Confucius and Laozi Quick Review

Where was Confucius from?

• Pakistan

• India

• Japan

• China

Of the five relationships, which was the only one considered a relationship of equals?

• husband & wife

• ruler & subject

• elder sibling & younger sibling

• friend & friend

What was China like during the time Confucius lived (551-497 BC)?

• peaceful

• powerful

• troubled

• democratically run

According to Confucius, how were rulers supposed to behave?

• as domineering and all powerful

• as good examples to their subjects

• cruel toward their subjects

• ignore their subjects

True or false, Confucius taught that if everyone behaved according to Li, police, jails and war would be unnecessary.

• true

• false

Which of the following is NOT one of the five relationships Confucius taught about?

• owner & worker

• husband & wife

• subject & ruler

• elder sibling & younger sibling

True or false, Confucius believed family was a central aspect of society.

• true

• false

Where do you find peace and happiness according to Laozi?

• in cities

• in yourself

• from wealthy

• through others

What does the concept of wuwei mean?

• nature

• good and bad

• acting by not acting

• against the wind

Would Laozi have taught people to live in a big city or on a small farm?

• big city

• small farm