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