Shinto

A shaman is ______

• one who acts as an intermediary between the human world and the realm of the spirits, usually by consulting the I Ching.
• one who acts as an intermediary between the human world and the realm of the spirits, usually by entering a trance state.
• one who acts as an intermediary between the human world and the realm of the spirits, usually by throwing bones and studying how they land.
• one who acts as an intermediary between the human world and the realm of the spirits, usually by studying tea leaves.

Shinto is ______

• the indigenous religion of the islands of Japan.
• “the way of the goddesses.”
• native to China and Japan.
• a hybrid of ancient Buddhism.

China introduced __________ to Japan.

• fishing, writing, and ancestor worship
• sewing, weaving, and writing
• Buddhism, Confucianism, and writing
• Buddhism, writing, and weaving

The era of State Shinto ended dramatically with the defeat of Japan in World War II _____

• because the forces occupying Japan insisted on the separation of church and state and the emperor lost his divine status.
• because Japan became a Chinese territory and therefore Buddhist.
• because most of the Shinto practitioners were dead.
• because important shrines were destroyed by bombs.

Among all world religions, Shinto is possibly the least concerned with questions of philosophy or theology. This makes it a religion of _____

• harmony.
• theory.
• orthodoxy.
• orthopraxis.

One of Shinto’s major concerns is _______. It is both a religious goal and an ideal of beauty.

• love
• purity
• youth
• innocence

Shinto is strongly oriented toward ______

• man.
• ethics.
• nature.
• water.

Shinto regards people as generally ________

• good.
• evil.
• sinful.
• selfish.

Which of the following should never be found at a Shinto shrine?

• the ocean
• a rock
• a stand of trees
• blood

Which person would not be welcome in a Shinto shrine?

• a baby
• an old person
• a Chinese person
• a sick person