Hiroshima Test

1. What symptoms are most typically associated with radiation sickness?

Nausea, diarrhea, bleeding, loss of hair

Fragile bones and skin discoloration

Insomnia and indigestion

Memory loss, disorientation, fainting spells

2. What term is used to refer to the survivors of the Hiroshima bombing?

Hibakusha

Sampan

Grummans

Hiroshites

3. What item considered to be the "symbol of her livelihood" does Mrs. Nakamura drop into the cement tank in front of her house?

Her wedding ring

A silk kimono

A rosary necklace

A sewing machine

4. Which of the six main characters suffers a broken leg as a result of the bomb blast?

Dr. Sasaki

Reverend Mr. Tanimoto

Miss Sasaki

Mrs. Nakamura

5. Match the character with their occupation.

Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamura

Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge

Mr. Kiyoshi Tanimoto

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6. Why does Dr. Fujii decide to remain in the river after the explosion?

To protect himself from the nearby fires

To avoid coming into contact with any injured people

Because he cannot free his legs from beneath a heavy log

Because he is disoriented and cannot remember how to get home

7. What do the survivors discover in the basement of the hospital that illustrates the unusualness of this bomb?

Water has begun to eat through the plumbing pipes like acid.

The metal file cabinets have melted.

Dozens of mice have all dropped dead.

The X-rays on file have all been exposed.

8. Where is Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge when he awakens after the explosion?

Resting on a cot on the third floor of the mission house

In a nearby river, squeezed between two timbers

In the vegetable garden of the mission

Lodged beneath a toppled confessional booth

9. Which phrase summarizes the philosophy of shikatata ga-nai?

"Out of tragedy come strength."

"It can't be helped."

"The honorable will survive."

"Hope is the thing with feathers."

10. Match the character with their occupation.

Miss Toshinki Sasaki

Dr. Masakazu Fujii

Dr. Terufumi Sasaki