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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Sensei’s Testament (through page 164).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to a system for structuring society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labor?
(a) Feudalism.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Socialism.

2. 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) “The heart of things.”
(b) “Fanciful.”
(c) “Fast-paced.”
(d) “Strong wind.”

3. Sensei writes in Part III, Sensei’s Testament, “I was like a man who runs to the edge of a cliff, and looking down, sees that the abyss is” what?
(a) “Limited.”
(b) “Blinding.”
(c) “Bottomless.”
(d) “Deafening.”

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

5. The narrator states of Sensei’s wife in Part I: Sensei and I, “I was deeply impressed by her capacity for sympathy and” what?
(a) “Friendship.”
(b) “Anger.”
(c) “Rationalization.”
(d) “Understanding.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sensei’s wife send home with the narrator after he stays with her to watch for burglars in Part I: Sensei and I?

2. Where do the narrator and Sensei go during the flower-viewing season in Part I: Sensei and I?

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

4. How does the narrator’s father always refer to Emperor Meiji when discussing news of him in the papers?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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