Japanese Culture and Society Vocabulary Quiz

Noh is...

• A Japanese traditional puppet theatre in which half-life-size dolls act out a chanted dramatic narrative

• A Japanese drama aimed at farmers, merchants, and other common folk; stunning sets, flashy costumes

• A form of popular Japanese entertainment, which involved mainly acrobatics, juggling, and mime

• A Japanese drama that appealed to the nobles and samurai; serious and intense, simple, almost bare stage

Kabuki is...

• A Japanese traditional puppet theatre in which half-life-size dolls act out a chanted dramatic narrative

• A Japanese drama aimed at farmers, merchants, and other common folk; stunning sets, flashy costumes

• A form of popular Japanese entertainment, which involved mainly acrobatics, juggling, and mime

• A Japanese drama that appealed to the nobles and samurai; serious and intense, simple, almost bare stage

Consensus is...

• Disagreement among the members of a group

• When the majority of the members of a group reach an agreement

• Agreement among all the members of a group

• When a minority of the members of a group reach an agreement

Despite means...

• Even with or in spite of

• Because of

• Due to

• As a result of

Excluded means...

• To accept

• To admit

• To exit

• To keep out

Shinto is...

• A traditional religion of China and holds that humans and animals should live in balance with the Tao, or the universe

• The traditional religion of Japan; it means "the way of the gods;" its stories describe how Japanese life came to be

• One of the world's largest religions and originated in India 2,500 years ago

• A Japanese religion that emphasizes the human life is one of suffering and that meditation is one way to achieve enlightenment

Shrines are...

• Churches that contain the cathedra of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate.

• Places of prayer for Muslims; usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers are performed, including outdoor courtyards.

• Places of worship in Japan. They could be wherever they felt the power of kami.

• The buildings where a Jewish assembly or congregation meets for religious worship and instruction.

A mantra is...

• A sacred word, chant, or sound that is repeated over and over to advance one's spiritual growth

• A sacred offering to a kami in the traditional Japanese religion known as Shintoism

• One tenth of annual produce or earnings, formerly taken as a tax for the support of the Church and clergy.

• A well-known or famous sentence or phrase