Question

Background information: Kang Sang’uk [Kang Sang Wook] was born in 1935 and grew up in a small village in colonial Korea under Japanese rule.

The Japanese in almost every community set up Shinto shrines high on the hill and once a month they held a ceremony there. They ordered everyone, Japanese and Korean, to attend and bow to the gods of Shinto. The one in Kanggye city was quite large. Even though my family was Christian, I went along with the school group. We went during class hours and we kids trooped along without thinking too much about it. Each village was supposed to have a shrine, but many villages were too small to bother with. Our ancestral village of Toktari never had Japanese people or a Shinto shrine. It was simply too small. One Christian seminary told its people not to bow to the shrines and consequently they suffered continual persecution. Many others did as they were told in order to survive. As a child, I didn’t notice all this. Mostly I played happily, drawing airplanes, drawing maps with different colors.

–Document 7: Kang Sang’uk,
2001

Which effects of Japanese policies in Korea did Kang Sang’uk recall? Select all that apply.

Japan set up Shinto shrines in many communities.
Japan supported many religions in Korea, including Christianity.
Most Korean people converted to Shintoism and held ceremonies in shrines.
The Japanese ordered everyone to bow to the gods of Shinto.
Some Korean people refused to bow to the shrines and were persecuted.

Answer 1

Correct selections:
- Japan set up Shinto shrines in many communities.
- The Japanese ordered everyone to bow to the gods of Shinto.
- Some Korean people refused to bow to the shrines and were persecuted.

Explanation: The passage says shrines were set up in “almost every community,” people were “ordered… to attend and bow,” and a Christian seminary that refused “suffered continual persecution.”