Warlords of Japan - Essay 2, plus Ghost in the Tokaido Inn Ch12

Which religion began in India and took root in Japan around CE 552?

• Christianity

• Shinto

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

This religion was already in Japan when Buddhism arrived.

• Christianity

• Shinto

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

The early Japanese people refused to accept Chinese religion, writing, and art.

• True

• False

The name of the prince who enlightened Japan in the 6th and 7th centuries.

• Jimmu

• Amaterasu

• Suiko

• Shotoku

Which language did Japanese men prefer for writing poetry?

• Japanese

• Chinese

• Korean

• Thai

Which of the following could Japanese women NOT do during Prince Shotoku's time?

• be educated

• own property

• inherit property

• hold government office

What is one important way in which Prince Shotoku changed Japan?

• He turned it into an agricultural society.

• He divided power among the chiefs of clans.

• He increased contact with neighboring cultures.

• He introduced the craft of bronze and iron smithing.

After they learned about Chinese writing, the Japanese...

• changed their grammar to be more like Chinese.

• began speaking Chinese in everyday conversation.

• invented a new set of characters based on objects in Japan.

• used simplified Chinese characters for sounds in Japanese words.

How can one tell whether a Japanese poem is a tanka?

• by counting the syllables in each line

• by identifying the social class described

• by analyzing the symbols described

• by checking whether pairs of lines rhyme

Why is the "Tale of Genji" especially famous?

• It records the lives of ordinary farmers.

• It reveals secrets about the royal family.

• It was retold as an oral history.

• It may have been the world's first novel.