Shinto

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

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 kami created Japan?

• Izanami and Izanagi
• Amaterasu and Jimmu
• Susanowo and Tsukiyomi
• Brahma and Sarasvati

Amaterasu is the goddess of ___________

• wisdom
• the sun
• the moon
• the wind

In general, kami can be described as powers that are in and near the world. They fall into three major categories:

• natural disasters, personifications of the forces of nature, and important ancestors.
• animal spirits, personifications of the forces of nature, and mountains.
• animal spirits, personifications of the forces of nature, and important ancestors.
• natural objects, personifications of the forces of nature, and important ancestors.

Larger Shinto shrines all feature a temizuya, or “ablution pavilion,” where worshipers _____

• eat and drink for the kami.
• purify themselves.
• look at the kami within using mirrors.
• give donations in the form of paper money.