Japanese Society and Culture Vocabulary

1. 1. Which classes in Japanese society were most likely to enjoy Noh? Noh was a drama that took place on a simple stage.

• a. kings and queens

• b. nobles and samurai

2. 2. The Japanese would build shrines wherever they felt the power of

• a. Buddha

• b. Muhammad

• c. kami

5. 3. How is Shinto different from most other religions?

• a. has only one god, one founder,

• b. has scripture and permanent set of gods

• c. no scripture, no founder, no permanent set of gods

4. 4. Why did Confucianism encourage people to seek consensus?

• a. led to harmony

• b. led to richness

• c. led to forgiveness

3. 5. A chant, word, or sound one uses over and over again to grow spiritually is called a

• a. despot

• b. mantra

• c. steppe

6. 6. What groups of people did Kabuki aim to entertain?

• a. farmers, merchants, other common people

• b. Christians and kings

• c. noblemen