Internet Exercises       If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar, or choose File>Print from the menu.   Back to Exercise List     Francis Xavier in Japan St. Francis Xavier: Letter from Japan, to the Society of Jesus in Europe, 1552 1. How does St. Francis describe the customs and manners of the Japanese? 2. How does St. Francis describe the religious beliefs of the Japanese? How does he compare them with those of Christianity? 3. In what ways does St. Francis exhibit any bias toward the Japanese, or lack of knowledge of them? 4. Why was the concept of hell difficult for the Japanese to accept? 5. How did evangelical activities abroad help bolster the goals of imperialists in Europe?