Victory for the ACT Student Text 15e

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”ƒ†‹–‹‘ ”‡•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘ —”‹‰ ‡‹Œ‹ ‡•–‘”ƒ–‹‘ Instead of casting aside traditional values †—”‹‰ –Š‡ ‡‹Œ‹ ‡•–‘”ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ ͳͺͺͺǡ –Š‘•‡ who strove to dismantle feudalism and to modernize the country chose to preserve three traditions as the foundations on which they could build a modern Japan upon. 30 30 Passage III the people’s sustaining faith. Being later subordinated to imported Buddhism and Confucianism, Shintoism was perpetuated in Ise and Izumo, the great shrines of the ’‡”‹ƒŽ ˆƒ‹Ž›ǡ —–‹Ž –Š‡ ‡‹Œ‹ ‘†‡”‹œ‡”• established it as a quasi state religion to unify 34 34 entire Japanese value system was respect for and even worshipping the Emperor. During the early centuries of Japanese history, the Shinto cult, in which the Imperial family traced its ancestry to the Sun Goddess, became 32 32 33 33 The older tradition and basis of the 31

͵ͲǤ F. NO CHANGE G. on which they could be building a modern Japan upon H. upon which they could build a modern Japan J. upon which they someday could probably build a modern Japan A. NO CHANGE B. oldest C. old D. OMIT the underlined portion. F. NO CHANGE G. respecting and even worshipping H. respect for and even worship of J. respect and even worship ͵͵Ǥ A. NO CHANGE B. the Imperial family got its ancestry traced back to the Sun Goddess C. the Imperial family’s ancestry was traced back to the Sun Goddess D. the Sun Goddess was considered to be the ancestor of the Imperial family ͵ͶǤ F. NO CHANGE G. Later subordinated H. Later subordinated, J. Subordinated later, ͵ͳǤ ͵ʹǤ