Deck 8: Shinto

Question 1

Shinto is long on doctrine.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

There are three books in the Kojiki.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The Nihongi was written in 720 C.E.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Kami are gods or spirits.

Question 5

What did Izanagi use to create an island?

A) A spear
B) A compass
C) A sword
D) A disc

Question 6

What is a leading theme of Shinto sacred writing?

A) The creation of India
B) The creation of the world
C) The creation of Japan
D) The creation of Life

Question 7

The Emperor of Japan is thought to be re-born as the sun-god.

Question 8

There are no books with special standing in Shinto.

Question 9

Shinto is now the official religion of Japan.

Question 10

Shinto is short on ritual.

Question 11

Onogoro is

A) A Japanese God
B) A Shinto Text
C) The wife of a Japanese God
D) A mythical island

Question 12

Shinto is widely practiced in Taiwan.

Question 13

The Nihongi is the oldest book in Japan.

Question 14

What is the most important thing one does before entering a Shinto shrine?

A) Make an offering of two coins
B) Remove shoes
C) Wash hands
D) Turn off cell phone

Question 15

Daishi wrote the Nihongi.

Question 16

There are two main kami.

Question 17

The Nihongi is also known as the Nihonshoki.

Question 18

The "Wedded Rocks" Shinto shrine celebrates marriage.

Question 19

Shen-tao,from which "Shinto" is derived,is

A) The Way of the Right
B) The Path of the Right
C) The Way of the Gods
D) The Path of the Blessed

Question 20

The Nihongi is no longer taught in Japanese schools.

Question 21

The "Record of Ancient Matters" is the

A) Kojiki
B) Sudoku
C) Kokito
D) Suzuno

Question 22

How many main sources are there for the Kojiki?

A) 2
B) 3
C) 5
D) 8

Question 23

The Emperor of Japan renounced his claim to

A) Immortality
B) Divinity
C) Rule
D) Perfection

Question 24

When was the last time a Japanese Emperor spent the night in a special Shinto shrine?

A) 1945
B) 1845
C) 1991
D) 1865

Question 25

The Kojiki was finished in

A) 612 C.E.
B) 712 C.E.
C) 812 C.E.
D) 912 C.E.

Question 26

Who ordered the Kojiki to be written?

A) Amaterasu
B) Temmu
C) Yasumaro
D) Akihito

Question 27

Because Yuryaku forgot about his pledge,the woman Akawi-ko became very ______.

Question 28

Shinto was disestablished as a state religion in

A) 1935
B) 1945
C) 1965
D) 1975

Question 29

The ______ reforms occurred in 645 C.E.,bringing Shinto under closer government control.

Question 30

The Kojiki was written by ______________.

Question 31

Temmu ______ before the Kojiki was complete.

Question 32

The male god who created Japan with his wife is known as ______.

Question 33

There were ______ gods in the beginning.

Question 34

Amaterasu is the

A) Wind-god
B) Sun-god
C) Rain-god
D) Cloud-god

Question 35

The books of the Nihongi resemble in size our modern book divisions called ______.

Question 36

Akihito is

A) An Emperor
B) A God
C) A scribe
D) A painter

Question 37

The Two ______ were the ancestors of all things.

Question 38

The Nihongi is

A) The Way of the Gods
B) The Chronicles of Japan
C) The Chronicles of Narnia
D) The Path of the Blessed

Question 39

The Shinto scriptures are written in ______ style.

Question 40

The reforms of 645 C.E.brought Shinto under stricter ______.

Question 41

What is the symbolic importance of Wedded Rocks Shrine?

Question 42

What key elements of Shinto do the Kojiki and Nihongi give evidence of?

Question 43

How does the Kojiki form,as it claims,"the basis of the county [of Japan],the grand foundation of the monarchy?"

Question 44

The Active Essence is ______.

Question 45

The first children of Izanami and Izanagi were "not good" because in the mating ritual the woman spoke ______.

Question 46

Do you think that religions should be state supported,or not? Explain your answer.

Question 47

The children of Izanagi and Izanami were produced by sexual ______.

Question 48

In what ways is Shinto unlike religions that seek to make converts?

Question 49

What is meant by the traditional claim for the Emperor's divinity?

Question 50

Izanami is the "Female who ______."

Question 51

The Passive Essence is ______.