CONFUSIANISM

In Confucianism,the ren describes which of the following?

• Faith, trust and loyalty
• Passion, energy and drive
• Strength, intelligence and logic
• Goodness, love and humaneness

Confucious believed that to escape from the politial instabliity and disorder that plagued China during his lifetime, rulers should

• Leave their posts for a life of meditation and worship
• return to classical rites and engage in a virtuous life
• allow priests and religious scholoars to serve as rulers
• abandon classical beliefs and look outward to find a new ethical code

Which of the following is/are reciprocal relationships describes by Confucius? 1. Father and son 2 Brother and sister 3. Ruler and subject

• 1 only
• 1 and 2 only
• 2 and 3 only
• 1 and 3 only

Which of these terms is not used as a name for Confucianism?

• Ju
• Hsun-tzu
• Ju-chiao
• K'ung-chiao

Mencius addressed the concept of good and evil by stating that...

• People are basically good, but evil comes from the environment.
• People are basically evil.
• People are neither good nor evil, so family influence pushes them in one direction or the other
• People need not be concerned with good nor evil.

Which of the following is a tenet of Confucianism but NOT Daoism?

• Right action
• God as creator
• Harmony
• The less government, the better

which of the following is not written about confucianism

• dao de jing
• analects lun yu
• great learning da xue
• doctrine of the mean zhong yong
• book of mencius

What is known as righteousness in Confucianism?

• Li
• Ren/Jen
• Hsiao
• Yi
• Chung

Which of the following Five Classics is the Classic of Odes?

• Shu Ching
• Shih Ching
• I Ching
• Ch'un Ch'iu
• li Ching

Which of the five relationships in Confucianism characterizes "filial piety"?

• Ruler to Ruled
• Father to Son
• Husband to Wife
• Friend to Friend