36 QUESTIONS QUIZ ON JAPAN

36 QUESTIONS QUIZ ON JAPAN

1.   What might a Japan family do during the fifth month of pregnancy?

2.   When will the baby’s name be announced in Japan?

3.   Traditionally where and how long does the new mother go and stay after leaving the hospital?

4.   What are the funeral guests expected to do at the funeral?

5.   What is the size of Japan while compared to the U.S. state of Montana and German?

6.   What are the four main islands of Japan?

7.   What is the highest point in Japan?

8.   What is Japan known as historically?

9.   Through what against China (1895) and Russia (1905) Japan established itself as regional power?

10.    In what year, a massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake occurred roughly 70 miles from the coast of Japan and triggered a massive tsunami that washed as far as 6 miles inland?

11.    What are the group of islands southwest of Japan called that both China and Japan claim ownership of the islands?

12.    What is Japan’s population?

13.    What is Japan’s official language?

14.    Is Japanese written language related to Chinese characters?

15.    What is Japanese written language called?

16.    How many phonetic alphabets are there in Japanese?

17.    What are these phonetic alphabets called individually?

18.    What is the religion that most Japanese practice?

19.    What was important historically in ordering social values as illustrated by the Code of the Warrior (Bushido)?

20.    Is Japanese society is group oriented or individual oriented?

21.    What is essential and takes precedence over personal feelings in Japanese society?

22.    What is very undesirable in Japanese general attitude?

23.    What can it mean when a Japanese businessman says “I will think about it”?

24.    What is a characteristic of the Japanese even in appearance?

25.    What is the general rule for personal appearance in Japan?

26.    Name three Japanese traditional dress/clothes.

27.    What is the traditional greeting between Japanese?

28.    Explain how a bow is correctly performed for Japanese.

29.    Name two things that are not impolite or improper in Japan.

30.    Toward what direction are the shoes taken off supposed to be placed pointing?

31.    What are you supposed to do before stepping into the house in Japan?

32.    What is the educational attitude of parents toward the children before they start school?

33.    Often what or who plays a primary role in disciplining a child and may not refer infractions to the child’s parents?

34.    Why are Japanese children given light chores?

35.    Traditionally was it consider improper or proper for a woman to have a job?

36.    Do the women in Japan often have the full-time permanent position s at work? Why or Why not?