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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. What does Inoue not consider Christianity to be?

2. Who does Rodrigues think he can hear snoring?

3. Chapter 5 marks the end of _________________.

4. In what are the three peasants wrapped?

5. What do the children throw at his window?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Rodrigues transported in a covered caravan?

2. From what does the snoring sound come?

3. How is Rodrigues humiliated at the beginning of Chapter 8?

4. How can Rodriguez's actions in Chapter 5 be deemed as wrong?

5. What does the samurai say has happened to Ferreira?

6. What do Ferreria and Rodrigues talk about in Chapter 7?

7. How does Rodrigues find comfort even in his dire situation?

8. Why did Ferreira decide to apostatize?

9. How does Rodrigues react to the sound of his jailer snoring?

10. What does Rodrigues think when Kichijiro brings him rice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Silence is a famous and popular book which has greatly influenced modern literature. Choose a book written after Silence that you think was influenced by the novel and discuss its similarities in terms of

a) plot

b) character

c) themes

Essay Topic 2

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 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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