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