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Test Description: World myth info
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1) According to Shintoism, in the beginning there was
A
Nothing
B
A light
C
A capital letter.
D
An ocean of chaos
2) Why did Izanami and Izanagi have several malformed children?
A
Cursed by the seven invisible gods
B
They were basically siblings
C
Izanami spoke the wedding vows first
D
Izanami was the queen of the undead
3) What is/are Kami?
A
9 tailed fox creatures
B
the spirits that invest all things
C
Paper constructs
D
The divine wind used by the gods
4) In Shintoism, how were islands formed?
A
The mist between the fire realm and the ice realm hardened.
B
Uke Mochi threw them up from the heavens.
C
the salt dripped off of Izanami and Izanagi's spear while they were stirring up creation.
D
Underwater volcanoes erupted and the lava cooled and hardened.
5) How did Izanami die?
A
Susanoo wanted to take over the underworld
B
She didn't...she's immortal
C
Fujin and Rajin killed her
D
She gave birth to a fire god
6) Why did Izanami have to stay in the underworld
A
It was in the lease agreement
B
She ate the food there
C
She killed Ameratsu's favorite handmaiden/weaver
D
She rebelled against the seven invisible gods.
7) What did Izanagi see when he lit a light in the underworld?
A
a giant three headed dragon
B
A no smoking section
C
a sign saying Abandon Hope all ye who enter here.
D
Izanami, who looked like a zombie
8) Who chased Izanagi out of the underworld?
A
the three headed dragon god
B
Raijin and Fujin
C
Izanami
D
Susanoo
9) How was Ameratsu born?
A
She formed out of Izanagi's tears
B
Well, you see, bees pollenate flowers. There are these stamens and pistolas...
C
She crawled out of Izanami's corpse
D
She sprang out of Izanagi's forehead
10) How was Susanoo born?
A
He was formed from the snot in Izanagi's nose
B
He was picked from the toejam in Izanagi's big toe
C
He was formed from Izanagi's tears
D
Uke Mochi threw him up
11) Who was Ameratsu married too?
A
Susanoo the moon god
B
Izanagi
C
Tsukyomi the moon god
D
Uke Mochi the moon god
12) Why did Ameratsu divorce her husband?
A
He killed Uke Mochi because his vomiting was disgusting
B
He killed her favorite handmaiden, a weaver
C
He refused to do household chores
D
She caught him with one of her handmaidens
13) What was a direct consequence of Ameratsu's divorce?
A
She had a deformed child
B
She was killed and sent to the underworld
C
Night and day were separated
D
She lost the hot tub
14) How were Fujin and Rajin born?
A
The sprung from Izanami's rotted corpse
B
From the mist between the ice realm and the fire realm?
C
The north and south winds met and collided
D
They formed out of ash trees
15) What does Kami-kaze literally translate to?
A
dragon wrath
B
Godly spirits
C
Suicide attack
D
Divine wind
16) What kind of pet did Raijin have?
A
Wolf
B
Horse
C
Dragon
D
Cat
17) How many gods of fortune are there?
A
Five
B
Twelve
C
Three
D
Seven
18) Why are there multiple gods of fortune in Japan?
A
They are collected from Shintoism, Buddhism, and Taoism
B
The gods stand for different kinds of luck
C
They are from China, India, and Japan
D
All of the above
19) Who subdued Raijin and Fujin?
A
Izanagi
B
Buddha
C
Ameratsu
D
Hachiman
20) How did the gods get Ameratsu out of her cave when she was sulking?
A
They killed her favorite handmaiden, a weaver
B
They danced, recited poetry, and made music
C
Fujin and Raijin chased her out
D
They fastened a giant rope out of sea weed
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