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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Garrpe and Rodrigues hide?

2. From what city do the priests depart to India?

3. What does not impress Rodrigues about Kichijiro?

4. For what is a person rewarded 200 hundred pieces of silver?

5. From what country is Christovao Ferreira?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the priests' journey to India.

2. Why do Mokichi, Ichizo and Kichijiro have to leave the village?

3. How does Kichijiro agree to help the two priests?

4. How does Kichijiro prove that he is of weak character?

5. Why is there distrust among Christian villagers?

6. Why do the officials burn Mokichi and Ichizo's bodies?

7. In what way is Rodrigues' faith wavering in Chapter 3?

8. Describe the storm at the beginning of Chapter 2.

9. How does the village cope with the raid in Chapter 4?

10. How does the rain affect the priest's mindset?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the history of Christianity in Japan.

1) Who brought Christianity into Japan and how did the Japanese initially react to the religion?

2) Why were Christians persecuted in the 17th century?

3) What role does Christianity play in modern day Japan?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the main religions and institutions in Japan, and using examples from the book and two other sources, discuss how Christianity could conflict with traditional Japanese beliefs.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the Japanese samurai.

1) What are their main ideas and beliefs? What influence have these ideas had on Japanese culture as a whole?

2) What power did the samurai hold in 17th century Japan?

3) Which position do the samurai hold in today's Japan?

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