1. Why were the Kirishtani (Japanese Christians) so excited about the arrival of priests, when they knew it meant danger?
2. Why was it not enough to say that you had given up your belief in Christianity-why did you have to step on a fumie?
3. Why was it so important that the priests, not just the Japanese people, apostatize?
4. Why did the Japanese keep Ferreira alive and working?
5. Why, according to Inoue, did Christianity ultimately fail to take hold in a majority of Japanese?