1. General Nogi and who were the best-known heroes of the Russo-Japanese War?
(a) Admiral Omitsu.
(b) General Jinsoku.
(c) Admiral Togo.
(d) General Shimokobe

2. The narrator states in Part I, “Sensei and I,”He refers to Sensei by that name not because he is trying to be discreet, but because it is more what to him?
(a) Sincere.
(b) Natural.
(c) Indolent.
(d) Obscure.

3. Sensei tells the narrator that his Western friend is something of what in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) A hermit.
(b) A criminal.
(c) An eccentric.
(d) A preacher.

4. What Buddhist inscription does the narrator describe on one of the tombstones in the cemetery in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) “All living things bear within themselves the essence of Buddha.”
(b) “Buddha be with you.”
(c) “Derive your strength from Buddha.”
(d) “Buddha is the light.”

5. In what year did Natsume Soseki join the staff of the Fifth National College in Kumamoto?
(a) 1857.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1924.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, that his inn was in a rather out-of-the-way district of the beach town and if one wanted to play billiards or eat ice cream, a rickshaw would cost how much?

2. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, that he might have never noticed Sensei had he not been accompanied by what?

3. Where is the narrator’s fellow vacationing student friend at the beach from in Part I: Sensei and I?

4. Who translated Kokoroand wrote the book’s Forward?

5. NatsumeSoseki wrote Kokoro how many years after the death of Emperor Meiji?

(see the answer key)

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