Hiroshima: Study Help: Quiz

1: What is Miss Sasaki's occupation at the time that the bomb is dropped?

a. A clerk in the personnel department of the East Asia Tin Works

b. A surgeon at the Red Cross Hospital

c. A newspaper journalist

d. A childcare provider working from her home

2: Where is Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge when he awakens after the explosion?

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

b. In a nearby river, squeezed between two timbers

c. In the vegetable garden of the mission

d. Lodged beneath a toppled confessional booth

3: Which of the six main characters suffers a broken leg as a result of the bomb blast?

a. Dr. Sasaki

b. Reverend Mr. Tanimoto

c. Miss Sasaki

d. Mrs. Nakamura

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

a. Her wedding ring

b. A silk kimono

c. A rosary necklace

d. A sewing machine

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

a. To protect himself from the nearby fires

b. To avoid coming into contact with any injured people

c. Because he cannot free his legs from beneath a heavy log

d. Because he is disoriented and cannot remember how to get home

6: Which of the following natural phenomena do not threaten the survivors immediately after the bomb blast?

a. Fires

b. Whirlwinds

c. Abnormal rainfall

d. Earthquake

7: How many doctors are left to treat the 10,000 victims who are making their way to the Red Cross Hospital?

a. 6

b. 30

c. 200

d. 1

8: What announcement gives the survivors false hope that help is on the way?

a. A naval officer announces that a naval hospital is coming

b. A telegram announces that crates of food and medical supplies are coming

c. A man arrives from the countryside and announces that soldiers are marching into the city to help them

d. The Emperor of Japan makes a radio announcement that doctors are being sent from Kyoto to assist the wounded

9: Where does the second atomic bomb strike on August 9, 1945?

a. Hiroshima

b. Nagasaki

c. Kyoto

d. Tokyo

10: What do the survivors discover in the basement of the hospital that illustrates the unusualness of this bomb?

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

b. The metal file cabinets have melted.

c. Dozens of mice have all dropped dead.

d. The X-rays on file have all been exposed.

11: What symptoms are most typically associated with radiation sickness?

a. Nausea, diarrhea, bleeding, loss of hair

b. Fragile bones and skin discoloration

c. Insomnia and indigestion

d. Memory loss, disorientation, fainting spells

12: What term is used to refer to the survivors of the Hiroshima bombing?

a. Hibakusha

b. Sampan

c. Grummans

d. Hiroshites

13: Which phrase summarizes the philosophy of shikatata ga-nai?

a. "Out of tragedy come strength."

b. "It can't be helped."

c. "The honorable will survive."

d. "Hope is the thing with feathers."

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