By Haley & Jordan
Exam: Shinto & Taoism Religion
True/False
1. True/False: All Kami are good.
2. True/False: Shinto has no known founder.
3. True/False: Shinto splits the world into a physical world and a supernatural world.
4. True/False: Shinto splits the world into a visible and invisible world.
5. True/False: Shinto religion states that interfering with a corpse is good luck.
6. True/False: Shinto states that man is inherently good.
7. True/False: Taoism has no founder.
8. True/False: Taoism has no founding date.
9. True/False: After the end of the Cultural Revolution the Chinese government didn’t
allow measures of religious freedom.
10. True/False: The key book of Taoism was compiled around the 1st century.
11. True/False: A shrine is a sacred place where kami live.
12. True/False: Shinto worship is not highly ritualized.
13. True/False: Matsuri is only used to refer to Shinto festivals.
14. True/False: Some Shinto shrines became Buddhist temples.
Multiple Choice
15. What country is the Shinto religion most common in?
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Japan
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China
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India
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Tibet
16. Which of the following might be referred to as Kami?
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Book
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Mountain
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Computer
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Pencil
17. What is the name of the Shinto holy text?
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Qur’an
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The Talmud
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The Bible
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None
18. What percent of Japanese people follow Shinto?
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60%
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83%
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100%
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12%
19. Which religion is commonly mixed with Shinto?
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Buddhism
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Taoism
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Hinduism
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Judaism
20. What is the most important thing for a Shinto follower to do?
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Pray to God
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Give to Charity
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Respect Others
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Follow the will of the Kami
21. When did Taoism start?
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1000 years ago
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2000 years ago
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3000 years ago
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900 years ago
22. What is the most common translation of the Tao?
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The Way
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God
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Kami
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That which is naturally so
23. Which of these concepts is best expressed with this quote: “The world is a spiritual
vessel … one who acts upon it destroys it.”
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Yin
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Wu Wei
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Ch’i
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Tao
24. Ch’i is most like which of these?
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Karma
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Enlightenment
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Kami
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Tzu Jan
25. Taoist practices include:
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meditation
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feng shui
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fortune telling
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all of the above
Fill in the Blank
26. Shinto was disestablished in 1946.
27. The Nei Yeh includes early writings on some key Taoist ideas, particularly ch'i.
28. Taoism is an ancient tradition of philosophy and religious belief that is deeply rooted in
Chinese customs and worldview.
29. Taoism is about the Tao.
30. Taoism originated in China 2000 years ago.
31. The Tao is not God and is not worshipped.
32. Shinto worship can take place in the home or in shrines.
33. Shinto ethics are used to promote harmony and purity.
Essay Questions
34. Describe what a Kami is…
 Nature or essence of someone (makes it unique)
 Everyone has a kami
 Spiritual
35. Explain how a Kami is different from a god.
 Kami are not perfect
 They’re not omnipotent
 Some are evil
 They live along side us, unlike a god who lives in the heavens