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

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

3. The narrator describes Sensei’s attitude as what, prior to their meeting in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Overly gregarious.
(b) Austere and arrogant.
(c) Somewhat unsociable.
(d) Sneakily condescending.

4. Where was Natsume Soseki born, according to the book’s Forward?
(a) Fukushima, Japan.
(b) Osaka, Japan.
(c) Tokyo, Japan.
(d) Kamakura, Japan.

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?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 1 week.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did NatsumeSoseki succeed Lafcadio Hearn as lecturer in English literature at the Imperial University?

2. When the narrator first sees Sensei at a teahouse by the beach, he says that two days previously he had gone where?

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

4. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator that Sensei is at a cemetery where in Part I: Sensei and I?

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

(see the answer key)

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