Japan Test Review

Which pair has NONE of the four main islands of Japan in it?

• Kyushu & Honshu

• Hokkaido & Shikoku

• Hokkaido & Tokyo

• Tokyo & Osaka

Who did the Yamato rulers claim to be descended from?

• The moon goddess

• The sun goddess

• The tiger king

• Buddha

What percentage of Japan is flat land?

• 10%

• 20%

• 50%

• 75%

Which of the following did Japan NOT borrow from China or Korea?

• Chinese writing

• Confucian philosophy

• Buddhist religion

• Shinto religion

Who wrote the first full-length novel in history and is considered one of Japan's greatest writers?

• Lady Murasaki Shikibu

• Tokugawa Ieyasu

• Prince Shotoku

• Lady Haruki Murakami

Prince Shotoku unified Japan under a Chinese model of ___ government...

• centralized

• socialized

• centrist

• sanitized

In 1192, the leader of the Minamoto clan took the title ___, which refers to a general who ruled in the emperor's name.

• shiitake

• shikoku

• shotoku

• shogun

Early Japanese believed that their clan chiefs were descended from nature spirits called

• Karma

• Kami

• Kama

• Kamikaze

Which of the following is a Japanese form of poetry?

• Haiku

• Origami

• Zen

• Pure Land

Which Japanese leader worked to convince the Japanese people to accept Buddhism?

• Tokugawa Ieyasu

• Prince Shotoku

• Oda Nobunaga

• Lady Murasaki Shikibu