The Tao Multiple-Choice Quiz

Ray Billington

. Billington's primary goal in this chapter is to

describe some of the key concepts of Taoist thought.

explain the Taoist creation story, from which all Taoist teachings follow.

contrast Taoism with other Chinese religious thought.

criticize Western interpretations of the Taoist notion of wu-wei.

. According to Billington, yin and yang can best be understood as

the force of evil and the force of good, which alternately control the affairs of the heavens, earth, and humanity.

an inferior force and a superior force, which the Taoists equated with femininity and masculinity.

opposite forces or things, like cold and heat or dark and light, which cannot exist without the other.

the two main gods of the Taoist religion, which alternate during night and day, winter and summer, and so on.

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