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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. Why is the narrator’s vacationing student friend called home in the beginning of Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) His mother is ill.
(b) His parents need help with home repairs.
(c) His brother is getting married.
(d) His sister is having a baby.

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

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. The narrator says in Part I: Sensei and I, that his inn was in a rather out-of-the-way district of the beach town and if one wanted to play billiards or eat ice cream, a rickshaw would cost how much?

4. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator that Sensei left how long ago to go to the cemetery in Part I: Sensei and I?

5. What does “Sensei” mean in general Japanese usage?

(see the answer key)

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