Exam 8: Shinto

The religious side of Shinto was forced to identify separately from the nationalistic, militarized side of Shinto during which era?

Which of the following figures in Japanese mythology is one of the two divine parents that gave birth to the other kami?

In the seventh and eighth centuries, the Japanese sought to define and celebrate their own culture and recorded this information in a book of ancient Japanese chronicles in a section called

The Kojiki, which contains the myths of ancient Japan, is also known as the

The samurai were expected to

The Japanese adapted forms of Buddhism and developed a meditative style known as

Representatives of this sect of Shinto embrace the notion of faith healing, shamanism, and divination.

The archway at the entrance of a Shinto shrine is known as a

In Japanese mythology, who is the chief of the spirits?

In the Constitution of 1889, Japan decided

A warrior code that combines principles of Shinto and Confucianism is called

What are the three forms of Shinto and how are they similar? Different?

Which of the following is true of Japan?

After the rise of the Tokugawa regime, what kind of leaders unified the Japanese and sought to isolate the nation from outside influences?

Most Japanese think of themselves as primarily

Which of the following was a threat to the future of Shinto after World War II?

Central to domestic Shinto is the "god-shelf," or

Prior to 1889, the Tokugawa regime allowed the practice of only two religions. One was Shinto; the other was a Japanese version of which of the following?

Which of the following is part of domestic Shinto practice?

Which of the following must be looked at to understand Japanese religion before the sixth century?