Unit 5 Lesson 19.5 Civil Service Exams

What was the purpose of the civil service exams in China?

• To promote Confucian values
• To provide a well-organized government
• To encourage trade and business
• To test understanding of science and engineering

What values were emphasized in the education of scholar-officials?

• Moral behavior, justice, kindness, loyalty to the emperor, proper conduct, and the importance of family
• Military strategy and tactics
• Trade, business, and commerce
• Science, mathematics, and engineering

What was a benefit of the civil service system in China?

• It ensured that officials were related to the emperor
• It tested understanding of science, mathematics, and engineering
• It encouraged trade and business
• It allowed poor men who were ambitious and hardworking the opportunity to be government officials

What was a drawback of the civil service system in China?

• It ensured that officials were related to the emperor
• It allowed only the wealthy to become government officials
• It encouraged trade and business
• It did not test understanding of science, mathematics, or engineering

What impact did the civil service system have on Chinese culture and society?

• It ensured that officials were related to the emperor
• It encouraged trade and business
• It helped to unify Chinese culture
• It led to the fall of the Ming dynasty

Who was allowed to become a government official under the civil service system?

• Merchants and traders
• Only the wealthy
• Poor men who were ambitious and hardworking
• People with knowledge of science, mathematics, and engineering

What did Confucian scholars think of merchants and trade?

• They had little respect for them
• They thought they should be allowed to take the civil service exams
• They considered them to be the highest class in society
• They believed they were essential to the government

What was the outlook towards trade and business under the Ming dynasty?

• It was not encouraged
• It was the highest class in society
• It was considered essential to the government
• It was allowed only for the wealthy

What was the impact of the civil service system on people with knowledge of science, mathematics, or engineering?

• They were kept out of the government
• They were encouraged to take the civil service exams
• They were given special positions in the government
• They were allowed to become merchants and traders

What was the role of Confucian scholars in shaping attitudes towards merchants and trade?

• They believed they were essential to the government
• They thought they should be allowed to take the civil service exams
• They had little respect for them
• They considered them to be the highest class in society