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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) 1893.
(b) 1817.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1867.

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

3. 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) 1 week.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

4. 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?
(a) Pine trees.
(b) Palm trees.
(c) Maple trees.
(d) Cedar trees.

5. The narrator states in Part I, “Sensei and I,”He refers to Sensei by that name not because he is trying to be discreet, but because it is more what to him?
(a) Sincere.
(b) Obscure.
(c) Indolent.
(d) Natural.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Sensei tells the narrator that his Western friend is something of what 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. What type of tree in the cemetery does Sensei make a point of walking past every time he visits his friend’s grave, according to the narrator in Part I: Sensei and I?

(see the answer key)

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