusion in Japanese affairs.
D. It supported those who wanted to engage in athletic competition with Europeans.
Question 19.10

This woodblock print portrays the French wrestler as
This woodblock print portrays the French wrestler as
A. a worthy opponent.
B. respectful of Japanese ways.
C. a braggart.
D. physically attractive.
Question 19.11

In what way might this print support the arguments of Nariaki in Source 19.2?
In what way might this print support the arguments of Nariaki in Source 19.2?
A. By showing a Japanese decisively defeating a Western opponent
B. By showing the superiority of Japanese Buddhism over Christianity
C. By portraying the Westerners as immensely powerful
D. By advocating a middle way between submission and war
Question 19.12

What does the inscription reveal that the image does not?
What does the inscription reveal that the image does not?
A. That the encounter was a wrestling match
B. The wrestling match took place close to the sea.
C. One wrestler was the clear victor in the encounter.
D. The defeated wrestler is French.