REL 100 / REL100 MODULE 6 & 7
DAOISM AND CONFUCIANISM EXAM
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Which religious tradition
... [Show More] placed ultimate value on living in harmony with the natural order?
Zen.
Taoism.
Confucianism. Bushido Legalism.
The Daoists speak of Immortals.
Eight
Five
None of these. Three
Twelve
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Which of the following is NOT true of Confucius? He: argued for the selection of rulers by merit, not birth
believed that political involvement can transform the world
challenged tradition and did away with many ancient Chinese beliefs
wanted to make education available to all men, not just elites
Where did Confucianism dominate the philosophy of education?
All of these.
China Korea Japan
Altars in Daoist funerals are permanent structures.
True
False
The Confucian virtue of cultural refinement is
wen
xiao (hsiao) shu
qi ren
Empresses at the Chinese court, like men, could become Taoist priests and achieve
divine status.
True
False
The Dao de jing (Tao Te Ching) advised rulers to amass large armies.
Collect heavy taxes
None of the other answers is correct.
Impose strict restrictions on their subjects.
institute educational systems to indoctrinate the young
Confucianism has been especially concerned about relationships With God
Between human beings
Between human beings and animals With nature
The dynasty during which Philosophical Daoism and Confucianism emerged was
Yi
Chou (Zhou)
Han
Shang Ch'ing
To justify their conquest of the Shang, the Chou (Zhou) dynasty said that T'ien ming emerged from the interaction of yin and yang.
gave power to those with the greatest military might. was the ancestor of the Shang rulers.
revealed its will in the movement of the stars.
gave those who were virtuous the right to rule.
Laozi was elevated to the status of an immortal, then a god in the 1st-2nd c. CE under the Han dynasty.
True
False
The receptive aspect of the universe that expresses itself in silence, darkness, coolness, rest, and femaleness is
yang qi yin
junzi
none of the other answers is correct.
What do you know about the Dao de jing (Tao te ching)? It is Darth Vaderâ s diary
It is a cookbook
It is a book about nature
It is a political manual
It is an adult book
The Celestial Worthy of the Way and Its Power or the Lord of Humanity is
Old baby
Amaterasu Confucius Zhuang Zi Mencius
From what book does the author ask this question: Am I a person dreaming that I am a
butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a person Nihongi
Zhuang Zi
Daodejing Laozi Analects
When did philosophical Taoism and Confucianism develop into religious Taoism and
Confucianism?
Under the Chou (Zhou. dynasty 6th c. BCE
Under the Shang dynasty 1st-2nd c. BCE
Under the Han dynasty
Wu wei is
the Confucian ideal of culture the Confucian ideal of propriety
the Taoist ideal of "no action"
the Vajrayana ideal of compassion the Confucian ideal of benevolence
The book Zhuang Zi is less political and more humorous than the Daodejing.
True
False
When did Confucius live? 4th c. BCE
10th c CE
6th c. BCE
6th c. CE
Some scholars divide the history of Daoism into three periods: philosophical Daoism, religious Daoism and folk Daoism. Religious Daoism begins with
the Celestial Masters movement
the emergence of the Daode Jing and Zuangzi texts the birth of Kong Fuzi
the birth of Laozi
How is yang represented in Daoist religious art?
with unbroken lines
with broken lines
In the Daoist tradition, human beings are believed to have formed as a result of:
the harmonizing of Yin and Yang
the work of the gods and lesser deities
excess energy left over after the creation of the Earth
the swirling patterns of cloudlike energy created by the Dao
Yin and Yang are associated with all of the following EXCEPT Heavy and Light
Evil and Good.
Dark and Bright. Female and Male. Earth and Heaven.
Before Taoism, the religion of the Shang dynasty included
ancestor worship
All of these. veneration of Shang Di
None of these.
divination with oracle bones
When did the Ch'ing rulers of China abolish the civil service exam based on Confucian texts in favor of a Western system of education? It was done at a time when the Chinese felt threatened by European imperialism.
At the beginning of the twentieth century
6th c. BCE
In the twenty first century 1st and 2nd c. CE
What are Confucian temples of culture called?
qi
xiao (hsiao) ren
wen miao
shu
In Taoist religious art works, the yin pattern of energy is represented by
A square A triangle
A discontinuous line A continuous line
Which of the following would best describe the beliefs of Laozi?
The sage should try to subdue and regulate nature
The sage should seek harmony with the Tao (Dao)
The sage should use force to teach others The sage should love all people equally
The life force or the primordial breath of life composed of yin and yang is
shu
xiao (hsiao) wen
qi (ch'i)
ren
Pan Chao, one of the authors you read in your workbook, was an Immortal
a female healer
a Confucian female scholar
a feminist activist of the twentieth century a Daoist priest
Confucius hoped to
restore the social harmony of the past
reestablish appreciation for simple living introduce new ideas about nature
stop the destruction of books by the emperor
A government based on wu wei would promote
a theocracy a dictatorship
a strict monarchy
non interference
Sickness in Daoism is the result of bad deeds. When you are sick a priest could ask you to confess your sins.
True
False
The major question debated by the Legalists, Confucians, and Taoists at the time of the Chou (Zhou) dynasty was
The relationship between sex and love.
the relationship between education and knowledge. The relationship between parents and children
The existence of God
The relationship between virtue and rulership.
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In Daoism, priests and deities (male and female) share exactly the same robes.
True
False
What is the role of the Three Officials?
to govern a pantheon of gods to protect worshipers from evil to immortalize humans
to keep records of human deeds
to reveal the Dao
One of the chief Confucian virtues is filial piety
de ru
ren (jen) shu
xiao (hsiao)
In popular belief or religious Confucianism, Confucius was considered a god and a
miracle worker who could be invoked for blessings.
True
False
The Dao is experienced as female because it is nurturing.
True
False
The Legalist school advocated
that only strong laws and coercion work to maintain virtue
that universal love is key to develop virtue that order can be found only in nature.
that transcendent values can be found in human relationships
that Shang Di is a creator god and the ancestor of the Chinese people.
According to Taoists, gods
Exist, but they reside in the stars only
Exist by the thousands within and outside our body
Do not exist. The shifting of negative and positive energies explains the origin of the universe.
Are evil bureaucrats and take note of all human actions
Reside in trees and plants
What is the big difference between Taoism and Confucianism?
In Taoism, people are believed to be selfish and laws ought to be enforced to teach them virtue; in Confucianism, virtue is imposed by family and society.
In Taoism, priests train people to become great citizens of the empire; in Confucianism, priests teach people to live according to nature
In Taoism you let the Tao happen and virtue will come naturally; in Confucianism, you are taught to make the Tao great by seeking virtue
The active aspect of reality that expresses itself in speech, light, heat, and maleness is
yang
yin
none of the above junzi
qi (châ i)
How is energy depicted in Daoist art? scepter and fan
dragon
clouds and smoke
lotus
ivory tablets
According to the traditional story, Laozi wrote the Dao de jing because he had to publish or perish.
his mother begged him to do so. Confucius asked him to do so. he needed money.
a border guard would not let him pass until he did so.
Which of the following is NOT a Confucian virtue?
filial piety
individualism
empathy and consideration for others carrying out rites correctly
cultural refinement
In Taoism and Confucianism your body is a microcosm of the universe.
True
False
What does it mean that the Dao that can be spoken is not the eternal Dao? The Daodejing must be read in utter silence and never recited aloud.
The earthly Dao is incomplete but the heavenly Dao is eternal.
The Dao is eternal and cannot be completely understood or described in words.
The Dao cannot be named or experienced.
"Do not do to others what you would not have done to yourself" is an expression of which Confucian virtue?
jen (ren)
shu
xiao (hsiao) qi
wen
The concept of li requires that people seek the overthrow of unjust rulers
submit to an impersonal force
Make frequent use of divination using oracle bones such as a turtle shell
Fulfill social and ritual obligations at the right times and places
Confucius taught that human beings
are best left alone in harmony with the natural environment
best develop their natural goodness within a harmonious social environment
need to learn how to be submissive to the rulers of the state should strive for political power
Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Relations of Confucianism?
parent and child
elder brother and younger brother ruler and subject
husband and wife
lover and beloved
How is the Celestial Worthy of the Way and its Power or the Lord of Humanity portrayed in China?
Like a disabled beggar
Like a young scholar of the Han dynasty Like a baby
Like a bald man with a fan
Like an old man with gray hair and a beard
When did the communist government outlaw sacrifices to Confucius?
6th c. BCE 2nd c. CE
Twentieth century
Nineteenth century Twenty First century
The "noble or virtuous person" who is the refined human ideal of Confucianism is
junzi ren wen shu
qi (châ i)
Mao Tze-Tung (Mao Zedong) was a Confucian.
Daoist. Buddhist
Marxist Shintoist
A Confucian scholar would act by following the principle of wu wei
True False
What is the name of the God of the Stove?
Wen Taiji Shen Ren Shu
In Confucianism, filial piety asks for
the mutual devotion of all members of the family to each other
devotion to one's whole family
devotion to one's parents
devotion to one's children, respect toward elders, and total obedience
The classic work of divination used to interpret hexagrams in Confucianism and Daoism is the
Yi Jing (I Ching)
Dao de jing (Tao te ching) Kojiki
Analects
Taoists thought they could gain immortality because they
understood and could manipulate the natural process of change and transformation.
would be rewarded by Amaterasu for their faithful service. understood the dharma and could escape samsara.
were good people who would be rewarded in the afterlife.
What is the Chinese word for VIRTUE? dao
wen
de
shu Li
The Three Purities of Daoism are
The Lord of Earth, the Heavenly Worthy of Numinous Treasure, and the deified Laozi
The Jade Emperor, the Lord of Heaven, and the Lord of Humanity The primordial Dao, the Queen Mother of the West, and the Immortal
A very slow martial art aimed at removing obstructions for the healthy flow of energy
throughout the body called was developed in the eighteenth century. Skate-boarding
T'ai-chi ch'uan
Daodejing Karate Kungfu
Turtle and cranes in Chinese art are symbols of:
Knowledge of right etiquette
Long life and wisdom
Laziness Fertility
The Five Classics of Confucianism include books on:
Ethics Divination
Respectful rules of behvaior
All of these.
Poetry
Which pattern of energy went up and formed heaven? The One
The Yang
The Yin The Two The Zero
The Analects are
The sayings of Confucius and his followers
The sayings of Mencius
The sayings of Laozi and Confucius
Which religiouus tradition offered the promise of immortality through alchemical and hygienic practices?
Shinto
Daosim (Taoism)
Buddhism Confucianism Tenrikyo [Show Less]