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Test Description: World myth info
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1) According to Shintoism, in the beginning there was
A
A light
B
A capital letter.
C
Nothing
D
An ocean of chaos
2) Why did Izanami and Izanagi have several malformed children?
A
They were basically siblings
B
Izanami spoke the wedding vows first
C
Cursed by the seven invisible gods
D
Izanami was the queen of the undead
3) What is/are Kami?
A
The divine wind used by the gods
B
9 tailed fox creatures
C
Paper constructs
D
the spirits that invest all things
4) In Shintoism, how were islands formed?
A
The mist between the fire realm and the ice realm hardened.
B
the salt dripped off of Izanami and Izanagi's spear while they were stirring up creation.
C
Uke Mochi threw them up from the heavens.
D
Underwater volcanoes erupted and the lava cooled and hardened.
5) How did Izanami die?
A
Susanoo wanted to take over the underworld
B
Fujin and Rajin killed her
C
She gave birth to a fire god
D
She didn't...she's immortal
6) Why did Izanami have to stay in the underworld
A
It was in the lease agreement
B
She rebelled against the seven invisible gods.
C
She killed Ameratsu's favorite handmaiden/weaver
D
She ate the food there
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
Izanami, who looked like a zombie
D
a sign saying Abandon Hope all ye who enter here.
8) Who chased Izanagi out of the underworld?
A
Izanami
B
Susanoo
C
the three headed dragon god
D
Raijin and Fujin
9) How was Ameratsu born?
A
She sprang out of Izanagi's forehead
B
She formed out of Izanagi's tears
C
She crawled out of Izanami's corpse
D
Well, you see, bees pollenate flowers. There are these stamens and pistolas...
10) How was Susanoo born?
A
He was formed from Izanagi's tears
B
Uke Mochi threw him up
C
He was picked from the toejam in Izanagi's big toe
D
He was formed from the snot in Izanagi's nose
11) Who was Ameratsu married too?
A
Izanagi
B
Susanoo the moon god
C
Tsukyomi the moon god
D
Uke Mochi the moon god
12) Why did Ameratsu divorce her husband?
A
He refused to do household chores
B
He killed Uke Mochi because his vomiting was disgusting
C
He killed her favorite handmaiden, a weaver
D
She caught him with one of her handmaidens
13) What was a direct consequence of Ameratsu's divorce?
A
She was killed and sent to the underworld
B
She lost the hot tub
C
Night and day were separated
D
She had a deformed child
14) How were Fujin and Rajin born?
A
From the mist between the ice realm and the fire realm?
B
The north and south winds met and collided
C
The sprung from Izanami's rotted corpse
D
They formed out of ash trees
15) What does Kami-kaze literally translate to?
A
dragon wrath
B
Suicide attack
C
Godly spirits
D
Divine wind
16) What kind of pet did Raijin have?
A
Cat
B
Horse
C
Wolf
D
Dragon
17) How many gods of fortune are there?
A
Seven
B
Five
C
Twelve
D
Three
18) Why are there multiple gods of fortune in Japan?
A
They are collected from Shintoism, Buddhism, and Taoism
B
They are from China, India, and Japan
C
All of the above
D
The gods stand for different kinds of luck
19) Who subdued Raijin and Fujin?
A
Ameratsu
B
Hachiman
C
Buddha
D
Izanagi
20) How did the gods get Ameratsu out of her cave when she was sulking?
A
Fujin and Raijin chased her out
B
They fastened a giant rope out of sea weed
C
They danced, recited poetry, and made music
D
They killed her favorite handmaiden, a weaver
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