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The notion of wu wei is
no unnecessary action
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Literally, Tao Te Ching means
way-power-classic
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From a Taoist perspective, the proper job a person should have would be determined by
what the individual is most capable of doing
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The man who dreamed he was butterfly was
Zhuangzi (Chuang Tau)
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Applying the notion of yin and yang, we could say that Taoism shows a special love for
allowing things to develop naturally
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According to the traditional story, Laozi wrote down his teachings only because
border guard would not let him pass until he did so
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At the end of his life, Laozi (Lao Tzu) is said to have
left China riding on a water buffalo
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Taoists aim at enjoying a long life but also accept death because
death is a part of the natural order of things
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The aspect of reality that expresses itself in silence, receptivity, and darkness is called
yin
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The Tao Te Ching is written in approximately how many Chinese characters?
5,000
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The Tao Te Ching is known for its
deliberate obscurity
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Tao is the origin of
the rhythms of nature
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"Divination" refers to
telling the future
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Which is not a Taoist value?
formal education
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A story in the Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu) makes fun of the silliness of human beings. It compares them to
monkeys
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After his wife died, Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu)
danced
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Laozi (Lao Tzu) is said to have been a
librarian/Archivist
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Which of the following martial arts is associated with Taoism?
T'ai-chi (or T'ai-chi chuan)
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Confucianism has been especially concerned about relationship
between human beings
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Confucius lived during what years?
551-479 B.C.E
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Confucius worked almost all his life as
a teacher
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The Doctrine of the Mean
is a short book on moderation and harmony
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The Mencius
presents the teachings of a Confucian thinker
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The Analects are
The sayings of Confucius
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"Black Heads" is the name for
Taoist priests
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Confucius's ideal society would live according to the ideals of the
Five Relationships
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Confucius hoped to
restore the social harmony of the past
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The Yi Jing (I Ching)
is a book, valued by Confucius, that is used for divination
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In their view of human nature, the Confucuanists
see human beings as needing the shaping of their characters by education
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The personal ideal or hero of Confucianism is the
gentleman
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The social period in which Confucius lived was
disorderly
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Mencius (Mengzi, Meng Tzu) was a
Confucian with a positive view of human nature
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To a great extent in Confucianism, people are
their relationships
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The most fundamental relationship for Confucius seems to have been that between
father and son
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The virtue of filial piety means
devotion to one's family
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Which was not an additional virtue endorsed by Confucius?
pride
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The ideal of "Ren" benevolence or human heartedness in Chinese is a written character made up of which pictographs?
a person and the number two
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the most significant Confucian art form has been
calligraphy
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The authoritative pre-confucian books are the
Five classics
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During the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.),
Confucianism became the official philosophy of China, guiding its state policy
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China has had how many female rulers (emperors)?
1
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Confucianism remains a strong value system in
Korea
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The Qing (Ching) Dynasty, the last imperial dynasty, collapsed in China in
1911
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