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Persona 5 Royal Test Answers

Every classroom question and exam answer for the Royal school year — April through January, all 100 questions. Correct answers raise Knowledge (or Charm when helping Ann); high exam placements boost Charm and earn gifts from Sojiro.

April 2016

April 12 — Tell me what the Devil's Dictionary defined as the chief factor in the progress of the human race.
Villains
April 19 — Between A and B... which line seems longer...?
They're the same
April 23 — Between music, theatre and chariot racing, which sport did Nero win when he participated in the Olympics?
All of them
April 25 — (Part 1) What's that phrase meant to convey? 'My country, right or wrong'?
You unquestioningly support it.Ann-assist question: helping Ann grants Charm + Ann confidant points instead of Knowledge. Some guides write 'unquestionably'.
April 25 — (Part 2) But the original meaning was different? So I guess it'd be something like...
You have a duty to correct it.Ann-assist question (Charm).
April 27 — Do you know the name of the theorem named after this number [four]?
Four color theorem
April 30 — (Part 1) First off, the 'wunder' part probably means...
Wonder
April 30 — (Part 2) Next, the 'kind' part. That's probably...
Child
April 30 — (Part 3) So a 'wunderkind' would be...
A prodigy

May 2016

May 7 — So what's the literal translation of the phrase 'femme fatale'?
Fatal WomanPush Square lists this on May 6; five other lineages incl. Game8 JP confirm May 7 (Saturday).
May 10 — You know the time period Yoshitsune was active in, don't you?
The Heian period
May 16 — What do we call the phenomenon where believing in a treatment's power is enough to improve your condition?
The placebo effect
May 19 — Which famous ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period is said to have moved residence over 100 times?
Katsushika Hokusai
May 21 — The golden ratio is 1:1.618, but do you know the silver ratio?
1:1.414
May 23 — (Part 1) If we think about what these words have in common, then maybe 'syn' means...
Together
May 23 — (Part 2) And 'aisthesis,' huh? That's a little like the word aesthetics. I wonder if it means...
Senses
May 23 — (Part 3) So that means the full word ['synesthesia'] basically means...
Senses coming together
May 26 — Do you know which author Leblanc borrowed from [when creating Arsene Lupin]?
Arthur Conan Doyle
May 31 — Do you know which peg-legged, parrot-toting historical figure's appearance became a visual shorthand for pirates?
John Silver

May Midterms

May 11 — (May midterms Q1) What historical figure inspired the term 'favoring the magistrate'?
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
May 11 — (May midterms Q2) Yoshitsune had a brother, right? Oh, I think his name was...
Minamoto no Yoritomo
May 11 — (May midterms Q3) But they ended up coming into conflict. And in the end, when they had to oppose each other...
Yoritomo won
May 11 — (May midterms Q4) That's probably because people tend to sympathize less with figures in power, and sympathize more with...
The weak
May 12 — (May midterms Q1) Which brain function is responsible for the phenomenon of seeing an illusion in this figure?
Cognition
May 12 — (May midterms Q2) Which of the following maps can you paint without any adjacent areas being the same color?
Both
May 13 — (May midterms Q1) Name the book that defined malefactors as the chief factor in the progress of the human race.
The Devil's Dictionary
May 13 — (May midterms Q2) What character archetype refers to a mysterious and seductive woman, typically with ulterior motives?
Femme Fatale

June 2016

June 4 — What do you think the name for this phenomenon is? [a positive first impression influencing overall judgment]
The halo effect
June 7 — The red king crab is biologically related to the hermit crab. So how is it different from a crab...? Do you know?
The number of legs
June 8 — Where does totalitarianism take things a step further than authoritarianism?
Controlling public thought
June 13 — ...What color do you think it turns? [hair washed with copper]
Green
June 15 — Between paper bills and coins, which one is issued by the government?
Coins
June 20 — What do you think? One of these has minor metals in it, right?
SmartphoneAnn-assist question: helping Ann grants Charm + Ann confidant points instead of Knowledge.
June 23 — Now, do you know what this woman's position was? [Pope Joan]
A pope
June 27 — Which of these animals is involved in an English idiom about the weather?
Dogs
June 29 — What do you think it says on the back of this [promoted shogi] piece?
Gold

July 2016

July 1 — What's the meaning of the original Chinese phrase that these dumplings' name came from?
Barbarian's head
July 4 — Two people are responsible for July and August having 31 days. Do you know who those people are?
Julius and Augustus
July 7 — (Part 1) So Tanabata's about gods crossing a starry sky to reunite once every year. It might have something to do with...
The Milky WayAnn-assist question (Charm). Two parts total; Push Square's three-part listing ('Traditional Food') is a formatting artifact - four other lineages incl. Game8 JP list two parts.
July 7 — (Part 2) What's the traditional food of Tanabata?
Soumen noodlesAnn-assist question (Charm). Some guides write 'Soumen's noodles'.
July 9 — Do you know what shape it is?
A triangle
July 11 — (Part 1) What is long-term memory, anyway?
Memories that last a long time
July 11 — (Part 2) Maruki mentioned something about the amount of memories you could store, right? Something like...
Infinite
July 11 — (Part 3) If you have theoretically infinite space for them... then theoretically, you'd be able to retain them for...
Forever
July 12 — Do you know what he [Ishikawa Goemon] did?
Thievery

July Finals

July 13 — (July finals Q1) If angle C is 28 degrees, and angles A and D are 88 degrees, what is the total of angles B and E?
64 degrees
July 13 — (July finals Q2) I think this came up in class. They [baozi buns] were invented by that famous guy from Romance of the Three Kingdoms, right?
Zhuge Liang
July 13 — (July finals Q3) And they were offering something to quell the river...
Barbarians' heads
July 13 — (July finals Q4) This master strategist came up with the baozi to...
To offer them instead of heads
July 14 — (July finals Q1) Write the name and biological classification of this creature.
Red King Crab (Paralithodes)
July 14 — (July finals Q2) What happened when the government issued paper and hard currencies in Japan for the first time?
It caused confusion in the economy
July 15 — (July finals Q1) What is the English equivalent of the Norwegian idiom 'raining witches'?
Raining cats and dogs
July 15 — (July finals Q2) Which of the following is another name for the soumen noodles traditionally eaten on Tanabata?
Demon Guts

September 2016

September 3 — Each hand in this famous statue means something, but... do you know what the right represents?
Prosperity
September 6 — Do you know the name of that phenomenon where the second hand looks like it's stopped moving?
Chronostasis
September 14 — What does a pawn shop offer that a secondhand shop doesn't?
Money loans for collateralRPG Site/TheGamer (one lineage) list this on 9/13; five other lineages incl. Game8 JP confirm 9/14 (Wednesday).
September 17 — What's one of the origins for the phrase 'cat got your tongue'?
Cats eating human tonguesEnglish-localization question; the Japanese version asks a different idiom question on this date.
September 21 — Robot comes from a word in Czech. But where in Europe is the Czech Republic located?
Central Europe
September 24 — How many white and black shapes are there respectively on a soccer ball?
20 white, 12 black
September 28 — (Part 1) So 'PVS', referring to when you mistakenly think your phone is going off...
Phantom
September 28 — (Part 2) The next part is the V part. That means it'd be 'phantom...' what?
VibrationRPG Site/TheGamer write 'Vibrating'; four other lineages say 'Vibration'.
September 28 — (Part 3) Last is the S. So if we have 'phantom vibration' so far...
Syndrome
September 29 — But the fishermen of Nagaragawa are actually civil servants as well. So, tell me which sector they belong to.
Imperial Household Agency

October 2016

October 3 — If we use 'three watermelons in the sun' to visualize a certain matter's size against the universe's, what are the melons?
Stars
October 6 — Now, do you know who invented this instrument? [the guillotine]
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin
October 11 — Which name was most commonly ascribed to shape B? [bouba/kiki effect]
Bouba
October 22 — Now, tell me the total count for each column in this magic square.
15RPG Site/TheGamer misfile this under the 10/19 exam; five other lineages incl. Game8 JP and the JP exam wiki confirm it is a class question on 10/22.
October 24 — From a psychological standpoint, what is a key reason our memories can differ from reality?
Memory biasRPG Site/TheGamer misfile this under the 10/19 exam; five other lineages confirm it is a class question on 10/24 (also the midterm results day).

October Midterms

October 17 — (October midterms Q1) Counting both black and white surfaces, how many surfaces are there in total on a soccer ball?
32 surfaces
October 17 — (October midterms Q2) Didn't the teacher say that the number of colors used to be different? Do you remember?
It used to be one color
October 17 — (October midterms Q3) Oh yeah, I remember. I think she said that unlike now, soccer games were broadcasted with...
Black and white picture
October 18 — (October midterms Q1) Who conducted executions using this device [the guillotine]?
Charles-Henri Sanson
October 18 — (October midterms Q2) What is the reason that most people cannot become a cormorant fisherman of Nagaragawa?
It's a hereditary profession
October 19 — (October midterms Q1) What is the meaning of 'robota,' the etymological root of 'robot'?
Slave labor
October 19 — (October midterms Q2) Which of the following describes the density of stars in outer space?
3 bees in all of Europe

November 2016

November 2 — Can you tell me the meaning of the word 'wack' in the Thieves' Cant?
A share of stolen goodsEnglish-localization question; the Japanese version asks about the Edo period on this date.
November 4 — Clubs is a club, diamonds is a gem... So, what does a spade represent?
A sword
November 8 — Tell me how old you have to be to listen in on a trial.
Any age
November 10 — Do you know why it's missing in the character for 'crow'?
Crow eyes are hard to see
November 12 — I wonder. Do you know why our voices sound so different over the phone?
Because the voice is synthetic
November 14 — Tell me why that is. [why the sun rises first over Mt. Fuji]
Because of high altitude
November 15 — How was he punished? [Nezumi Kozo, after being paraded through the city]
His head was put on display
November 17 — Do you know the name for this graph? Your hint is 'snails'...
Cochleoid

December 2016

December Finals

December 20 — (December finals Q1) Choose the graph that became the origin for the name for the Chinese yoyo known as a diabolo.
D
December 20 — (December finals Q2) He was a really famous thief from the Edo period, right? How much money did he steal, in the end?
Over one billion yen
December 20 — (December finals Q3) As a result, he was sentenced to...
Having his head displayed
December 20 — (December finals Q4) Criminals, especially famous criminals being paraded around, was mostly done for...
Public performanceCGMag writes 'A Performance'; majority and JP text support 'Public performance'.
December 21 — (December finals Q1) Which suit of cards represents the Holy Grail?
Hearts
December 21 — (December finals Q2) According to Japanese judicial law, what is possible for even an infant to do in court?
Attend
December 22 — (December finals Q1) What country refers to a person who controls politics behind the scenes as a 'prime minister in black'?
JapanGame8 JP's exam table omits 12/22 questions; wikiwiki JP and all EN lineages confirm them.
December 22 — (December finals Q2) The Japanese word 'dokyuu' translates to 'massive.' What English word inspired the initial 'do' in dokyuu?
Dreadnought

January 2017

January 11 — (Part 1) What's this phrase supposed to illustrate about the gods of Shinto?
How numerous they areThird semester (Royal-exclusive). Ann-assist question (Charm).
January 11 — (Part 2) What's that phrase again? The one about how many gods there are in Shinto...
The Eight Million GodsAnn-assist question (Charm).
January 14 — Where do you think the fictional land of 'Ihatov' is modeled after?
Iwate
January 18 — What did the word 'awful' originally mean?
ImpressiveEnglish-localization question; the Japanese version asks a different etymology question on this date.
January 21 — Do you know what she [Lady Justice] is stepping on?
A snakeCGMag/Samurai/Inverse/Hard Drive list 1/20; RPG Site/TheGamer, Push Square, Steam and Game8 JP (21st, Saturday) confirm 1/21.
January 24 — (Part 1) What does that ['sweet'] mean when describing a person?
Kind-hearted
January 24 — (Part 2) So what kind of connotation would 'salty' have in that context?
Negative
January 24 — (Part 3) So with all that in mind, 'salty' probably means...
Resentful
January 27 — How far did this study suggest personal happiness can spread?
To friends of friends of friends

What correct answers reward

Answering a class question correctly raises the Knowledge social stat (+1 note). Exception: on the four questions where Ann is called on and you help her (4/25, 6/20, 7/7, 1/11), you gain Charm and Ann (Lovers) confidant points instead of Knowledge. Verified via Steam Community guide + Game8 JP (independent lineages).

Exam placement is determined by Knowledge rank plus number of correct exam answers. Scoring above mid-tier raises Charm on results day, with a bigger Charm boost for top 10 / top of class. Placing in the top 10 or better additionally earns a one-time accessory gift from Sojiro if you talk to him at Leblanc during a limited window after results (roughly one week; results days 5/20, 7/19, 10/24, 12/24): May midterms = Tough Belt (Defense Master), July finals = Dandy Mirror (Counterstrike), October midterms = Leblanc Charm (Null Sleep), December finals = Boss Undies (Endure). Top of class requires very high/max Knowledge AND all exam answers correct (first exam: Knowledge rank 4+; later exams: rank 5). Verified via TheGamer + Game8 JP/wikiwiki JP (item effects match exactly).

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