WorksheetsWeek 3
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
The selection from Tale of the Heike is primarily concerned with the destruction of which temple?
Kotoku-in Temple in Kamakurua
Ryoanji Temple in Kyoto
Horyuji Temple in Nara
Todaiji Temple in Nara
The second largest Buddha statue in Japan (pictured) is located in which city?
Nara
Kamakura
Heian
Asuka
The selection from the Taiheiki (or Chronicle of Great Peace) primarily details the exploits of which samurai?
Kusunoki Masashige
Oda Nobunaga
Totoyomi Hideyoshi
Ashikaga Takauji
This recitation is called what?
Nembutsu
Daibutsu
Mappō
Amida
In the selection from the Taiheiki, how did the Akasaka Fortress defended by Kusunoki Masashige (and his ragtag force of ~300 warriors) eventually fall to the 200-300,000 strong Minamoto army?
It was burned to the ground by the Minamoto armies.
The massive Minamoto forces scaled the walls of the fortress, and took out Masashige’s bowmen.
Masashige’s warriors ran out of food and were forced to abandon the castle.
Under cover of a storm, the Minamoto forces snuck into the castle and slaughtered Masashige’s men.
In the selection from the Taiheiki, how did Emperor GoDaigo discover Kusunoki Masashige and get him to fight for him?
Kusunoki Masashige married Emperor GoDaigo's daughter and was forced to serve his father-in-law in battle due his Confucian filial piety.
GoDaigo was told in a dream to sit under a south facing tree. The characters for "south" and "tree" formed Kusunoki Masahige's name.
Kusunoki Masashige's family had served GoDaigo's family for generations. Under the law code of the Kamakura shogunate, he had no choice but to serve.
Kusunoki Masashige sought out Emperor GoDaigo and begged him to let him serve the Imperial family and fight against the Minamoto.
In the selection from Tale of the Heike, what does Taira no Kiyomori want people to do to commemorate his death?
Build a stunning temple with two towering pagodas in his honor.
Hold a week long memorial festival commemorating his numerous achievements.
Hang the severed head of Minamoto no Yoritomo on his gravestone.
Relocate the capital of Japan back to his hometown of Heian (present day Kyoto)
According to the Kamakura law codes, there was "no difference" between the sexes regarding "parental benefactions." Therefore, a daughter had the same right to inherit her parents' property as a son would have.
True
False
Who wrote the Essentials of Salvation?
Genshin
Saichō
Kūya
Hōnen
The Tale of the Heike chronicles the Genpei War between which two sides?
Taira v. Heike
Minamoto v. Genji
Taira v. Fujiwara
Taira v. Genji
The city of Kamakura is located nearest to which present day Japanese city?
Kobe
Kyoto
Tokyo
Osaka
Kusunoki Masahige's famous last words were 七生報國 (Shichishō Hōkoku!) which translates to "Would that I had seven lives to give for my country!"
True
False
