What is one of the major bodies of Oriental literature?

• Japanese literature

• Chinese literature

• Arabic literature

• Indian literature

How does Japanese literature compare to Chinese literature in terms of volume?

• It is more voluminous than Chinese literature.

• It is less voluminous than Chinese literature.

• It is equally voluminous as Chinese literature.

• It is not comparable to Chinese literature.

Which literatures are comparable to Japanese literature?

• Arabic, Persian, and Indian literatures

• Chinese, Arabic, and Indian literatures

• Persian, Chinese, and Indian literatures

• Arabic, Indian, and European literatures

From which period does Japanese literature cover?

• From the first century A.D. to the present

• From the fifth century A.D. to the present

• From the tenth century A.D. to the present

• From the fifteenth century A.D. to the present

What type of literature was composed in the early Japanese language before the art of writing was known in Japan?

• Novels

• Poems and odes to the gods

• Scientific texts

• Historical records

What happened to most of the early Japanese literature composed before the art of writing was known?

• It was preserved in its entirety.

• Only fragments have survived.

• It was translated into Chinese.

• It was destroyed during wars.

During the first centuries of writing in Japan, how were the spoken and written languages related?

• They were completely different.

• They were identical.

• The written language was more advanced.

• The spoken language was influenced by Chinese.

What was the impact of studying Chinese literature on Japanese literary work?

• Japanese literature became more diverse.

• Literary work began to be composed exclusively in Chinese.

• Japanese literature was abandoned.

• Japanese literature became identical to Chinese literature.

What was one result of the influence of Chinese literature on Japanese language and writing?

• The Japanese language became extinct.

• Colloquial Japanese and literary idioms became identical.

• Differences grew between colloquial Japanese and literary idioms.

• Japanese literature stopped evolving.

What is the primary role of Chinese characters in Japanese writing at present?

• To express desires, feelings, and concerns of everyday life.

• To occupy the most important places in writing.

• To narrate deeper emotions of the human heart.

• To replace Japanese words entirely.