Shintoism

True or false? Shintoism is practiced predominantly in China?

• True

• False, in South Korea

• False, in Japan

Is Shintoism a monotheistic or polytheistic religion?

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

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

• Jinja

• Ninja

• Kami

• Torii

True or false? Kami can be either nice or naughty.

• True

• False

What day of the week do followers of shinto attend the shrine?

• Saturday

• Sunday

• Friday

• There is not a specific day; worshipers can go anytime

What is so special about these rocks?

• Followers of Shinto believe these are the most powerful of the kami

• They are husband and wife and every island of Japan were birthed from them

• Of someone can cross the rope bridge without falling he/she will have all their prayers answered

• They are seen as the gateway to the afterlife

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

What will help a kami answer one's prayers

• One's offerings ($, food, drink, flowers)

• One's Karma

• One's family name/reputation