Shintoism Quiz - 23-24

Traditionally, the emperor of Japan was supposed to be a descendant of _________.

• Amaterasu

• Shiva

• Izanagi

What is the term used to describe the spirits that followers of shinto pray to?

• Jinja

• Ninja

• Kami

• Torii

What is the shinto term for this?

• Jinja

• Torii

• Kami-dana

What would you walk through to enter a Shinto shrine?

• Kami

• Jinja

• Torii

Shintoism believes everyone is born

• pure and clean

• dirty and selfish

• as an empty vessel

Japanese indigenous religion; means way of spirits

• Mantra

• Animism

• Buddhism

• Shinto

Little is known about life before Shinto; however, we believe the people indigenous to Japan have always had a deep appreciation and belief in what?

• animism

• nature

• substance

• religion

What dou you call the people who follow Shintoism?

• Buddhist

• Shintoist

• Jainist

• Christian

What is this well known volcano in Japan named?

• Torii Gate

• Taipei

• Mt. Hiei

• Mt. Fuji

The sun goddess of Japan?

• Izanami

• Isanagi

• Amaterasu

• Susanoo