Multiple choice questions. Choose the best answer.
- The teachings of Confucius encouraged people to
a) follow a code of moral conduct.
b) reject social class.
c) meditate about life and death.
d) put their own interests first.
- Teachings of Confucius are found in a text called the
a) Analects.
b) Five Classics.
c) Upanishad and Vedic scriptures.
d) Four Noble Truths.
- Confucianism and Hinduism both teach that people should
a) perform their social obligations.
b) worship the gods.
c) reject class distinction.
d) accept the teachings of the Buddha.
- Confucius was mostly concerned with how to
a) achieve salvation.
b) discover the will of the gods.
c) organize a good society.
d) prevent the peasants from rebelling.
- In Confucianism, respect for one's elders is called
a) the Middle Way.
b) the Analects.
c) filial piety.
d) the Tao.
- The founder of Taoism was
a) Shih Huang Ti.
b) Wu Ti.
c) Han Fei Tzu
d) Lao Tse
- Taoism became popular among the common people because it
a) enforced strict law and order.
b) emphasized the use of reason.
c) offered charms to influence the spirits.
d) explained how to achieve salvation.
- Many Chinese were attracted to Buddhism because it
a) taught respect for foreigners.
b) glorified the emperor.
c) offered comfort to the suffering.
d) encouraged peasants to revolt.
- The Buddha set out his basic teaching in the
a) Analects.
b) Five Classics.
c) Upanishads.
d) Four Noble Truths.
- The Buddha taught that people suffer in life because of a
a) desire for happiness and riches.
b) belief in Nirvana.
c) belief in karma.
d) refusal to obey the gods.
- During the Han dynasty, the Chinese invented
a) drama.
b) bronze.
c) the arch.
d) paper.
- Han rulers encouraged education in order to
a) increase the number of Chinese inventions.
b) train government officials.
c) improve the life of the common people.
d) spread Buddhist ideas.
- The first emperor, Shih Huang Ti, followed the philosophy of
a) Hinduism.
b) Confucianism.
c) Taoism.
d) Legalism.
- An emperor who built much of the Great Wall was
a) Shih Huang Ti.
b) Wu Ti.
c) Lao Tse.
d) Sun Tzu.
- Chinese inventions which increased agricultural production were
a) the three field system and a communal grinding mill.
b) an inexpensive rice planter and harvester.
c) the wheel barrow and the water wheel for grinding grain.
d) paper, the printing press and books on farming.
- The emperor Wu Ti
a) drove the Huns out of north China and extended the empire.
b) attempted to invade Japan but strong winds destroyed his ships.
c) encouraged European ideas and free thought.
d) was defeated by the Tonkinese and retreated from south east Asia.
- The "Silk Road" was
a) a method of producing fine cloth.
b) an easy way to attain a high government position.
c) a trade route across central Asia.
d) a sea route to China.
- Candidates for the Chinese civil service needed a thorough knowledge of
a) science and mathematics.
b) the Confucian classics.
c) the teachings of Buddha.
d) world geography and commerce.
- The "Great Wall" was built primarily
a) to stop Japanese pirates on the Yangtze Kiang.
b) as a symbol of the emperor's prestige.
c) to discourage Burmese and Tonkinese invaders.
d) to keep out northern invaders.
- Han Fei Tzu believed in
a) "Legalism" and an efficient, strict government.
b) "The Tao" and the strength of natural forces.
c) free thought and a free press.
d) an emperor chosen by parliament.
Answer key 1. a 6. d 11. d 16. a 21. 2. a 7. b 12. b 17. c 3. a 8. c 13. d 18. b 4. c 9. d 14. a 19. d 5. c 10. a 15. c 20. a
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