AS_03_Religion

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.

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.

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.

When is a Japanese person allowed to visit a Shinto shrine?

• on Saturdays only
• on Sundays only
• anytime
• when the moon is full

What does “Shinto” mean?

• The way of life

• The way of the gods

• The way of the sun goddess

• All of the above

Shinto and Buddhism do not live side by side

• True

• False

Who was the founder of the Shinto?

• Yoritomo found it

• The Fujiwara clan found it

• Miamoto clan found it

• No founder