7Language Arts Unit 10 Heritage: Japanese Culture in a Folktale
Finding the Facts in "My Lord Bag of Rice"
Match each quote from the folktale with the correct historical fact on the right.
"Hidesato showed not the least sign of
Hidesato was a brave warrior.
fear
"He fitted the notch to his bow, took
careful aim once more and let fly."
Hidesato defeated the rebel Taira no
Masakado, bringing peace to Japan.
"The fame of Hidesato's fortune spread
far and wide.
Hidesato was a well-trained military
leader.
"Day dawned beautiful and clear. The
centipede was gone."
Hidesato was made governor of an
entire province of Japan.

Select the correct text in the passage. in richard connell's short story "the most dangerous game," zaroffs aristocratic appearance and dignified manners mask his sinister, animalistic nature. which line from the excerpt best provides a glimpse into his true nature? rainsford's first impression was that the man was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost bizarre quality about the general's face. he was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was a vivid white; but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as the night from which rainsford had come. his eyes, too, were black and very bright. he had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face-the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat. turning to the giant in uniform, the general made a sign. the giant put away his pistol, saluted, withdrew. "ivan is an incredibly strong fellow," remarked the general, "but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. a simple fellow, but, i'm afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage." "is he russian? " "he is a cossack," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "so am i." half apologetically general zaroff said, "we do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. forgive any lapses. we are well off the beaten track, you know." laughter shook the general. "how extraordinarily droll you are! " he said. "one does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated class, even in america, with such a naive, and, if i may say so, mid-victorian point of view. it's like finding a snuffbox in a limousine. ah, well, doubtless you