A) Laozi B) Confucius C) Buddha D) Mencius
A) Analects B) Bhagavad Gita C) The Art of War D) Tao Te Ching
A) Harmony B) Enlightenment C) Benevolence D) Suffering
A) Ming Dynasty B) Qin Dynasty C) Han Dynasty D) Tang Dynasty
A) Family B) Education C) Religion D) Government
A) Huineng B) Bodhidharma C) Mencius D) Sunzi
A) Monk B) Warrior C) Gentleman D) Artist
A) Spiritual enlightenment B) Filial piety C) Compassion D) Selflessness
A) Shinto B) Daoism C) Buddhism D) Ruism
A) Hundred Schools of Thought era (c. 500 BCE) B) Warring States period C) Qin dynasty D) Han dynasty
A) Zhi (智) B) Yi (義) C) Li (禮) D) Ren (仁)
A) Mohism B) Daoism C) Legalism D) Neo-Confucianism
A) 1905 B) 1950 C) 1949 D) 1911
A) Sun Yat-sen B) Chiang Kai-shek C) Deng Xiaoping D) Mao Zedong
A) Confucian work ethic B) Socialism C) Capitalism D) Communism
A) China B) Japan C) Vietnam D) South Korea
A) As a purely political ideology B) As a philosophical system which regards 'the secular as sacred' C) As a form of mysticism D) As a religion focused on an omnipotent deity
A) Zhi (智) B) Ren (仁) C) Yi (義) D) Li (禮)
A) An omnipotent deity B) Human destiny C) The physical sky D) A transcendent moral order
A) Virtue, social harmony, and familial responsibility B) Military strength C) Economic prosperity D) Individual freedom
A) Ruism B) Kǒngjiào C) Traditionalist D) Rú
A) Kǒngjiào B) Rújiā C) 孔家店 D) Rúxué
A) 'Water' B) 'Shamanic methods of holding rites' C) 'Confucius's religious doctrine' D) 'Scholar', 'learned', or 'refined man'
A) Rújiā B) 孔家店 C) Kǒngjiào D) Ruism
A) 'Water symbol' B) 'Ru studies' C) 'Confucius's teachings' D) 'Traditionalist philosophy'
A) David Schaberg B) Robert Eno C) Zhou Youguang D) Yuri Pines
A) 'Ruism' B) Rúxué C) Traditionalist D) Kǒngjiào
A) 'Ru studies' B) 'Traditionalist philosophy' C) 'The ru school of thought' D) 'Confucius's religious doctrine'
A) Confucius B) Imperial Librarian Liu Xin C) Tu Weiming D) Yao Xinzhong
A) Poet, musician, painter, calligrapher B) King, minister, general, commoner C) Farmer, scholar, artisan, merchant D) Teacher, student, parent, elder
A) Stephan Feuchtwang B) Kang Youwei C) Confucius D) Joël Thoraval
A) They have ethical importance, generating good life by overcoming the self. B) They should be performed without personal involvement. C) They are only symbolic with no real impact. D) They are unnecessary for spiritual growth.
A) Zhi (wisdom, knowledge) B) Yi (righteousness, justice) C) Ren (benevolence, humaneness) D) Li (propriety, rites)
A) Invented new languages B) Standardized names across different cultures C) Created abstract concepts for philosophical debate D) Chose names that directly corresponded with actualities
A) Xin (sincerity, faithfulness) B) Ren (benevolence, humaneness) C) Zhi (智; zhì) D) Yi (righteousness, justice)
A) Local officials are descendants of Confucius. B) Local officials are selected via examination. C) Local officials are democratically elected. D) Local officials are selected by peers.
A) A military strategy for conquest B) A form of ancestor worship C) An economic policy D) A divine favor bestowed on virtuous rulers.
A) Written laws B) Spontaneous actions C) Personal choices D) Prescribed rituals
A) Laozi B) Confucius C) Sun Lutang D) Han Fei
A) Matteo Ricci B) Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz C) Prospero Intorcetta D) Voltaire
A) Renqing B) Li C) Zhi D) Yi
A) Ignore seniors B) Compete with seniors C) Lead seniors D) Owe their seniors reverence
A) The principle of one person, one vote. B) The principle of liberal democracy. C) A proto-Rawlsian 'political difference principle'. D) The principle of economic meritocracy.
A) Lián (廉) B) Chǐ (耻) C) Yǒng (勇) D) Gōng (恭)
A) Epistemic paternalism B) Democratic selection C) Social mobility D) Meritocratic equality
A) Through meditation B) Through interpersonal relationships C) Through isolation D) Through material wealth
A) 551–479 BC B) 1046–256 BC C) 960–1279 AD D) 221–206 BC
A) inner peace through virtue B) ethical and moral development C) long-term benefits for others D) only immediate gains
A) Humor and wit B) Nothing incorrect C) Complexity and depth D) Poetic beauty
A) Involving the people in public affairs at the local level. B) Grounding authority in something sacred and traditional. C) Creating a tricameral government structure. D) Ensuring all officials are elected democratically.
A) Cristobal Kay B) John Maynard Keynes C) Adam Smith D) Herman Kahn
A) "What makes the invisible visible" B) "A method for personal enlightenment" C) "A way to accumulate wealth" D) "An obstacle to progress"
A) Han dynasty B) Tang dynasty C) Warring States period D) Song dynasty
A) Pope Gregory XVII B) Pope John Paul II C) Pope Leo XIII D) Pope Benedict XIV
A) Sun Lutang B) Lu Xun C) Mozi D) Han Fei
A) Tongdong Bai B) Bell C) Jiang Qing D) Wang
A) Political equality. B) Virtue politics. C) Progressive conservatism. D) Meritocratic liberalism.
A) xiaoren B) junzi C) sage D) ren
A) Zhuangzi B) Dong Zhongshu C) Confucius D) Laozi
A) Benevolence, humaneness B) Righteousness, justice C) Sincerity, faithfulness D) Propriety, rites
A) Qufu City B) Beijing C) Shanghai D) Guiyang, Guizhou
A) The lack of moral rectitude among rulers B) The absence of loyalty from ministers C) Its autocratic nature D) The emphasis on filial piety
A) Chǐ (耻) B) Xiào (孝) C) Jié (节; 節) D) Zhōng (忠)
A) Economic incentives and rewards B) A spiritual-ethical foundation rather than coercive power C) Fear of punishment D) Military strength and conquests
A) Confucianism B) Legalism C) Mohism D) Daoism
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 can be practiced without Li." D) "Ren is achieved through meditation and solitude."
A) Kang Xiaoguang B) Jiang Qing C) Zhou Beichen D) Confucius
A) Matteo Ricci B) Voltaire C) Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz D) Prospero Intorcetta
A) Ma Fuxiang B) Sun Yat-sen C) Mao Zedong D) Chiang Kai-shek
A) Li B) Ren C) Yi D) Bravery
A) The Boxer Rebellion B) The Taiping Rebellion C) The Cultural Revolution D) The Xinhai Revolution
A) Qufu City B) Beijing C) Hong Kong D) Shanghai
A) Mencius. B) Yan Hui. C) Laozi. D) Zeng Shen.
A) Kang Xiaoguang B) Confucius C) Jiang Qing D) Zhou Beichen
A) The Taiping Rebellion B) The Boxer Rebellion C) The Cultural Revolution D) The New Culture Movement
A) The tiger B) The phoenix C) The dragon D) The crane
A) 2015 B) 2003 C) 2005 D) 1999
A) The 'one person, one vote' model B) Individual rights C) Economic liberalism D) Freedom of speech
A) Ban Zhao B) Zhu Xi C) Cheng Yi D) Sima Guang
A) Xiào B) Zhì C) Zhōng D) Jié
A) A superior man (junzi) B) The most intelligent person in the kingdom C) An elected official D) A military leader
A) Ignore the opinions of his ministers B) Accept his ministers' advice C) Dismiss any form of criticism D) Rule with absolute authority
A) Lu Xun B) Han Fei C) Sun Lutang D) Kim Kyong-il
A) Luxuriant Dew B) Yin-yang theory C) Four Virtues D) The Three Obediences |