Chinese Mythology

Which goddess created people and mended the sky?

• Pangu

• Fuxi

• Nuwa

• Dayu

Which ones are major Chinese religions?

• Buddhism
• Taosim
• Confuciansism
• All of the above

What were the two major rivers of Ancient China?

• Yellow and Yangtze
• Nile and Euphrates
• Yellow and Red
• Yangtze and Himalaya

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What's the name of this symbol?

• Moksha
• Yin-Yang
• Nirvana
• Eightfold Path 

What major religion was founded in India and spread to China?

• Hinduism
• Christianity
• Taoism
• Buddhism

Which is true about Yin and Yang?

• It is the balance of Good and Evil

• Yang is the darker element, Ying is the lighter element

• If balanced, you can achieve Nirvana

• The two are opposites forces of nature

Who is the God of the Stove?

• Hong Bao

• Chung Li

• Zao Shen

• Caishen

Why do scholars doubt the accuracy of Chinese myths?

• The first emperor of China burned all books not related to farming, prophecy, and medicine.

• The Chinese people do not have a system of writing

• The first Emperor worshiped the Greek Gods and Goddesses

• The ancient Chinese people were monotheistic.

How did the Chinese scholars change ancient Chinese Mythology?

• They revised the myths to appeal to and entertain children

• They revised the myths to make them more easily accessible to people of the lower classes

• They revised the myths to reflect their own attitudes and the political and religious climate of the times

• They allowed common townspeople to revise the myths as they saw fit.

Pangu is China's most famous______ deity.

• Creation

• Fire

• Air

• Underworld