Context and Background
How many parts consists The Tales of the Heike?
Three
What year did the battle between the Heike and Genji clans started?
1180
What is Kiyomori's biggest regret?
to NOT hold the severed head of Yoritomo
Who requested Shuzei to compile an anthology of poetry?
The retired emperor
What did the Heike do to the imperial palace?
Set fire
What genre does the Tales of the Heike belong to?
Warrior Tales
What country did the bells of the Gion monastery echoed?
India
What was Kiyomori unable to do with his illness?
Swallow anything, i.e. water
Who is Shunzei to Tadanori?
His old poetry teacher
What design were the shape of the roof tiles in the Temporary Palace?
Ducks
The Tales of the Heike became standardized and was translated by ___
Kakuichi
Name of Kiyomori's son that confronts him?
Shigemori
How old was Kiyomori when he died?
Sixty-four
What was the title of the poem that Shunzei selected?
Blossoms in the Old Capital
What name were the flock of white birds given?
Capital birds
___ was reflected by the Buddhist law
Retribution
What caused Japan to get "wracked" during Kiyomori's reign as head of the clan?
Natural disaster i.e. fires, tornados, earthquakes
"Mu" also known as ___
Never
Senzaishu, also known as ____
The Collection of a Thousand Years
What day and month did the Heike departed from the capital?
Twenty-fifth day of the seventh month
The Genji and the Heike clans are also known as ____ and ____ respectively.
Minamoto and Tiara
Name of the leader of the Genji clan
Yoritomo
Where was Hozo's mother when he requested to see her to Enma?
Hottest part in hell
Shunzei's first name?
Fujiwara
What season did the Heike spent at their former home?
Autumn