Confucius

What period was Confucius from?

• The Summer and Winter Period

• The Spring and Autumn Period

• The Spring and Summer Period

• The Summer and Autumn Period

During the time that Confucius lived, China was divided into hundreds of smaller states that were ran by warlords.

• True

• False

What is Confucius' birth name?

• Kong Qiu

• Kong Zi

• Kong Fu Zi

• Confucius

Which of the following is not a meaning of "ren"?

• Kindness

• Benevolence

• Humanity

• Selfish

Confucius never saw his ideology being adopted as the official doctrine during his lifetime.

• True

• False

Confucius wrote the book Lun Yu (or Analecs) to advocate his philosophy.

• True

• False

Which dynasty was the first to canonize Confucianism as the official doctrine?

• The Tang Dynasty

• The Ming Dynasty

• The Eastern Han Dynasty

• The Western Han Dynasty

What was Confucius' last political job or position before he left to travel around China?

• The Minister of Defense

• The Minister of Crime

• The Minister of Finance

• The Minister of Internal Affairs

Which of the following about Confucius is correct?

• His home state was the state of Chu.

• He was a great teacher.

• He created a religion called Confucianism.

• He was born during a peaceful time.

How many years did Confucius traveled around China to advocate his school of thought?

• 8

• 20

• 14

• 10