Question 1

The kami are:

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A) all-knowing deities. 
B) identified with places. 
C) identified exclusively with living objects. 
D) separated from the natural world. 
A) all-knowing deities. 
B) identified with places. 
C) identified exclusively with living objects. 
D) separated from the natural world.

Question 2

In general, Shinto ethics are based on:

Accepted Answer

A) a set of commands. 
B) virtues that tell one how to behave. 
C) following the general will of the kami. 
D) accepting the kami as all-knowing. 
A) a set of commands. 
B) virtues that tell one how to behave. 
C) following the general will of the kami. 
D) accepting the kami as all-knowing.

Question 3

In Shinto shrines, priests are assisted by a team of shrine maidens called:

Accepted Answer

A) miko. 
B) kazi. 
C) olorun. 
D) iyalawo. 
A) miko. 
B) kazi. 
C) olorun. 
D) iyalawo.

Question 4

When Akihito became emperor in 1989, with whom did he spent one night as a guest?

Accepted Answer

A) Sun Goddess 
B) Sea Goddess 
C) kami 
D) high god 
A) Sun Goddess 
B) Sea Goddess 
C) kami 
D) high god

Question 5

The wooden plaques inscribed with prayers and wishes that are posted at Shinto shrines are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) gris-gris. 
B) ema. 
C) omikuji. 
D) kamidana. 
A) gris-gris. 
B) ema. 
C) omikuji. 
D) kamidana.

Question 6

Shinto has developed teachings about both this world as well as the next.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In Shinto religion, worship at the kamidana includes offering :

Accepted Answer

A) food. 
B) omikujis. 
C) blood. 
D) gris-gris. 
A) food. 
B) omikujis. 
C) blood. 
D) gris-gris.

Question 8

Shinto refers to fortunes on preprinted slips of paper as what?

Accepted Answer

A) emas 
B) gris-gris 
C) torii 
D) omikuji 
A) emas 
B) gris-gris 
C) torii 
D) omikuji

Question 9

The Shinto main sanctuary buildings are traditionally built from:

Accepted Answer

A) stone. 
B) wood. 
C) cane. 
D) hay. 
A) stone. 
B) wood. 
C) cane. 
D) hay.

Question 10

Most Shinto priests:

Accepted Answer

A) are "females." 
B) are "volunteers." 
C) are "not graduates." 
D) are "not married." 
A) are "females." 
B) are "volunteers." 
C) are "not graduates." 
D) are "not married."

Question 11

Traditionally, Shinto shrines had men called miko acting in the role of the priest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The ritual involving emas in Shinto religion is understood today more as what than as praying?

Accepted Answer

A) "asking for wishes" 
B) "casting spells" 
C) "granting blessings" 
D) "invoking evil spirits" 
A) "asking for wishes" 
B) "casting spells" 
C) "granting blessings" 
D) "invoking evil spirits"

Question 13

Which of these is a main, regular task of the Shinto priesthood?

Accepted Answer

A) to overlook the political scenario of Japan 
B) to perform voodoo magic 
C) to manage the Shinto shrines 
D) to ensure that the secrets of the Shinto religion are limited to the great shrines 
A) to overlook the political scenario of Japan 
B) to perform voodoo magic 
C) to manage the Shinto shrines 
D) to ensure that the secrets of the Shinto religion are limited to the great shrines

Question 14

A difference between a Shinto shrine and a Buddhist temple is that:

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A) the latter has a torii gate at the entrance, while the former does not have a gate. 
B) the former has buildings with a "natural" look, whereas the latter has buildings with a more decorated look. 
C) the former has a pagoda, while the latter does not have one. 
D) the latter has a pair of guardian dogs or lions on each side of the entrance, whereas the former has two flowering trees at the entrance. 
A) the latter has a torii gate at the entrance, while the former does not have a gate. 
B) the former has buildings with a "natural" look, whereas the latter has buildings with a more decorated look. 
C) the former has a pagoda, while the latter does not have one. 
D) the latter has a pair of guardian dogs or lions on each side of the entrance, whereas the former has two flowering trees at the entrance.

Question 15

Name a Shinto shrine situated in America.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.
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Question 16

Among Canadian residents of Japanese ancestry, approximately _______ percent call themselves Shintoists.

Accepted Answer

A) one 
B) five 
C) twenty 
D) fifty 
A) one 
B) five 
C) twenty 
D) fifty

Question 17

What is a kamidana?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.
A kamidana, a "kami s

Question 18

The kami particularly dislike:

Accepted Answer

A) oil. 
B) incense sticks. 
C) blood. 
D) water. 
A) oil. 
B) incense sticks. 
C) blood. 
D) water.

Question 19

Traditional Japanese have a small shrine or worship space in their house or outdoors in which they have a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) tori. 
B) omikuji. 
C) ema. 
D) kamidana. 
A) tori. 
B) omikuji. 
C) ema. 
D) kamidana.

Question 20

Shinto is primarily a religion of:

Accepted Answer

A) formal rituals. 
B) doctrines. 
C) ethics. 
D) organization. 
A) formal rituals. 
B) doctrines. 
C) ethics. 
D) organization.

The kami are:

In general, Shinto ethics are based on:

In Shinto shrines, priests are assisted by a team of shrine maidens called:

When Akihito became emperor in 1989, with whom did he spent one night as a guest?

The wooden plaques inscribed with prayers and wishes that are posted at Shinto shrines are referred to as:

Shinto has developed teachings about both this world as well as the next.

In Shinto religion, worship at the kamidana includes offering :

Shinto refers to fortunes on preprinted slips of paper as what?

The Shinto main sanctuary buildings are traditionally built from:

Most Shinto priests:

Traditionally, Shinto shrines had men called miko acting in the role of the priest.

The ritual involving emas in Shinto religion is understood today more as what than as praying?

Which of these is a main, regular task of the Shinto priesthood?

A difference between a Shinto shrine and a Buddhist temple is that:

Name a Shinto shrine situated in America.

Among Canadian residents of Japanese ancestry, approximately _______ percent call themselves Shintoists.

What is a kamidana?

The kami particularly dislike:

Traditional Japanese have a small shrine or worship space in their house or outdoors in which they have a(n):

Shinto is primarily a religion of:

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Exam 8: Encountering Shinto: the Way of the Kami

The kami are:

In general, Shinto ethics are based on:

In Shinto shrines, priests are assisted by a team of shrine maidens called:

When Akihito became emperor in 1989, with whom did he spent one night as a guest?

The wooden plaques inscribed with prayers and wishes that are posted at Shinto shrines are referred to as:

Shinto has developed teachings about both this world as well as the next.

In Shinto religion, worship at the kamidana includes offering :

Shinto refers to fortunes on preprinted slips of paper as what?

The Shinto main sanctuary buildings are traditionally built from:

Most Shinto priests:

Traditionally, Shinto shrines had men called miko acting in the role of the priest.

The ritual involving emas in Shinto religion is understood today more as what than as praying?

Which of these is a main, regular task of the Shinto priesthood?

A difference between a Shinto shrine and a Buddhist temple is that:

Name a Shinto shrine situated in America.

Among Canadian residents of Japanese ancestry, approximately _______ percent call themselves Shintoists.

What is a kamidana?

The kami particularly dislike:

Traditional Japanese have a small shrine or worship space in their house or outdoors in which they have a(n):

Shinto is primarily a religion of:

Beginning Your Study of World Religions

Encountering Indigenous Religions: Ways to Tribal Life

Encountering Hinduism: Many Paths to Liberation

Encountering Jainism: The Austere Way to Liberation

Encountering Buddhism: The Middle Path to Liberation

Encountering Sikhism: The Way of Gods Name

Encountering Daoism and Confucianism: Two Views of the Eternal Way

Encountering Zoroastrianism: The Way of the One Wise Lord

Encountering Judaism: The Way of Gods People

Encountering Christianity: The Way of Jesus Christ

Encountering Islam: The Straight Path of the One God

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