BSG Entrance Exam Quiz 2

1. When Josei Toda declared his vow to achieve a membership of 750,000 households, there were about ________members at that time

• A. 300

• B. 3

• C. 3000

• D. None

2. Toda Sensei's serialized novel The Human Revolution, which he authored under the pen name ____________

• A. Shinichi

• B. Myo Goku

• C. Yamamoto

• D. Ho Goku

3. _______________refers to the process by which, through the practice of Nichiren Buddhism, each individual achieves a transformation of their state of life, eventually leading to a transformation in the destiny of all humankind.

• A. Kosen rufu

• B. Chanting

• C. Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo

• D. Human revolution

4. Toda Sensei told Ikeda that he would personally instruct him and provide him with a broad education surpassing any he could obtain from a university. This private instruction is known as _________

• A. Soka University

• B. Lotus University

• C. Toda University

• D. Ikeda University

5. The name Myo Goku derives from Toda's prison experience, during which he had ________(go) to the essence of Buddhism, the _________ (myo) of _______________(ku). Fill in the respective blanks indicating the meaning of words in the respective brackets.

• A. awakened, mystic truth, non-substantiality

• B. run, wonderful, dependent origination

• C. enlightened, mystic law, transient

• D. path, great, non-substantiality

6. Soka Gakkai's Kamata Campaign in Tokyo led an effort that resulted in 201 new households and is referred to as

• A. Tokyo Campaign

• B. Great Campaign

• C Wonderful Campaign

• D. historic February Campaign

7. Toda Sensei asked ___________ to take charge of the compilation and editing of the Nichiren Daishonin Gosho Zenshu

• A. Nichiko Hori

• B. Nikko Shonin

• C. Daisaku Ikeda

• D. Head of Soka University

8. Which one of the following is true with respect to Yubari Coal Miners Union Incident

• A. Yubari Coal Miners Union in the city of Yubari, Hokkaido, acted unjustly to suppress Soka Gakkai members' religious freedom

• B. Ikeda Sensei went there immediately to address the issue and declared that the Soka Gakkai would adamantly oppose the abuses

• C. took place on June 1957

• D. all the above

9. Battle against the Devilish Tendencies of Power was seen in ___________

• A. Osaka Incident

• B. Kamata Campaign

• C. Establishing Soka University

• D. Launching Seikyo Shimbun

10. In 1956 in Kansai, Ikeda inspired a remarkable increase in propagation, and in May he achieved an unprecedented membership increase of 11,111 households in ____________ in just one month.

• A. Kamata Chapter

• B. Tokyo Chapter

• C. Awa Chapter

• D. Osaka Chapter