WORLDREL QE Review

What is the religion or philosophy that focused on the relationship between nature, humanity, and divine?

• taoism

• buddhism

• confucianism

• hinduism

Who was the founder of Taoism who wrote his teachings to pass the gate?

• Siddharta Gautama

• Confucius

• Lao Tzu

• There is no definite founder of Taoism.

True or false: Taoism is an ethnic religious which can be considered as a universal religion because it can blend with other religions.

• True

• False

Which of the following are true about the "tao?"

• Lao Tzu fully understood exactly what "tao" is.

• It refers to the path of life or the way of nature. Thus, following the "tao" is following the way and order of the universe.

• It is the God of Taoism.

• It is nameless, invisible, and formless yet it is an all pervasive power.

• People experience disorders because they do not follow the "tao."

True or false: You should fully understand the tao because it is the source of other Taoism concepts of how Taoists view the world.

• True

• False

What concept of Taoism refers to "non-action," which means to act naturally and let all things run its natural course since all actions must start in stillness and we accomplish more by doing less?

• Wu Wei

• Tao Te Ching

• Zhou

• Tao

True or false: Taoism is passive, as other people criticized.

• True

• False

Which of the following are the religious beliefs of Taoism?

• There is harmony and balance in each contradicting distinctions. This is what we call universal oneness, wholeness—portrayed in the Yin and the Yang. There is no domination over the other.

• The Yin and The Yang is rotating. This explains that these contradicting distinctions are rotating, similar to the saying "ang buhay ay parang gulong."

• The law of reversion states that anything that reaches its highest point returns to its starting point, continuing the cycle of reversion.

• You must obey your parents over your nature. This is how one achieves harmony and order.

• Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.