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Quiz about Famous Japanese Samurai
Quiz about Famous Japanese Samurai

Famous Japanese Samurai Trivia Quiz


All questions included in this quiz relate to famous Japanese samurai from the Heian (Fujisawa) period through the modern era.

A multiple-choice quiz by fleecyewe. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
fleecyewe
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
84,552
Updated
Jun 19 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1367
Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (5/10), Guest 84 (3/10), wellenbrecher (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. He was the first Samurai to try to unify all of Japan. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. During the time of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the low point of Christianity in Japan, this samurai was tolerant of Christians and even wanted to extend trade with the Europeans. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. He unified Japan, and made several attempts to conquer Korea several times but failed. Who was it? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who established the first warrior government, shogunate, in Japan? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who was the founder of the Tokugawa Dynasty? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which samurai of the Meiji period urged samurais to get rid of their swords? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Identify the samurai who stated these words, (an excerpt from his autobiography): "I must warn you - I have come here today with every intention of cutting down anyone who stands in my way." Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In the Japanese television samurai drama, "Abarenbo Shogun", the lead character assumes the role of a samurai of low birth called Shinsan, but which Tokugawa Shogun is he actually? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Tojo Hideki was of samurai descent. True or false?


Question 10 of 10
10. The Satsuma students sent to Europe in 1862 were all samurai.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. He was the first Samurai to try to unify all of Japan.

Answer: Oda Nobunaga

Near the end of the warring states period in Japan, Oda Nobunaga (1534-82) tried to unify Japan under "a single sword". He failed but his successor, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, eventually succeeded in 1590 after the siege of Odawara.
2. During the time of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the low point of Christianity in Japan, this samurai was tolerant of Christians and even wanted to extend trade with the Europeans.

Answer: Date Masamune

Tokugawa Ieyasu, during his reign in the early 1600s, believed that Date Masamune had intentions of overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate and so was seeking European assistance.
3. He unified Japan, and made several attempts to conquer Korea several times but failed. Who was it?

Answer: Hideyoshi Toyotomi

Hideyoshi Toyotomi worked under Oda Nobunaga's tutelage and eventually succeeded in accomplishing his mentor's dream of uniting all of Japan in 1598.
4. Who established the first warrior government, shogunate, in Japan?

Answer: Minamoto Yoritomo

Backed by the Emperor, Minamoto Yoritomo rose up against the opposition Taira forces and defeated them, in 1185, to establish the shogunate.
5. Who was the founder of the Tokugawa Dynasty?

Answer: Tokugawa Ieyasu

Tokugawa Ieyasu was perhaps the third in line to assume the position of Shogun upon the unification of Japan. After Oda Nobunaga and Hideyoshi Toyotomi died he was the only one left and so established the Tokugawa Dynasty in 1603.
6. Which samurai of the Meiji period urged samurais to get rid of their swords?

Answer: Fukuzawa Yukichi

Fukuzawa Yukichi sold his swords and became a schoolmaster in the 1880s.
7. Identify the samurai who stated these words, (an excerpt from his autobiography): "I must warn you - I have come here today with every intention of cutting down anyone who stands in my way."

Answer: Katsu Kokichi

Taken from his autobiography, "Musui's Story."
8. In the Japanese television samurai drama, "Abarenbo Shogun", the lead character assumes the role of a samurai of low birth called Shinsan, but which Tokugawa Shogun is he actually?

Answer: Tokugawa Yoshimune

Great Show.
9. Tojo Hideki was of samurai descent. True or false?

Answer: True

10. The Satsuma students sent to Europe in 1862 were all samurai.

Answer: True

They were all samurai and many went on to become prominent in the Meiji government. One notable example is Ito Hirobumi.
Source: Author fleecyewe

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