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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. Who of the following is not chosen as a hostage?

2. Who told the two villagers of the two priests' arrival?

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

4. With whom does Kichijiro live?

5. What do the officials do with the two dead bodies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the priests suspicious of Kichijiro?

2. What do the two priests decide when asked to go to another village?

3. What does Ferreria say happens to seven Christians in Japan?

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

5. In what way do Garrpe and Rodrigues' opinions differ when the two men ask them to come to their village?

6. Why does it seem the priests cannot enter Japan?

7. Why is there distrust among Christian villagers?

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

9. What happened to the three men at the magistrate's office?

10. What does the reader learn in the prologue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Endo's writing style. How would you describe Endo's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Endo's style give to the story?

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

Discuss the values of 17th century Japan.

1) How different was Japanese culture from European culture in the 17th century?

2) Why did the Japanese see Christianity as a threat to their culture?

3) Does modern Japanese society share any values with 17th century Japan?

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