Japan

How many square miles do the Japanese Islands occupy?

• 500

• 126,000

• 146,000

• the entire northern hemisphere

Which is the northernmost Japanese Island?

• Hokkaido

• Honshu

• Shikoku

• Kyushu

Who were the two gods who created the Japanese Islands (according to tradition?)

• Sun god and Storm god

• Izanami and Izanagi

• Zeus and Hera

• Diana and Apollo

Who was the grandson of the Sun goddess (according to tradition)?

• Ningi

• Toyota

• Kyushu

• Storm god

Which is the southernmost Japanese Island?

• Hokkaido

• Honshu

• Shikoku

• Kyushu

The Shinto religion focused on...

• fortune telling

• happiness in the afterlife

• search for enlightenment

• nature

What is Japan's greatest natural resource?

• minerals

• forests

• silk

• the seas

The Japanese Court at Kyoto was best known for it's...

• refinement

• warlike ways

• religious devotion

• fortune cookie making

Which of the following was the most common subject matter in Japanese art?

• war

• nature

• human beauty

• dogs playing poker

Which of the following religions was most popular with the warrior class?

• Shinto

• Zen Buddhism

• Pure Land Buddhism

• Church of the Modern Day Samurai