A) Early Zhou dynasty texts B) Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian C) The Analects D) Oracle bone inscriptions
A) An early Zhou ruler B) Sima Qian C) A later Confucian philosopher D) Confucius himself
A) As the sole creator B) As a transmitter C) As an indifferent observer D) As a fierce opponent
A) Shang dynasty B) Han dynasty C) Early Zhou dynasty D) Qin dynasty
A) Worship them daily B) Keep them at a distance C) Ignore them completely D) Fear them intensely
A) Economic wealth and technological progress B) Divine revelation and supernatural laws C) Moral philosophy, tradition, and a natural love for others D) Strict military might and absolute obedience
A) The cultivation of ren by every individual B) The centralization of state power C) The total elimination of rituals D) The suppression of personal desires
A) As the accumulation of material wealth B) As strict adherence to military strategy C) As the quality of having a kind manner D) As absolute loyalty to a ruler
A) To refer strictly to family relationships B) To denote formal religious sacrifice C) To mean simple politeness in speech D) To describe an all-encompassing state of virtue
A) Yes, Confucius himself B) Yes, the early Zhou kings C) No D) Yes, all rulers
A) With a precise dictionary definition B) By refusing to speak at all C) Indirectly, offering illustrations and examples D) By assigning them written tests
A) Carefully and modestly B) Fiercely and aggressively C) Loudly and authoritatively D) Artfully and ingratiatingly
A) Free from worry, unhappiness, and insecurity B) Constantly anxious about the future C) Filled with deep anger toward enemies D) Overwhelmed by severe stress
A) Abandon all propriety entirely B) Fulfill every desire without restraint C) Moderate their desires and return to propriety D) Suppress all human emotions forever
A) That the definition was a secret B) That they would find it in future books C) That they were not smart enough to understand D) That he was sharing all that he could
A) Depreciating oneself through modesty B) Praising oneself loudly in public C) Seeking constant admiration from others D) Displaying immense personal wealth
A) Simple speech and slow manners B) Modest speech and humble manners C) Honest speech and straightforward manners D) Artful speech and ingratiating manners
A) Flashy in dress and quick of speech B) Wealthy in property and proud in attitude C) Arrogant in posture and loud in voice D) Simple in manner and slow of speech
A) Treat others better than they treat you B) Seek revenge for any wrong committed C) Always obey whoever has power over you D) Do not do to others what you would not like done to yourself
A) Helps others establish themselves B) Crushes his rivals to get ahead C) Relies solely on his family's status D) Works completely in isolation
A) The skill to govern a large military force B) The ability to imagine and project oneself into the places of others C) The talent to accumulate vast financial fortunes D) The ability to memorize ancient historical dates
A) Traveling to distant foreign lands B) Performing grand religious sacrifices C) The exercise of devotion to one's parents and older siblings D) Writing philosophical treatises
A) Military tactics B) Political rhetoric C) Self-discipline D) Agricultural science
A) By practicing and cultivating one's understanding of li B) Through rigorous physical punishment C) By isolating oneself from society D) Through absolute obedience to an emperor
A) Rituals and forms of propriety B) Spiritual ghosts and demons C) Taxes and economic policies D) Military ranks and titles
A) Only interactions with foreign rulers B) Strictly business transactions C) Everything that one says and does D) Only major religious ceremonies
A) No, it meant learning to reconcile them with the needs of family and community B) Yes, it meant ignoring everyone else's feelings C) No, it meant doing whatever felt good at the moment D) Yes, it meant destroying all personal wishes completely
A) The expansion of military borders B) The public cultivation of li C) The total absence of laws D) The accumulation of gold
A) The complete equality of all individuals in every aspect B) Practical social differences that exist between people in daily life C) The elimination of all family structures D) The superiority of foreigners over locals
A) Five B) Three C) Seven D) Ten
A) Teacher to stranger B) General to soldier C) Ruler to ruled D) Master to merchant
A) Teacher to pupil B) Grandfather to grandson C) Father to son D) Uncle to nephew
A) Master to slave B) Landlord to tenant C) Husband to wife D) Neighbor to neighbor
A) Elder brother to younger brother B) Cousin to cousin C) Mother to daughter D) Father-in-law to son-in-law
A) Citizen to foreigner B) Leader to follower C) Friend to friend D) Master to servant
A) One's financial investments and trade B) One's interactions with all people across the world C) One's military strategy during wartime D) One's relationship with one's family and close community
A) It is practiced only between rulers and ministers B) It is practiced exclusively during religious festivals C) It is practiced broadly and informs interactions with all people D) It is practiced secretly and only within the household
A) Oppression is necessary for a well-ordered society B) Rulers could oppress subjects only at their own peril C) Rulers have the absolute right to do whatever they want D) Subjects must never voice their opinions
A) He is incapable of moral cultivation B) He has no right to participate in society C) He must obey the Three Armies blindly D) You cannot deprive him of his opinion
A) His accumulation of personal fame B) His devotion to loving others C) His conquest of enemy territories D) His absolute obedience to an evil ruler
A) Confucius's followers B) Zhu Xi C) Ban Gu D) Emperor Jing of Han
A) Early Han dynasty B) Eastern Han dynasty C) Warring States period D) Late Song dynasty
A) Strict adherence to legal codes B) Filial piety C) Military service D) Public speaking
A) 479 BCE B) 5 BC C) 221 BCE D) 175 AD
A) Zhu Xi B) Cui Shu C) Arthur Waley D) Itō Jinsai
A) Books 16–20 B) Books 11–20 C) Books 1–2 D) Books 3–9
A) 75% B) 25% C) 90% D) 50%
A) Two B) Four C) Three D) Five
A) Twenty-two B) Twenty-one C) Twenty-five D) Twenty
A) Twenty-one B) Twenty C) Twenty-two D) Twenty-five
A) Twenty-five B) Twenty-two C) Twenty-one D) Twenty
A) Liu Xiang B) Cui Shu C) Zhang Yu D) Huan Tan
A) Luoyang B) Anhui C) Dunhuang D) Pyongyang
A) 1992 B) 2011 C) 2015 D) 1973
A) 2015 B) 2011 C) 1973 D) 1992
A) 1973 B) 1997 C) 2015 D) 2009
A) 2009 B) 1992 C) 1997 D) 2011
A) Pyongyang Analects B) Kongzi Said C) Anda Manuscript Zhongni Said D) Dingzhou Analects
A) Kongzi B) Lunyu C) Zhongni D) Zhang Yu
A) Dingzhou B) Wangjiazui C) Luoyang D) Dunhuang
A) 25 B) 20 C) 330 D) 11
A) 479 BCE B) 70 BCE C) 175 AD D) 300 BCE
A) The chief historian B) The heir apparent C) The Emperor D) The Prime Minister
A) He Yan B) Wang Tong C) Zhu Xi D) Han Wudi
A) Laozi B) He Yan C) Wang Tong D) Wang Yangming
A) He Yan B) Zhu Xi C) Confucius D) Wang Yangming
A) Zhu Xi B) Laozi C) Wang Tong D) Mencius
A) 195 CE B) 1130 CE C) 248 CE D) 960 CE
A) The last two years B) His entire life from childhood C) The last five years D) The last thirty years
A) 1271 B) 249 C) 1905 D) 1130
A) Militarily aggressive B) Financially wealthy C) Self-disciplined D) Strictly punitive
A) Democratic B) Legalistic C) Taoist D) Buddhist
A) Qin B) Qi C) Chu D) Lu
A) Mastery of musical instruments B) Physical endurance tests C) Intuitive conceptual leaps D) Financial contributions to the school
A) Twelve B) Five hundred C) Three thousand D) Seventy
A) Elias Canetti B) Ezra Pound C) Voltaire D) Simon Leys
A) Yao B) Simon Leys C) Confucius D) Elias Canetti
A) Analects B) Yao Yue C) Antiquity D) The Master
A) The accretion theory B) The translation theory C) The censorship theory D) The royal decree theory
A) Shujing B) Ziyue C) Leys D) Yao Yue
A) Capital letters B) Vowels C) Spaces between words D) Punctuation marks
A) Leonard A. Lyall B) James Legge C) Arthur Waley D) D. C. Lau
A) 1893 B) 1861 C) 1909 D) 1938
A) Penguin Books B) Trübner C) Oxford University Press D) Cosimo
A) Arthur Waley B) William Edward Soothill C) Leonard A. Lyall D) James Legge
A) Yokohama B) London C) New York D) Paris
A) Arthur Waley B) D. C. Lau C) Simon Leys D) Chi-chung Huang
A) Edward Slingerland B) Chi-chung Huang C) Burton Watson D) William Edward Soothill
A) Edward Slingerland B) Burton Watson C) Henry Rosemont D) Taeko Brooks
A) Roger T. Ames B) Henry Rosemont C) Taeko Brooks D) E. Bruce Brooks
A) E. Bruce Brooks B) James Legge C) Simon Leys D) Arthur Waley
A) Burton Watson B) Edward Slingerland C) D. C. Lau D) Chi-chung Huang
A) Séraphin Couvreur B) Burton Watson C) William Edward Soothill D) Leonard A. Lyall
A) Anne Cheng B) Kōjirō Yoshikawa C) Pierre Ryckmans D) Séraphin Couvreur
A) Séraphin Couvreur B) Anne Cheng C) Arthur Waley D) Pierre Ryckmans
A) D. C. Lau B) Anne Cheng C) Séraphin Couvreur D) Pierre Ryckmans
A) Kōjirō Yoshikawa B) Séraphin Couvreur C) Pierre Ryckmans D) Anne Cheng
A) Architecture B) Medicine C) Education D) Agriculture
A) Symphonic music B) Naval architecture C) Culinary arts D) Martial arts
A) Thailand B) Mongolia C) India D) Philippines |