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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Sensei and I (through page 21).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Natsume Soseki study in college?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Calculus.
(c) English literature.
(d) Physics.

2. When was Natsume Soseki sent to England as a government scholar?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1910.

3. The author states in the Forward, “The best rendering of the Japanese word "kokoro" that I have seen is Lafcadio Hearn's, which is” what?
(a) “Fast-paced.”
(b) “The heart of things.”
(c) “Strong wind.”
(d) “Fanciful.”

4. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator that Sensei left how long ago to go to the cemetery in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 45 mintues.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. General Nogi and who were the best-known heroes of the Russo-Japanese War?

2. When the narrator returns to Tokyo after meeting Sensei at the beach in Part I: Sensei and I, he has how long before the beginning of lectures at the college?

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

4. Why is the narrator’s vacationing student friend called home in the beginning of Part I: Sensei and I?

5. How does the narrator travel to the cemetery to meet with Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I?

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