Confucianism and Daoism

Confucianism is named after its founder, Confucius.

• True

• False

Confucius was...

• a poor child and a good student

• a rich child and a good student

• a poor child and a bad student

• a rich child and a bad student

Confucius had several minor government jobs before he became a...

• king

• nobleman

• teacher

• artisan

Confucius was distressed by people's lack of...

• decency

• knowledge in math

• morals

• vocabulary

Confucius felt that "the answer" to China's problems was...

• more crops for food supply

• monotheism

• polytheism

• better moral leadership in families and in the government

Confucius believed people should behave well because it is the will of...

• the emperor

• the people

• Heaven

• Nirvana

Dao means...

• "the way", or guiding force of all reality

• enlightened one

• Heaven

• happiness

The symbol of Daoism is the...

• apple of wisdom

• cross

• yin yang

• olive tree

The yin yang symbol represents a way of understanding...

• Heaven

• government

• religion

• opposites

Daoists believed that people and governments...

• needed to create a surplus of money

• needed to take nature as their example

• needed to do whatever makes them happy

• needed to acquire (get) as much wealth as they could