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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Sensei and I (pages 21-42).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the narrator’s fellow vacationing student friend at the beach from in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) The Central Provinces.
(b) The Eastern Provinces.
(c) The Western Provinces.
(d) The Northern Provinces.

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

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

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

5. When was Natsume Soseki born, according to the book’s Forward?
(a) 1817.
(b) 1867.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1912.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During what years did the Meiji era last, according to the author in the Forward?

3. At what time does Sensei return home while the narrator stays with his wife to watch for burglars in Part I: Sensei and I?

4. Sensei tells the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I, “I do not want your admiration now, because I do not want your” what?

5. What does Sensei say “is the loneliest time of all” in Part I: Sensei and I?

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