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Key Terms of Ancient Japan Trivia Quiz

A pretty easy definition-term quiz on ancient Japan.

A multiple-choice quiz by katiebeargirl. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
katiebeargirl

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
129,920

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
970

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Question 1 of 10

1. A person, usually wealthy, who takes part in the contemporary social life; a socialite. Hint

Shogun

Samurai

Teishin

Daimyo

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Japanese word for a feeling of sadness at the death of natural beauty. Hint

Aware

Shinto

Haiku

Daimyo

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Question 3 of 10

3. A lord of a large estate and supporter of the Shogun. Hint

Regent

Daimyo

Kabuki

Samurai

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Question 4 of 10

4. Military leaders who ruled under the rulership of the emperor. Hint

Kabuki

Aware

Courtier

Shogun

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Question 5 of 10

5. A poem with seventeen syllables, five in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Religion that upholds the belief that all things in the natural world are filled with divine spirits. Hint

Shinto

Aware

Shogun

Daimyo

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Question 7 of 10

7. The blending of two or more energies. Hint

Kabuki

Haiku

Aware

Aiki

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Question 8 of 10

8. Those who serve. Hint

Shinto

Samurai

Regent

Shogun

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Question 9 of 10

9. Blend of music, dance, and mime, involving spectactular staging and elaborate costumes. Hint

Noh

Daimyo

Haiku

Kabuki

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Question 10 of 10

10. The code samurais must follow. Hint

Bushido

Chivalry

Taika

Regent

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A person, usually wealthy, who takes part in the contemporary social life; a socialite.

Answer: Teishin

Courtiers were the Cher Horowitzs or Emma Woodhouses of their day. The woman had long hair, wore white make-up, had black-dyed teeth, and wore the finest clothing. In fact, everything in the court was the "finest kind". They ate the finest food, listened to the finest koto, and read the finest poetry.

2. The Japanese word for a feeling of sadness at the death of natural beauty.

Answer: Aware

Aware (pronounced ah WAH ray) is expressed mainly, and most effectively in poetry.

See "Kokinshu" by Ki no Tomonori.

This perfectly still

Spring day bathed in the soft light

From the spread-out sky,

Why do the cherry blossoms

So restlessly scatter down?

3. A lord of a large estate and supporter of the Shogun.

Answer: Daimyo

Daimyo were key counterparts to Japanese feudalism. Their land needed to be protected, so, they hired samurais and rewarded them with small pieces of land.

4. Military leaders who ruled under the rulership of the emperor.

Answer: Shogun

Shogun means "military commander".

5. A poem with seventeen syllables, five in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third.

Answer: Haiku

Morning at sunrise,

Big fire lights up in the sky,

Burns up all the stars.

6. Religion that upholds the belief that all things in the natural world are filled with divine spirits.

Answer: Shinto

The divine spirits were called kami. The highest kami was the Sun Goddess.

7. The blending of two or more energies.

Answer: Aiki

Harmonization, perfect integration.

8. Those who serve.

Answer: Samurai

Apart from anime and manga, the samurai have had the biggest influence on American media. The Independent Film Channel on cable even has a marathon called "Samurai Friday".

9. Blend of music, dance, and mime, involving spectactular staging and elaborate costumes.

Answer: Kabuki

The plays' subjects range from broken hearts to brave samurais.

10. The code samurais must follow.

Answer: Bushido

It means "the way of the warrior".

Source: Author katiebeargirl

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