Japan Test Review

What religion did Prince Shotoku encourage to spread in Japan?

• Daoism
• Buddhism
• Shinto
• feudalism

What does the Shinto religion focus on?

• nature
• death
• freedom
• the afterlife

Why did the people of Japan worship the emperor or empress?

• They wanted special favors from their ruler.
• Their rulers were descended from the Buddha.
• They believed in the Mandate of Heaven.
• They believed their ruler was descended from kami, the sun goddess.

Which of the following was not an influence of China on Japan?

• written language
• the traditional food/diet
• Confucianism
• the practice of Buddhism

Which of the following is not a Shinto belief?

• building Shinto shrines
• chanting the Buddha's name five times
• respecting nature
• asking the kami for a blessing

According to Shinto beliefs, what has a kami?

• Hindu spirits
• Buddhist spirits
• nature spirits
• Daoist spirits

Which two religions co-existed in Japan during the medieval period?

• Shinto and Hinduism
• Shinto and Buddhism
• Hinduism and Buddhism
• Buddhism and Christianity

Which philosophy came from China and outlined how families should behave?

• Taoism
• Hinduism
• Confucianism
• legalism

Who wrote most great works of Japanese literature?

• Buddhist scholars
• samurai warriors
• Shinto priests
• noble women

Which religion believed that neither faith nor good behavior led to wisdom? (It was about self-discipline and meditation.)

• Zen Buddhism
• Shinto
• Daoism
• Confucianism