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Chapter 8 Self Quiz - Multiple Choice
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The Confucian canon, officially established around 175 ce, is called the
Daodejing.
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Tu-di Gong.
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Analects.
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Five Classics.
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The people of the core region of China are called
Han.
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Mandarin.
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Mongolian.
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Chinese.
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The time when the East Asian visionaries, the Indian sages, and the Greek philosophers made definitive contributions to the world's social and spiritual framework is referred to as the
Axial age.
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Age of transformation.
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Great Cultural Revolution.
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Third Civilization.
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Which one of the following is NOT one of the aspects of applied Daoism developed to manage worldly life?
Acupuncture.
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Kami.
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Feng shui.
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I Ching.
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Beliefs prevalent in early China that were foundational for later East Asia's diffuse religion included
Everything in the universe is interconnected.
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Spirits, including dead ancestors, populate the universe.
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Unseen forces in heaven and earth can be influenced by the petitions of shamans, oracle readers, and kings.
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All of the above.
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The spiritual force possessed by geographic places, deities, and sages is called
Li.
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Ling.
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Rujia.
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Ren.
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The tradition seeking to harmonize early Confucian humanism with elements of Daoism and Buddhism is called which of the following?
Confucianism.
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Neo-Confucianism.
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Esoteric Daoism.
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Analectism.
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The bond between child and parent is the model for which Confucian ideal?
Li.
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Filial piety.
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Ren.
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Analects.
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What led the shogunate Nobunaga in the 1500s to be receptive to the first Jesuit missionaries?
Dislike of Buddhism.
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Desire to increase trade.
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Desire to banish Confucianism.
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Potential for material gain.
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Characteristics of Daoism include
Cultivation of traditional ritual performances.
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The concept of
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Individual retreat.
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All of the above.
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The political message of Daoism was
Return to primal simplicity, with the state interfering as little as possible.
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To live a simple life and conform to the state's expectations.
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The state controls civil life so that individuals can meditate.
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To follow rules, especially filial piety.
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At the popular level, religious Daoism eventually incorporated which of the following into the Daoist pantheon?
Jesus, the Buddha, and Ganesh.
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Lao Zi, the Buddha, and Guanyin.
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The Buddha, Guanyin, and Muhammad.
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Kitchen god, Master K'ung, and Mencius.
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What tradition teaches that the person is "a center of relatedness"?
Daoism.
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Confucianism.
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Shinto.
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Diffuse religion.
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The compilation of Master K'ung's teaching episodes, anecdotes, and aphorism is called the
Mandate of Heaven.
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Analects.
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Tao Te Ching.
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None of the above.
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When the Chinese first had regular contact with the Europeans in the 1500s, they
Warmly embraced the Europeans.
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Considered Europeans "barbarians."
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Admired the Europeans.
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None of the above.
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The kami of the sun, a goddess, is called
Amaterasu.
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Guan Yu.
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Soka Gakkai.
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Qing-Ming.
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Characteristics of yin include
Bright.
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Dark.
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Mountain.
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Heaven.
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The most "Confucian" nation in East Asia is
Japan.
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Vietnam.
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South Korea.
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China.
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Characteristics of Confucianism include
Active social service.
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Monasticism.
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Individual retreat.
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All of the above.
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Which religion in Korea merged elements of Confucianism and Daoism, was an indigenous response to the challenge of Christianity, and became one of Korea's major religions?
Neo-Sintoism.
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Ch'ondogya.
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Nichiren.
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Soka Gakkai.
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