Later Chinese Dynasties Quiz

What is the meaning of ren and li?

• Concern for animals and practicing appropriate behavior

• Concern for elders and practicing appropriate behavior

• Concern for others and practicing appropriate behavior

• Concern for nature and practicing appropriate behavior

According to Confucius, when is order in society maintained?

• When young people obey their elders and subjects obey their rulers

• When young people disobey their elders and subjects obey their rulers

• When young people disobey their elders and subjects disobey their rulers

• When young people obey their elders and subjects disobey their rulers

Under which dynasty did neo-Confucianism take hold in China?

• Sui dynasty

• Tang dynasty

• Song dynasty

• Ming dynasty

Underline three benefits enjoyed by scholar-officials.

• Wealth, power, and gifts from people

• Respect, reduced penalties for breaking the law, and gifts from people

• Respect, wealth, and reduced penalties for breaking the law

• Respect, wealth, and power

How did people get government jobs under the Song dynasty?

• By passing a series of written civil service examinations

• By being appointed by the emperor

• By inheritance

• By purchasing the position

Write a short essay on the relationship between the Confucian ideals of ren and li and the Chinese development of civil service examinations. Explain why you think that Confucian ethics were valued in government employees.

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means service as a government official.

• Civil service

• Bureaucracy

• Scholar-official

• Neo-Confucianism

A was an elite member of society who was admired for his knowledge and ethics.

• Civil service

• Bureaucracy

• Scholar-official

• Neo-Confucianism

People who went to work for the government formed a large , a body of unelected government officials.

• Neo-Confucianism

• Civil service

• Scholar-official

• Bureaucracy

followed the teachings of Confucius but also emphasized spiritual matters.

• Neo-Confucianism

• Bureaucracy

• Scholar-official

• Civil service