Feudal Japan: The Age of the Warrior Quiz

Who was Nakano Takeko?

• A renowned tea ceremony master

• A famous samurai warrior

• A female warrior honored at Hokai temple

• The first shogun of Japan

What was the 'Way of the Warrior' known as?

• Bakufu

• Kamikaze

• Seppuku

• Bushidô

What was the role of a shôgun?

• A village headman

• A powerful warlord

• Head of the bakufu military government

• A Zen Buddhist monk

What was the Kinkakuji originally built as?

• A school for samurai

• A villa for the third Ashikaga shogun

• A Zen Buddhist temple

• A military fortress

Who was the first of the 'Great Unifiers'?

• Minamoto Yoritomo

• Oda Nobunaga

• Tokugawa Ieyasu

• Toyotomi Hideyoshi

What did Oda Nobunaga use to gain military success?

• Divine storms

• Nô drama

• Firearms brought by the Portuguese

• Traditional swords

What was the role of a daimyô?

• A master of the tea ceremony

• A powerful warlord with control over territories

• A village headman

• A Zen Buddhist monk

What was the bakufu?

• A type of Japanese castle

• A military government

• A religious sect

• A traditional Japanese dance

Who was Zeami Motokiyo?

• A shogun of the Ashikaga

• A key figure in Nô drama

• A master of the tea ceremony

• A famous samurai

What was the role of a shôya?

• A commoner appointed to represent the bakufu at the village level

• A powerful warlord

• A Zen Buddhist monk

• A master of the tea ceremony