Each test will have two questions to choose from, and you must answer one. If you feel comfortable with the study questions, you should be prepared for the essays on the exams, though the exam questions will be broader, in effect asking you to combine several of the study questions and look at broader trends over a period of time. The essay part of the final will be comprehensive, that is, it will cover the material from the entire course, while the key terms part will cover only those terms used since the midterm. A Note on Japanese Pronunciation You will encounter many Japanese terms and names in this course. At first this may seem a little daunting, but you will get the hang of it if you take a little time.
Japanese pronunciation is actually quite easy for English speakers.
With practice you will have little trouble with pronunciation. About Your Course Developer I have my Ph.D. in Japanese history from the University of Washington. I've taught Asian history at places as diverse as Vanderbilt University in Tennessee and Deep Springs College in California. My husband teaches American history at the University of Washington, Tacoma Campus and we have two sons, born in March 1989 and October 1991. I became interested in Japan because I lived there with my family when I was young.