A disgraced samurai must complete what act in order to save his honor?
Seppuku
100
What is the name of the city of the shogun?
Edo.
100
How does the group of traveling actors pay for their food while they travel?
They perform acrobatics or other things like sword fights.
200
What is Tomomi's real name?
Gengi
200
What did Tomomi leave at the temple of Ameratsu?
A ruby.
200
During the bon festival, what returns to Earth?
The spirits of the dead.
200
At this time, society is organized into what form or system?
Feudalism or the feudal system
200
Tomomi agrees to teach Seikei how to sword fight. What does Seikei have to do in return?
He has to play a part in one of Tomomi's plays.
300
Who was wearing the disguise of the komuso (holy man wearing a basket)?
Bunzo.
300
What item do Samurai NOT take to a tea ceremony?
Their swords.
300
How is a person supposed to enter a tea ceremony?
A person has to crawl through the door on his hands and knees, so that each person is humbled.
300
The final play tells the story of whose family?
Tomomi/Gengi's family
400
Why was Takezaki Gita, the father of Tomomi/Genji executed?
He was a Kirishitan and refused to give up his faith.
400
What did Michiko's family sell?
Handmade paper.
400
To save his honor, Tomomi should have committed seppuku. Why didn't he, according to Judge Ooka?
He was a Kirishitan and Kirishitans do not commit seppuku.
400
In the social/political structure of the Edo period, the Emperor is at the top, and the shogun comes next. What is the name of the class that comes after shogun?
The Daimyo.
400
Who beheaded Tomomi?
The shogun
500
In Tomomi's final play, the character of Lord Shakuheki is greatly shamed. Who does the character of Lord Shakuheki represent?
Lord Hakuseki
500
What instrument does a komuso play?
A flute.
500
Why did Tomomi allow Lord Hakuseki to live instead of killing him in battle?
So that Lord Hakuseki would have to live in shame. Killing him in battle would have given him honor.
500
Why were the Samurai able to develop fine skills such as poetry, calligraphy, and painting during the Edo period?
The long period of peace gave them much extra time.
500
Why don't the Samurai carry their swords to the tea ceremony?
Swords are a mark of rank, and in the tea ceremony all people are supposed to be equal.