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1

According to Shinto mythology, the islands of Japan were created by
A)a marriage between the sun and moon gods.
B)tears from the primordial male parent god.
C)brine dripped from a spear that had been stirred in the ocean.
D)tears from the primordial female parent god.
E)none of the above
2

Which of the following was not introduced from China?
A)writing
B)city planning
C)concern with purity
D)meditation techniques
E)none of the above
3

The Japanese have relied on Shinto to
A)help give them a sense of national identity.
B)keep foreign influences out of Japan.
C)moderate excessive patriotism.
D)provide comforting funeral rites.
E)none of the above
4

Shinto was used to promote war because
A)its essence idealizes harmony and peace.
B)it embodies the warrior code of bushido.
C)its State Sect was too close to the government.
D)Buddhism refused to support the war effort.
E)none of the above
5

Shinto is concerned with all the following except
A)fertility.
B)internal guilt.
C)family values.
D)animal spirits.
E)none of the above
6

The kami of nature
A)are one's ancestors.
B)like to dwell in places of power and beauty.
C)are the former emperors of Japan.
D)are said to move around the islands of Japan.
E)none of the above
7

People visit Shinto shrines to
A)engage in formal meditation.
B)stand under waterfalls.
C)receive blessings at important times in their lives.
D)see the shrine treasures.
E)none of the above
8

Shinto priests routinely perform all the following ceremonies except
A)weddings.
B)blessing homes.
C)funerals.
D)exorcisms.
E)none of the above
9

Before the New Year's celebration
A)formal visits are made to relatives and friends.
B)the home must be thoroughly cleaned.
C)a blessing must be received from the priest.
D)one must visit a shrine.
E)none of the above
10

Visitors to Shinto shrines often
A)stand under waterfalls.
B)wear long white robes.
C)clap their hands.
D)leave mirrors as offerings.
E)none of the above
11

Sometimes visitors to shrines tie to a tree pieces of paper that have written on them
A)their requests.
B)the names of their children.
C)important dates.
D)confessions of wrongdoing.
E)none of the above
12

Shinto has probably generated many offshoots because of its
A)conflicts with Buddhism.
B)emphasis on nature.
C)silence on many ethical issues.
D)lack of strong organizational structure.
E)none of the above
13

The emperor of Japan traditionally has
A)led pilgrimages to the shrine at Ise.
B)been associated with Mt. Fuji.
C)been the high priest of Shinto.
D)balanced Shinto and Buddhism.
E)none of the above
14

'Warrior knight way'; military devotion to a ruler, demanding loyalty, duty and self-sacrifices; an ideal promoted by State Shinto.
A)bushido
B)kamidana
C)noh
D)samurai
E)none of the above
15

Dramas performed in mask and costume, associated with Shinto.
A)Noh
B)Izanagi
C)Ise
D)Izanami
E)none of the above
16

A New Religion devoted to human betterment.
A)Izanami
B)Ise
C)Kojiki
D)Tenrikyo
E)none of the above
17

A New Religion that stresses art and beauty.
A)Izanagi
B)Omoto
C)Amaterasu
D)Izanami
E)none of the above
18

'Shining in heaven'; goddess of the sun.
A)Amaterasu
B)Ise
C)Tenrikyo
D)Izanami
E)none of the above
19

Feudal soldier.
A)bushido
B)torii
C)kamikaze
D)samurai
E)none of the above
20

A ritual of purification that involves standing under a waterfall.
A)torii
B)kami
C)kojiki
D)jinja
E)none of the above
21

Location in eastern Honshu of a major shrine to Amaterasu.
A)Izanagi
B)Tenrikyo
C)Kojiki
D)Izanami
E)none of the above
22

The earliest chronicles of Japanese history.
A)Ise
B)Kojiki
C)Tenrikyo
D)Izanami
E)none of the above
23

Twisted rope, marking a sacred spot.
A)noh
B)gagaku
C)shimenawa
D)bushido
E)none of the above
24

A gatelike structure that marks a Shinto sacred place.
A)gagaku
B)misogi
C)torii
D)jinja
E)none of the above
25

Second chronicle of Japanese history.
A)Omoto
B)Tenrikyo
C)Nihongi
D)Ise
E)none of the above
26

A spirit, god, or goddess of Shinto.
A)torii
B)misogi
C)jinja
D)kami
E)none of the above
27

The stately ceremonial music of Shinto.
A)jinja
B)kojiko
C)gagaku
D)kami
E)none of the above
28

'Male who invites'; primordial male parent god.
A)Tenrikyo
B)Izanagi
C)Izanami
D)Kojiko
E)none of the above





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