The challenge of the West required a Japanese-coordinated national response, but neither the Tokugawa government or this group provided an adequate response.
a. ronin.
b. rebellious daimyo.
c. lower ranking samurai who emphasized education.
d. foreign powers.
e. lower-rank samurai seeking to improve their status.
Question 2
In the Japanese order of hierarchy, farmers held higher status than the
a. merchants and outcasts, but not the artisans.
b. outcasts, but not merchants.
c. samurai, outcasts, and artisans.
d. artisans, but not merchants.
e. merchants, outcasts, and artisans.
