Chapter 9 | Student Practice Quizzes

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Question 1:

Which of the following is NOT one of the religious traditions which blended with early practices to create the diffuse religion of South Asia?
a) Confucianism
b) Hinduism
c) Daoism
d) Buddhism

Question 2:

Which of the following is NOT one of the evils that mid-nineteenth century reformers associated with Confucianism?
a) Political despotism
b) Social disintegration
c) Sexual promiscuity
d) Economic retardation

Question 3:

The Shang burial traditions required ________.
a) that the dead be buried with all the essentials for life in the next world
b) that the wife of the dead be buried with him
c) that the deceased be buried on the grounds of the family home
d) that the living never enter the burial site after interment

Question 4:

Why was the millennium that occurred from the Zhou dynasty until the fall of the Han dynasty formative?
a) True
b) False

Question 5:

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Hierarchical Relationships of classical Confucianism?
a) Friend and friend
b) Husband and wife
c) Ruler and minister
d) Cat and bird

Question 6:

The Dao can only be expressed through ________.
a) silence
b) singing
c) poetry
d) debate

Question 7:

According to Daoist thought, which of the following is the true teacher of humanity?
a) Politics
b) Family
c) Study
d) Nature

Question 8:

Circa what year was the content of the Five Confucian Classics officially established?
a) 500 CE
b) 121 BCE
c) 175 CE
d) 750 BCE

Question 9:

By what year had Mahayana Buddhism spread through China, Korea, and Japan?
a) 552 CE
b) 120 CE
c) 372 CE
d) 1500 BCE

Question 10:

What is the symbol of Amaterasu?
a) A new-born lamb
b) A mirror
c) A wave
d) A flaming sword

Question 11:

‘The unity of the three faiths’ refers to which three faiths?
a) Confucianism, Hinduism, and Buddhism
b) Daoism, Confucianism, and Shintoism
c) Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism
d) Hinduism, Daoism, and Shintoism

Question 12:

Which one of the following is NOT one of the aspects of applied Daoism developed to manage worldly life?
a) Acupuncture
b) Kami
c) Feng-shui
d) I-Ching

Question 13:

Characteristics of Confucianism include ________.
a) solitary meditation
b) celibacy
c) active social service
d) monasticism

Question 14:

Characteristics of Daoism include ________.
a) individual retreat
b) emphasis on traditional ritual performance
c) hierarchical relationship within the family
d) political involvement

Question 15:

At the popular level, which of the following were eventually included in the Daoist pantheon?
a) The Buddha, Guanyin, and Muhammad
b) Jesus, Amaterasu, and the Buddha
c) Kitchen God, Master K’ung, and Amaterasu
d) Lao Zi, the Buddha, and Guanyin

Question 16:

Which of the following is a characteristic of ‘yin’?
a) Spring
b) Bright
c) West
d) East

Question 17:

Which of the following is a characteristic of ‘yang’?
a) Bright
b) Female
c) Valley
d) Earth

Question 18:

What is the name of the spiritual force that inhabits legendary figures and geographical features (such as springs, rivers, and mountain peaks)?
a) Li
b) Ling
c) Rujia
d) Ren

Question 19:

Which of the following was NOT one of the six components of Confucian education?
a) Music
b) Mathematics
c) Dance
d) Archery

Question 20:

Which of the following is the Confucian term for a ‘perfected person’?
a) Shen-jiao
b) Rujia
c) Sheng-ren
d) Xin-zhai

Question 21:

Which of the following in the usual term which refers to a Shinto priest?
a) Shinshoku
b) Hahn
c) Kami
d) Wai-wu

Question 22:

Which of the following is the translation of the Chinese term for the era of colonialism and modernization?
a) Bitterness
b) Patient endurance
c) Humiliation
d) Struggle

Question 23:

Which of the following is the translation of the Japanese term for the era of colonialism and modernization?
a) Bitterness
b) Patient endurance
c) Humiliation
d) Struggle

Question 24:

Reformers in the modern era felt that Confucianism served the purposes of what group?
a) Authoritarian governments
b) Uneducated mobs
c) Sexual deviants
d) Merchants

Question 25:

In what year was the first Chinese temple built in Canada?
a) 1923
b) 1875
c) 1987
d) 1953

Question 26:

Japanese nationalism of the Meiji era drew primarily on what tradition?
a) Daoist
b) Zen
c) Confucian
d) Shinto

Question 27:

The first Christians to proselytize in Ming China were ________.
a) Presbyterian
b) Baptist
c) Jesuit
d) Franciscan

Question 28:

During the Cultural Revolution, Mao required Red Guards to refer to Confucius and his sons as ________.
a) Heroes of the Proletariat
b) Villainous Slave-Owners
c) The Teachers of the People
d) Owners of Brothels

Question 29:

Which of the following is NOT accepted as a ‘new religion’ in East Asia?
a) Falun Gong
b) Aum Shinrikyo
c) Perfect Liberty Kyodan
d) Agonshu

Question 30:

‘Third Epoch’ Confucians are critical of ________.
a) Global modernization
b) Empirical science
c) Democratic politics
d) Gender equality

Question 31:

Roughly 40 per cent of the world’s population is East Asian.
a) True
b) False

Question 32:

During the first periods of East Asian immigration, most Canadians shared the standard imperial view of East Asians as naturally inferior.
a) True
b) False

Question 33:

Some early Chinese cultural forms have been better preserved in Korea and Japan than in modern China.
a) True
b) False

Question 34:

Modern scholars attribute the success of Japan solely to its early and rapid Westernization.
a) True
b) False

Question 35:

During the Shang dynasty, only the Shang rulers were allowed to petition the highest deity.
a) True
b) False

Question 36:

Confucius came to be described as a demigod.
a) True
b) False

Question 37:

Chinese polytheistic theology regarded the deities as evil.
a) True
b) False

Question 38:

The Dao (the mystical reality underlying nature) can only be expressed through the most refined and classical language.
a) True
b) False

Question 39:

For Daoists, the human body is a potentially perfectible vessel.
a) True
b) False

Question 40:

The state religion of the Han period placed the emperor in the position of chief priest.
a) True
b) False

Question 41:

Systematization of Daoist texts and teachings was motivated by Buddhism’s rise to prominence.
a) True
b) False

Question 42:

In the eighth century, Buddhists in Korea were marginalized and deprived of state protection.
a) True
b) False

Question 43:

In Eastern Asia, Buddhism was generally adopted by members of the elite.
a) True
b) False

Question 44:

Japan’s resistance to Chinese deities was bolstered by Shinto mythology which portrayed Japan as unique and superior.
a) True
b) False

Question 45:

Confucians viewed the Buddhist ideal of monastic celibacy and retreat from society as anti-social.
a) True
b) False

Question 46:

Mao Zedong believed it was possible to combine communist rule with strong religious traditions.
a) True
b) False

Question 47:

Confucianism in China was undermined when the Chinese government required mastery of Confucian learning as a precondition for winning a position in the Chinese civil service.
a) True
b) False

Question 48:

Neo-Confucianism was influenced by the Daoist concept of humanities unity with the natural world.
a) True
b) False

Question 49:

The largest Buddhist centre in Japan today is the Pure Land School.
a) True
b) False

Question 50:

Historically, Shinto priests at major shrines have always been males from aristocratic families.
a) True
b) False

Question 51:

‘Cleverness’ is one of the most common deities in Chinese communities.
a) True
b) False

Question 52:

Cemeteries in East Asia are fearsome places to be avoided.
a) True
b) False

Question 53:

The term for a Japanese Shinto shrine is ‘jinja’.
a) True
b) False

Question 54:

The goal of feng shui is to maximize human flourishing in both natural and man-made environments.
a) True
b) False

Question 55:

Traditional funeral processions are still forbidden in China.
a) True
b) False

Question 56:

In Japan the revival of religion commenced after WWII.
a) True
b) False

Question 57:

The Japanese are lacking in religion.
a) True
b) False

Question 58:

An estimated 20 per cent of modern Japanese people adhere to ‘new religions’.
a) True
b) False

Question 59:

Both Confucianism and Daoism see this world as sacred.
a) True
b) False

Question 60:

The Confucian revival movement wants to return to the teachings of the early sages.
a) True
b) False

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