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Shusako Endo's "Deep River" Trivia Quiz

Here's a quiz on a book I read for an Asian history course at my local university. I hope you enjoy this quiz as much as I did creating it.

A multiple-choice quiz by JsusFreak. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
JsusFreak

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
95,762

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
151

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is an adjective used to describe Mitsuko? Hint

Cynical

Happy

Open-minded

Caring

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Question 2 of 10

2. What ailment does Isobe's wife succumb to? Hint

Diabetes

Brain damage from a car accident

Heart attack

Cancer

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where do Mitsuko and her husband go on their honeymoon? Hint

Italy

Grand Canyon

Washington D.C.

France

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the vegetable that Otsu uses for God? Hint

Carrot

Lettuce

Tomato

Onion

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Question 5 of 10

5. What does Numado do for a living? Hint

Writes children's books

School psychologist

Teaches elementary school

C.E.O

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Question 6 of 10

6. While in combat, Kiguchi comes down with malaria and his friend gives him something strange to eat. What is it? Hint

Human flesh

Grass

Dog meat

Lizard

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Question 7 of 10

7. Mitsuko once served as a volunteer in a hospital giving aid to whose wife? Hint

Kiguchi's wife

Enami's wife

Numado's wife

Isobe's wife

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Question 8 of 10

8. While everyone was visiting India for spiritual guidance, what important event happened? Hint

The independence of India from Britain

None of these

The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi

The assassination of Indhira Gandhi

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Question 9 of 10

9. What did Mr. Sanjo do that offended the Hindus lingering near the Ganges River? Hint

Photographed the cadavers that were being carried out to the river

Spat in the Ganges

Taunted the Hindus

Splashed water on those bathing in the river

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Question 10 of 10

10. Why was Otsu rejected by the Catholic church? Hint

He converted to Islam

He became a Baptist

He married a Hindu woman

His beliefs were more pantheistic than Christian

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is an adjective used to describe Mitsuko?

Answer: Cynical

Mitsuko is a cynical woman who constantly picks on her friend, Otsu, for his Christian beliefs.

2. What ailment does Isobe's wife succumb to?

Answer: Cancer

When his wife dies, Isobe tries to make sense of her death and goes soul searching in India.

3. Where do Mitsuko and her husband go on their honeymoon?

Answer: France

They ended up splitting off individually to see the things they wanted to enjoy by themselves. Mitsuko ends up running into Otsu on her honeymoon.

4. What is the vegetable that Otsu uses for God?

Answer: Onion

He uses the word "onion" because it sounded much more pleasant to Mitsuko, who was offended by God's name.

5. What does Numado do for a living?

Answer: Writes children's books

He likes to write children's books and he has an ability to talk to animals. On occasion, he had a dog and a couple of birds. He went to India and bought a bird from a pet shop to set it free.

6. While in combat, Kiguchi comes down with malaria and his friend gives him something strange to eat. What is it?

Answer: Human flesh

It turns out that the person being fed to Kiguchi was a dead comrade, and it freaked him out after finding out the truth about his "meal."

7. Mitsuko once served as a volunteer in a hospital giving aid to whose wife?

Answer: Isobe's wife

She did some volunteer work in a hospital before doing some soul-searching in India.

8. While everyone was visiting India for spiritual guidance, what important event happened?

Answer: The assassination of Indhira Gandhi

They were in the wrong place at the wrong time when, in October of 1984, Indhira Gandhi was murdered by a group of Sikhs.

9. What did Mr. Sanjo do that offended the Hindus lingering near the Ganges River?

Answer: Photographed the cadavers that were being carried out to the river

Mr. Sanjo was then chased by an angry mob, and managed to escape after Otsu stood in the way to stop them from maiming him. Otsu was then clobbered and sent to the hospital with a neck injury.

10. Why was Otsu rejected by the Catholic church?

Answer: His beliefs were more pantheistic than Christian

He believed that the God of the Christians was also the God of the Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, etc.

Source: Author JsusFreak

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