In Order to Prevent Any Serious Challenges to the Samurai

question 4

Multiple Choice

In order to prevent any serious challenges to the samurai class's military role, the Tokugawa:

• A) Prevented Christian missionaries from attempting to convert samurai families while granting them free access to peasants.
• B) Prohibited samurai from depending too much on swordsmanship by requiring that they also practice with pistols and rifles.
• C) Gave up firearms, ordering that they be seized and destroyed except for a few museum relics.
• D) Prohibited the samurai from attacking merchants or peasant farmers in order to keep the tax base high.

Recognize the role of job satisfaction and trust in maintaining effective workplace relationships.

Identify various communication styles and their impact on interpersonal dynamics.

Associate communication strategies with cultural context.

Understand the importance and challenges of self-disclosure in communications.

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