| 1. | Japan is an island country located in the: |
| a. | | Atlantic Ocean |
| b. | | Indian Ocean |
| c. | | Pacific Ocean |
| d. | | Arctic Ocean
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| 2. | What is the highest mountain in Japan? |
| a. | | Ontake |
| b. | | Fuji |
| c. | | Kosumo-yama |
| d. | | Arakawa-dake
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| 3. | In the kanji writing system, Japan's name is often translated as: |
| a. | | Land of the Samurai |
| b. | | Land of the East |
| c. | | Land of Many Mountains |
| d. | | Land of the Rising Sun
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| 4. | Lady Murasaki is the author of The Tale of Genji, which is considered as one of the earliest and most famous novels in human history. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 5. | What is the name of Japan's capital, which is also the largest metropolitan area in the world? |
| a. | | Okinawa |
| b. | | Osaka |
| c. | | Tokyo |
| d. | | Hiroshima
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| 6. | In pre-industrial Japan, the country was led by the military nobility, which were clans of warriors known as: |
| a. | | Shogun |
| b. | | Samurai |
| c. | | Ninja |
| d. | | Shinto
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| 7. | What is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Japan? |
| a. | | .JP |
| b. | | .JN |
| c. | | .JA |
| d. | | .JAP
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| 8. | The Emperor of Japan holds many powers, including emergency reserve powers. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 9. | Which Japanese city became known throughout the world as the first city in history to have been subjected to nuclear warfare? |
| a. | | Kanagawa |
| b. | | Kyoto |
| c. | | Hiroshima |
| d. | | Miyazaki
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| 10. | Japan, along with countries such as New Zealand, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and the United States, is in the most seismic region of earthquakes called the: |
| a. | | Mid-Atlantic Ridge |
| b. | | Pacific Ring of Fire |
| c. | | Alpide Belt |
| d. | | East Pacific Rise
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| 11. | Which among these are not Japan's main exports? |
| a. | | Games |
| b. | | Consumer electronics |
| c. | | Fuel |
| d. | | Automobiles
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| 12. | To date, Japan is the only country in the world that is headed by an emperor. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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