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Chapter 5 Self-Quiz
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What were the conditions that gave rise to early Chinese philosophy?
A peaceful kingdom with ample time for leisure
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A homogenous group of people situated on a vast land
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Several small states engaged in brutal wars
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Frequent sharing of ideas with other civilizations
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Why did early Chinese philosophers think global peace was possible?
It was achieved in the past
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It must happen eventually
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It would be a continuation of the present state of affairs
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They'd found the one true king
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How did many Chinese philosophers lend credence to their theories?
Appealing to universal truths
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Proving using empirical evidence
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Tying them to ancient sages and kings
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Creating something new and different
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Whom did the Mozi advise one care for the most?
One's own parents
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One must care for everyone the same
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One's children
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One's king
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For the Mozi, what is the standard for proving something is true or right?
Whether it makes practical sense
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Whether it has a corresponding pure idea
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Nothing can ever be proven true or right
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Whether someone believes it
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According to Gongsun Long, "hardness and whiteness"
are qualities of the object that are separate from the physical object
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are abstract ideas
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are illusions created by the mind
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are physically overlapping qualities that are inseparable from the object
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Who was the main opponent of Mohist moral and political ideas?
Daoists
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School of Names
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Confucians
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Zhou Dynasty
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In which Chinese philosophical school is the Zhuangzi included?
Mohist
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School of Names
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Daoist
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Confucian
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Which is the best explanation of the Zhuangzi's metaphor of the turtle dragging its tail in the mud?
One should not judge a person by their appearance
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It's better to live according to one's nature than to strive for fame and luxury.
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A person is judged by the trail they leave behind.
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Things do not exist independently of our perception of them.
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With which philosophical problem does the Daodejing begin?
Is it possible to retain grace and dignity as a person grows old?
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Is it possible for humans to live in a natural way?
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Is it possible to describe in words the concepts most essential to a well-lived life?
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Is it possible that humans never really understand one another?
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