" // questions and Answers number_answers = new Array(5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5) q1 = "Which clan instituted a policy of political isolation?"; q1answer = "e"; q1a = "Akashi"; q1b = "Genji"; q1c = "Fujiwara"; q1d = "Heike"; q1e = "Tokugawa"; q1review = "See page 583."; q2 = "Though the shoguns controlled political power, which group controlled the real power?"; q2answer = "a"; q2a = "bankers and suppliers"; q2b = "farmers"; q2c = "poets and artists"; q2d = "priests"; q2e = "publishers and journalists"; q2review = "See page 583."; q3 = "Which of the following does not describe the new merchant class and influence the direction of popular fiction?"; q3answer = "b"; q3a = "pragmatic"; q3b = "nostalgic"; q3c = "impatient"; q3d = "stylish"; q3e = "rivalrous"; q3review = "See page 584."; q4 = "Which convention best matched the literary taste of the middle class?"; q4answer = "d"; q4a = "expressionism"; q4b = "lyricism"; q4c = "classicism"; q4d = "realism"; q4e = "romanticism"; q4review = "See page 584."; q5 = "By what means did literature come to the urban masses?"; q5answer = "d"; q5a = "hand-illuminated manuscripts"; q5b = "oral storytellers"; q5c = "carved architectural decoration"; q5d = "printed books"; q5e = "all of the above"; q5review = "See page 584."; q6 = "Which of the following is not a sign of the Chinese zodiac?"; q6answer = "c"; q6a = "snake"; q6b = "rat"; q6c = "crab"; q6d = "monkey"; q6e = "ram"; q6review = "See page 585."; q7 = "According to what divisions is the premodern period divided?"; q7answer = "a"; q7a = "an emperor's rule"; q7b = "the lunar calendar"; q7c = "the Gregorian calendar"; q7d = "the Chinese zodiac"; q7e = "none of the above"; q7review = "See page 585."; q8 = "What are the loosely connected chapters of Ihara Saikaku's first novel The Life of a Sensuous Man generally considered to indicate?"; q8answer = "e"; q8a = "his profound respect for the Tale of the Genji"; q8b = "his ambivalence to novels in the Western tradition"; q8c = "the distractions of supervising his family's business"; q8d = "the interruptions of civic duty"; q8e = "his movement from poetry to prose fiction"; q8review = "See page 589."; q9 = "Ihara Saikaku's voracious "appetite for life" took him to which of the following places?"; q9answer = "e"; q9a = "no and kabuki theaters"; q9b = "breweries and brothels"; q9c = "law courts and shrines"; q9d = "Chinese trading posts and samurai barracks"; q9e = "all of the above"; q9review = "See page 589."; q10 = "In The Barrelmaker Brimful of Love, what is the former profession of the matchmaker Kosan from Myoto, also called old Nanny?"; q10answer = "a"; q10a = "abortionist"; q10b = "botanist"; q10c = "cartoonist"; q10d = "dancer"; q10e = "all of the above"; q10review = "See page 592."; q11 = "In The Barrelmaker Brimful of Love, how many mysterious things are there in Temma?"; q11answer = "d"; q11a = "none"; q11b = "three"; q11c = "five"; q11d = "seven"; q11e = "a thousand"; q11review = "See page 593."; q12 = "In The Barrelmaker Brimful of Love, by what means does old Nanny get Osen to agree to meet the cooper?"; q12answer = "b"; q12a = "flattery"; q12b = "deception"; q12c = "humor"; q12d = "blackmail"; q12e = "encouragement"; q12review = "See pages 594–595."; q13 = "How is Osen's hair disarranged?"; q13answer = "b"; q13a = "Her husband pulls it loose when he catches her in bed with Chozaemon."; q13b = "Chozaemon drops a bowl on her head."; q13c = "Enraged, Chozaemon's wife throws slices of fresh fish at her."; q13d = "Chozaemon runs his hands through it to chase out a bee."; q13e = "She trips over Chozaemon's outstretched leg."; q13review = "See page 602."; q14 = "What was the stimulus for Matsuo Basho's highly cultivated personal metaphor?"; q14answer = "d"; q14a = "back roads to far towns"; q14b = "raindrops in a basin"; q14c = "a cottage built for him by his followers"; q14d = "a fruitless banana tree with torn leaves"; q14e = "a display of dolls"; q14review = "See page 604."; q15 = "What theme in Matsuo Basho's haiku has come to be considered characteristic of Japanese poetry in general?"; q15answer = "a"; q15a = "the transience and vulnerability of living things"; q15b = "the poverty of the human spirit"; q15c = "the beauty of artistic creation"; q15d = "the monotony of the four seasons"; q15e = "the sadness of truth revealed"; q15review = "See page 605."; q16 = "In The Narrow Road of the Interior, what reason does Matsuo Basho give for Sora joining his pilgrimage?"; q16answer = "e"; q16a = "Sora is delighted by the thought of seeing Matsushima and Kisakata."; q16b = "Sora is beguiled by Matsuo Basho's serene temperament."; q16c = "Sora is eager to spare Matsuo Basho some of the hardship of the road."; q16d = "a and b only"; q16e = "b and c only"; q16review = "See page 609."; q17 = "What does Matsuo Basho embed within the prose of his Narrow Road of the Interior?"; q17answer = "c"; q17a = "colorful illustrations"; q17b = "writings by Confucius"; q17c = "haiku"; q17d = "tanka"; q17e = "all of the above"; q17review = "See pages 607–629."; q18 = "What best describes the sort of places visited by Matsuo Basho?"; q18answer = "a"; q18a = "remote"; q18b = "dangerous"; q18c = "expensive"; q18d = "imaginary"; q18e = "popular"; q18review = "See page 606, 607–629."; q19 = "What image of himself does Matsuo Basho cultivate in The Narrow Road of the Interior?"; q19answer = "e"; q19a = "bodhisattva"; q19b = "lecherous villain"; q19c = "unrecognized mystic"; q19d = "inquisitive explorer"; q19e = "frail pilgrim"; q19review = "See page 606."; q20 = "Ueda Akinari is best known for what type of stories?"; q20answer = "d"; q20a = "social satire"; q20b = "love"; q20c = "domestic life"; q20d = "supernatural"; q20e = "contemplative"; q20review = "See page 629."; q21 = "In his Tales of Moonlight and Rain, Ueda Akinari tells tales of all of the following except:"; q21answer = "b"; q21a = "the ghostly misadventures of husbands who abandon their wives."; q21b = "the tricks visited upon a shogun by a vampire."; q21c = "the spirit of wealth's visit to a money-loving samurai."; q21d = "the animation and escape of fish painted by an eccentric artist."; q21e = "the consumption by a grieving priest of the body of his dead lover."; q21review = "See page 629."; q22 = "Which of the following was not a major influence in Ueda Akinari's writing?"; q22answer = "e"; q22a = "The Tale of the Heike"; q22b = "Chinese literature"; q22c = "The Man'yoshu"; q22d = "no theater"; q22e = "kabuki theater"; q22review = "See page 630."; q23 = "In Bewitched, realizing that his son Toyo-o is a problem, what does Oya no Takesuke do?"; q23answer = "a"; q23a = "He lets Toyo-o become a scholar or a priest."; q23b = "He gives Toyo-o a portion of his wealth."; q23c = "He orders the police to arrest Toyo-o for stealing."; q23d = "He gives Toyo-o away for adoption."; q23e = "He disowns Toyo-o in a lavish ceremony."; q23review = "See page 632."; q24 = "In Bewitched, what does Toyo-o do to ensure a second meeting with Manago?"; q24answer = "c"; q24a = "He accepts her offer of marriage."; q24b = "He sends a servant to spy on her daily routine."; q24c = "He lends her an umbrella."; q24d = "He gets her drunk and professes his love."; q24e = "He kidnaps her."; q24review = "See page 634."; q25 = "What form does Manago assume when the priest attempts to force her to leave Toyo-o?"; q25answer = "a"; q25a = "a serpent"; q25b = "a scorpion"; q25c = "a spider"; q25d = "a she-demon"; q25e = "a salamander"; q25review = "See page 646. 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