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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 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 is the light.”
(c) “Buddha be with you.”
(d) “Derive your strength from Buddha.”

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

3. Who translated Kokoroand wrote the book’s Forward?
(a) Jacob Winslow.
(b) Albert Johnson.
(c) Reginald Lee.
(d) Edwin McClellan.

4. When the narrator first goes to see Sensei in Tokyo, it is how long since lectures have started at the university in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 week.

5. What does Sensei say “is the loneliest time of all” in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) “Death.”
(b) “Youth.”
(c) “Sickness.”
(d) “Marriage.”

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Natsume Soseki born, according to the book’s Forward?

2. When was Natsume Soseki sent to England as a government scholar?

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

4. How many tea houses does the narrator describe on the beach in the beginning of Part I: Sensei and I?

5. When the narrator enters the cemetery to find Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I, he describes a broad avenue bordered on each side by what?

(see the answer key)

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