What is the straw rope called that is usually found on Torii’s?
A) Amaterasu
B) Komainu
C) Shimenawa
D) Izanagi
What word is written outside the shrine when a child is born?
A) Ujiko
B) Ugijami
C) Kami
D) Kagura
When this child dies Ujiko is replaced by what word?
A) Koshitsu
B) Ugijami
C) Yutate
D) Izanami
How far does Shinto date back?
A) 600 B.C
B) 625 B.C.
C) 650 B.C.
D) 675 B.C.
Who is considered to be the Sun Goddess?
A) Izanami
B) Amaterasu
C) Izanagi
D) Ninamesal
Which of the following is NOT one of the four varieties of Shinto?
A) Sect Shinto
B) State Shinto
C) Folk Shinto
D) Nihongi Shinto
What is the ideal goal of Shintoism
A) To recognize the Kami
B) Become in total sync with nature
C) To assist the emperor in the Koshitsu ceremony
D) To know and follow the Kojiki
How far back do Shinto Rituals date?
A) 250 B.C.
B) 200 B.C.
C) 150 B.C.
D) 100 B.C.
A person can become ritually impure by…
A) Skipping Rituals
B) Not having proper observation during rituals
C) Bleeding by violence
D) Not live with accordance with the “Makato” the Kami reveals to us.
