2nd Pt Japanese Lit

Question 1

Before 1200

Answer 1

learning was confined in court circles

Question 2

The military came to power and only priests were allowed

Answer 2

1400-1500

Question 3

reading became a popular pastime

Answer 3

1600

Question 4

a large proportion of japanese literary works were written by?

Answer 4

women

Question 5

spoken and written languages were identical like ____?

Answer 5

english

Question 6

literary works in Japan were almost

Answer 6

exclusively chinese

Question 7

A lot of Chinese characters were _____?

Answer 7

borrowed

Question 8

Japanese use _________, ___________, ____________

Answer 8

Hiragana, Kanji, Katakana

Question 9

mostly used for loanwords

Answer 9

katakana

Question 10

important literary work was?

Answer 10

Nihongi (Chronicles of Japan)

Question 11

Poetry is also used in ______?

Answer 11

courtship

Question 12

a five-line poem with a total of 31 syllables

Answer 12

Tanka

Question 13

a three-line poem with a total of 17 syllables

Answer 13

Haiku

Question 14

Earliest Japanese Literary Work

Answer 14

Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters)

Question 15

Drama is a Favorite form of entertainment

Answer 15

True

Question 16

3 types of drama

Answer 16

Noh Play, Joruri, Kabuki