A) Confucius B) Mencius C) Buddha D) Laozi
A) Bhagavad Gita B) Analects C) The Art of War D) Tao Te Ching
A) Enlightenment B) Benevolence C) Suffering D) Harmony
A) Han Dynasty B) Tang Dynasty C) Ming Dynasty D) Qin Dynasty
A) Religion B) Government C) Family D) Education
A) Huineng B) Bodhidharma C) Sunzi D) Mencius
A) Warrior B) Monk C) Artist D) Gentleman
A) Compassion B) Filial piety C) Spiritual enlightenment D) Selflessness
A) Buddhism B) Ruism C) Daoism D) Shinto
A) Warring States period B) Qin dynasty C) Han dynasty D) Hundred Schools of Thought era (c. 500 BCE)
A) Ren (仁) B) Zhi (智) C) Yi (義) D) Li (禮)
A) Daoism B) Neo-Confucianism C) Legalism D) Mohism
A) 1905 B) 1950 C) 1911 D) 1949
A) Chiang Kai-shek B) Mao Zedong C) Deng Xiaoping D) Sun Yat-sen
A) Socialism B) Capitalism C) Confucian work ethic D) Communism
A) Japan B) Vietnam C) China D) South Korea
A) As a form of mysticism B) As a purely political ideology C) As a religion focused on an omnipotent deity D) As a philosophical system which regards 'the secular as sacred'
A) Yi (義) B) Li (禮) C) Zhi (智) D) Ren (仁)
A) The physical sky B) A transcendent moral order C) An omnipotent deity D) Human destiny
A) Individual freedom B) Military strength C) Virtue, social harmony, and familial responsibility D) Economic prosperity
A) Traditionalist B) Ruism C) Kǒngjiào D) Rú
A) Kǒngjiào B) Rújiā C) Rúxué D) 孔家店
A) 'Shamanic methods of holding rites' B) 'Water' C) 'Confucius's religious doctrine' D) 'Scholar', 'learned', or 'refined man'
A) Ruism B) Kǒngjiào C) 孔家店 D) Rújiā
A) 'Confucius's teachings' B) 'Traditionalist philosophy' C) 'Ru studies' D) 'Water symbol'
A) David Schaberg B) Robert Eno C) Yuri Pines D) Zhou Youguang
A) Kǒngjiào B) Rúxué C) 'Ruism' D) Traditionalist
A) 'The ru school of thought' B) 'Ru studies' C) 'Traditionalist philosophy' D) 'Confucius's religious doctrine'
A) Confucius B) Yao Xinzhong C) Imperial Librarian Liu Xin D) Tu Weiming
A) Farmer, scholar, artisan, merchant B) Poet, musician, painter, calligrapher C) King, minister, general, commoner D) Teacher, student, parent, elder
A) Joël Thoraval B) Kang Youwei C) Stephan Feuchtwang D) Confucius
A) They are only symbolic with no real impact. B) They have ethical importance, generating good life by overcoming the self. C) They should be performed without personal involvement. D) They are unnecessary for spiritual growth.
A) Yi (righteousness, justice) B) Li (propriety, rites) C) Zhi (wisdom, knowledge) D) Ren (benevolence, humaneness)
A) Invented new languages B) Chose names that directly corresponded with actualities C) Standardized names across different cultures D) Created abstract concepts for philosophical debate
A) Yi (righteousness, justice) B) Ren (benevolence, humaneness) C) Zhi (智; zhì) D) Xin (sincerity, faithfulness)
A) Local officials are selected by peers. B) Local officials are descendants of Confucius. C) Local officials are democratically elected. D) Local officials are selected via examination.
A) A military strategy for conquest B) A divine favor bestowed on virtuous rulers. C) A form of ancestor worship D) An economic policy
A) Prescribed rituals B) Written laws C) Spontaneous actions D) Personal choices
A) Han Fei B) Confucius C) Laozi D) Sun Lutang
A) Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz B) Voltaire C) Matteo Ricci D) Prospero Intorcetta
A) Renqing B) Li C) Zhi D) Yi
A) Ignore seniors B) Lead seniors C) Owe their seniors reverence D) Compete with seniors
A) The principle of one person, one vote. B) The principle of economic meritocracy. C) A proto-Rawlsian 'political difference principle'. D) The principle of liberal democracy.
A) Chǐ (耻) B) Gōng (恭) C) Yǒng (勇) D) Lián (廉)
A) Democratic selection B) Social mobility C) Epistemic paternalism D) Meritocratic equality
A) Through interpersonal relationships B) Through meditation C) Through material wealth D) Through isolation
A) 1046–256 BC B) 960–1279 AD C) 551–479 BC D) 221–206 BC
A) long-term benefits for others B) only immediate gains C) ethical and moral development D) inner peace through virtue
A) Poetic beauty B) Humor and wit C) Nothing incorrect D) Complexity and depth
A) Creating a tricameral government structure. B) Involving the people in public affairs at the local level. C) Grounding authority in something sacred and traditional. D) Ensuring all officials are elected democratically.
A) Adam Smith B) Cristobal Kay C) Herman Kahn D) John Maynard Keynes
A) "A method for personal enlightenment" B) "A way to accumulate wealth" C) "An obstacle to progress" D) "What makes the invisible visible"
A) Han dynasty B) Song dynasty C) Warring States period D) Tang dynasty
A) Pope Leo XIII B) Pope Gregory XVII C) Pope John Paul II D) Pope Benedict XIV
A) Lu Xun B) Mozi C) Han Fei D) Sun Lutang
A) Wang B) Tongdong Bai C) Jiang Qing D) Bell
A) Progressive conservatism. B) Virtue politics. C) Meritocratic liberalism. D) Political equality.
A) xiaoren B) sage C) junzi D) ren
A) Laozi B) Zhuangzi C) Confucius D) Dong Zhongshu
A) Sincerity, faithfulness B) Righteousness, justice C) Benevolence, humaneness D) Propriety, rites
A) Guiyang, Guizhou B) Beijing C) Qufu City D) Shanghai
A) The emphasis on filial piety B) Its autocratic nature C) The lack of moral rectitude among rulers D) The absence of loyalty from ministers
A) Zhōng (忠) B) Xiào (孝) C) Jié (节; 節) D) Chǐ (耻)
A) Economic incentives and rewards B) Military strength and conquests C) A spiritual-ethical foundation rather than coercive power D) Fear of punishment
A) Legalism B) Daoism C) Mohism D) Confucianism
A) "Ren is only for the wise and learned." B) "If contrary to ritual, do not look; if contrary to ritual, do not listen; if contrary to ritual, do not speak; if contrary to ritual, do not act." C) "Ren is achieved through meditation and solitude." D) "Ren can be practiced without Li."
A) Zhou Beichen B) Confucius C) Kang Xiaoguang D) Jiang Qing
A) Matteo Ricci B) Voltaire C) Prospero Intorcetta D) Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
A) Chiang Kai-shek B) Mao Zedong C) Sun Yat-sen D) Ma Fuxiang
A) Ren B) Bravery C) Li D) Yi
A) The Boxer Rebellion B) The Cultural Revolution C) The Taiping Rebellion D) The Xinhai Revolution
A) Qufu City B) Beijing C) Hong Kong D) Shanghai
A) Mencius. B) Zeng Shen. C) Laozi. D) Yan Hui.
A) Zhou Beichen B) Jiang Qing C) Confucius D) Kang Xiaoguang
A) The New Culture Movement B) The Cultural Revolution C) The Boxer Rebellion D) The Taiping Rebellion
A) The crane B) The tiger C) The phoenix D) The dragon
A) 2015 B) 2003 C) 1999 D) 2005
A) Individual rights B) The 'one person, one vote' model C) Economic liberalism D) Freedom of speech
A) Zhu Xi B) Ban Zhao C) Sima Guang D) Cheng Yi
A) Xiào B) Zhì C) Jié D) Zhōng
A) The most intelligent person in the kingdom B) A superior man (junzi) C) An elected official D) A military leader
A) Rule with absolute authority B) Dismiss any form of criticism C) Accept his ministers' advice D) Ignore the opinions of his ministers
A) Kim Kyong-il B) Lu Xun C) Han Fei D) Sun Lutang
A) Yin-yang theory B) Luxuriant Dew C) The Three Obediences D) Four Virtues |