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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 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) 2 weeks.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 1 month.

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

3. Sensei tells the narrator that his Western friend is something of what in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) A preacher.
(b) A criminal.
(c) A hermit.
(d) An eccentric.

4. 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) “Fast-paced.”
(c) “Fanciful.”
(d) “Strong wind.”

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sensei asks the narrator while walking through the cemetery in Part I: Sensei and I, “You have never thought seriously of the reality of” what?

2. Where was Natsume Soseki educated, according to the book’s Forward?

3. How often does Sensei go to the cemetery to visit his friend’s grave?

4. Where is the narrator during the summer holidays when he first meets Sensei?

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

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