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1
Which country was Yakumo Koizumi (Lafcadio Hearn), the writer of Kwaidan (Japanese ghost stories) born in?
Greece
Ireland
U.K.
Germany
2
What is the first word in "Makura no Soshi [The Pillow Book]," an essay of the Heian period?
春のはじまり（はるのはじまり）
春には朝（はるにはあさ）
春はあけぼの（はるはあけぼの）
春がきた（はるがきた）
3
What is the title of Haruki Murakami's famous novel?
デンマークの森
ノルウェイの森
スェーデンの森
フィンランドの森
4
What is the name of the novelist, ( ) Yoshimoto, who wrote "Kitchen" and other popular works?
Ringo
Ichigo
Banana
Mikan
5
Which newspaper company did Soseki Natsume work and write novels for?
毎日新聞（まいにちしんぶん）
産経新聞（さんけいしんぶん）
朝日新聞（あさひしんぶん）
読売新聞（よみうりしんぶん）
6
What sound is mentioned in the haiku "Shizukesa ya iwa ni shimiiru ( ) no koe composed by Matsuo Basho in Yamagata?
すずめ (Sparrow)
せみ（Cicada)
ひと (Human)
コオロギ (Cricket)
7
What kind of people passed down "Heike Monogatari [The Tale of the Heike]" of the Kamakura period?
3
4
2
1
8
The title of Takiji Kobayashi's novel, a famous proletarian novel that was censored soon after its release in 1929.
イカ工船（いかこうせん）Squid Canning Boat
蛸工船（たここうせん）Octopus Canning Boat
海老工船（えびこうせん）Shrimp Canning Boat
蟹工船（かにこうせん）Crab Canning Boat
9
Title of the novel by Murakami Haruki published in 2009-2010 that covers a fictionalized year with a "real" one.
1Q81
1Q83
1Q84
1Q82
10
An example of diary literature (a Japanese literary genre that dates back to 935AD) that was written by a man.
紫式部日記・むらさきしきぶにっき (The Diary of Lady Murasaki)
更級日記・さらしなにっき(The Sarashina Diary)
蜻蛉日記・かげろうにっき(The Gossamer Diary)
土佐日記・とさにっき(The Tosa Diary)
11
What is the title of Osamu Dazai's novel "( ) Merosu", a widely read classic in Japanese schools?
Ike [Go]
Susume [Go Forward]
Gambare [Try Hard]
Hashire [Run]
12
Which of the following tales is of known authorship?
宇津保物語・うつほものがたり (The Tale of the Cavern)
源氏物語・げんじものがたり (The Tale of Genji)
平家物語・へいけものがたり （The Tale of the Heike)
竹取物語・たけとりものがたり (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter)
13
What seed did the crab trade for the monkey's rice ball in the old tale "Saru Kani Gassen"?
もも（peach）
みかん（tangerine）
かき（persimmon）
りんご（apple）
14
1st sentence of the novel
Yukiguni
by Yasunari Kawabata "Passing through the _ at the border,it was the snow country.
国境（くにざかい）の長（なが）いトンネルをぬけると雪国（ゆきぐに）であった。
国境（くにざかい）の山道（やまみち）をぬけると雪国（ゆきぐに）であった。
国境（くにざかい）の峠（とうげ）をぬけると雪国（ゆきぐに）であった。
国境（くにざかい）の深い森をぬけると雪国（ゆきぐに）であった。
15
What is the name of the leading character of "Genji Monogatari [The Tale of Genji]"?
Hotaru Genji
Hikaru Genji
Sakura Genji
Asuka Genji
16
Who was the first Japanese novelist to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Yasunari Kawabata
Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Soseki Natsume
Yukio Mishima
17
What is the title of Soseki Natsume's novel, "Wagahai wa ( ) de aru [I Am a ___]"?
Saru
Tora
Inu
Neko
18
Who was the second Japanese novelist to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Kenzaburo Oe
Junichiro Tanizaki
Yasushi Inoue
Kobo Abe
19
Which animal befriended Momotaro in the old tale "Momotarō [Peach Boy]," other than a dog and a monkey?
はと（pigeon）
にわとり（chicken）
きじ（pheasant）
カラス（crow）
20
What do you call the style of Japanese short poem containing 5-7-5 syllables?
zekku
tanka
haiku
risshi
21
Which temple in Kyoto did Yukio Mishima write about in his novel?
Kinkaku-ji temple
Kiyomizu-dera temple
Ryoan-ji temple
Horyu-ji temple
22
The essay written by Terayama Shuji, a Japanese avant-garde poet, filmmaker and author of countercultural essays.
愛を捨てよ、町へ出よう（Throw Away Love, Go to Town）
金を捨てよ、町へ出よう（Throw Away Money, Go to Town）
書を捨てよ、町へ出よう（Throw Away Books, Go to Town）
親を捨てよ、町へ出よう（Throw Away Parents, Go to Town）
23
What did the crane make out of her own feathers as a token of thanks in the tale
Tsuru no Ongaeshi
(The Grateful Crane]?
hair accessory
bedding
sword
kimono cloth
24
Who was the third Japanese novelist (of Japanese descent) to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Higashino Keigo
Kazuo Ishiguro
Junichiro Tanizaki
Haruki Murakami
25
What did Tarō turn into when he opened a treasure box at the end of the old tale "Urashima Tarō"?
old man
turtle
baby
woman
26
What do you call a collection of tanka poems composed by 100 persons, which is also used for a karuta game?
百人一首（ひゃくにんいっしゅ）
一人一首（いちにんいっしゅ）
百人百首（ひゃくにんひゃくしゅ）
一人百首（いちにんひゃくしゅ）
27
Who directed the film based on the novel "Rashomon" by Ryunosuke Akutagawa?
Akira Kuorosawa
Juzo Itami
Hayao Miyazaki
Takeshi Kitano
28
When was Murasaki Shikibu's "Genji Monogatari", considered the first novel in the world written?
around 1600 C.E.
around 1300 C.E.
around 1000 C.E.
around 1900 C.E.
29
Which hot spring in Ehime Prefecture is written about in "Botchan," a novel by Soseki Natsume?
有馬温泉（ありまおんせん）
箱根温泉（はこねおんせん）
草津温泉（くさつおんせん）
道後温泉（どうごおんせん）
30
Which of the following folk tales has no animal characters?
Issun Bōshi (Tom Thumb)
Hanasaka Jīsan (an old man who made cherry blossoms bloom)
Kintarō (Golden Boy)
Momotarō (Peach Boy)
31
How many centimeters is
issun
（いっすん）, the height of Issun Boshi of an old tale of the same title?
15cm
150cm
30cm
3cm
32
What happened to the leading character and the dancer at the end of the novel "Izu no Odoriko" by Yasunari Kawabata?
died
married
went abroad together
separated
33
What kind of ogre was a friend of the aka oni [red ogre] in the fairy tale "Naita Aka Oni [The Red Ogre Who Cried]"?
midori oni [green ogre]
kuro oni [black ogre]
ao oni [blue ogre]
shiro oni [white ogre]
34
Where did Princess Kaguya go back to in "Taketori Monogatari, a popular folklore written the Monogatari form?
the bowels of the earth
a foreign country
the moon
into the sea
35
One of the premier Japanese novels in the twentieth century by Kōbo Abe that combines myth, suspense and existentialism.
幻（まぼろし）の女 [The Woman in the Illusion]
砂（すな）の女 [The Woman in the Dunes]
冬（ふゆ）の女 [The Woman in the Winter]
夜（よる）の女 [The Woman in the Night]
36
Which country did Mori Ōgai, considered one of the leading writers who modernized Japanese literature, study in?
Britain
America
Russia
Germany
37
The name of the private detective (the leading character) of Seishi Yokomizo's mystery novels, such as "Yatsuhaka Mura".
金田一秀穂（きんだいち・ひでほ）
金田一耕助（きんだいち・こうすけ）
金田一晴彦（きんだいち・はるひこ）
金田一一（きんだいち・はじめ）
38
What is the name of the oldest collection (20 volumes and more than 4,500
waka
poems) of Japanese poetry?
千葉集（せんようしゅう）
百葉集（ひゃくようしゅう）
一葉集（いちようしゅう）
万葉集（まんようしゅう）
39
What did the old man sprinkle to make the tree bloom in the old tale "Hanasaka Jīsan (Old Man Who Made Tree to Blossom)?
ash
soil
salt
sand
40
In the poem "Ame ni mo Makezu" by Kenji Miyazawa, what would you not be defeated by other than rain, wind, and snow?
typhoon
heat of summer
drought
thunder
41
How many volumes are there in "Genji Monogatari [The Tale of Genji]"?
108 volumes
3 volumes
16 volumes
54 volumes
42
This famous shortstory is by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, regarded as the father of the Japanese short story.
蜘蛛（くも）の糸（いと）The Spider's Thread
蟻（あり）の糸（いと）The Ant's Thread
キリンの糸（いと）The Giraffe's Thread
蚕（かいこ）の糸（いと）The Silkworm's Thread
