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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. During what years did the Meiji era last, according to the author in the Forward?
(a) 1891-1940.
(b) 1868-1912.
(c) 1784-1847.
(d) 1831-1889.

2. Sensei’s wife tells the narrator that Sensei is at a cemetery where in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) Zoshigaya.
(b) Tomiura.
(c) Ichigaya.
(d) Kagoshima.

3. What did Natsume Soseki study in college?
(a) Physics.
(b) Calculus.
(c) English literature.
(d) Philosophy.

4. 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?
(a) “Having children.”
(b) “Life.”
(c) “Marriage.”
(d) “Death.”

5. How does the narrator travel to the cemetery to meet with Sensei in Part I: Sensei and I?
(a) By train.
(b) By rickshaw.
(c) By foot.
(d) By carraige.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator first goes to see Sensei in Tokyo, it is how long since lectures have started at the university in Part I: Sensei and I?

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

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

4. What Buddhist inscription does the narrator describe on one of the tombstones in the cemetery in Part I: Sensei and I?

5. Where is the narrator’s fellow vacationing student friend at the beach from in Part I: Sensei and I?

(see the answer key)

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