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Confucius

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was Confucius born?

a)

551 BCE

b)

549 BCE

c)

552 BCE

d)

550 BCE

2.

During what dynasty did the teachings of Confucius become important in order to hold a government job?

a)

Silk

b)

Ch’in

c)

Han

d)

Chou

3.

What is Confucius best known as?

a)

An inventor of sub-par writing methods

b)

A follower of Buddhist tradition

c)

China’s sorrow

d)

A Chinese philosopher and teacher

4.

Who is a gentleman, according to Confucius?

a)

A man who respected his country’s ruler

b)

A man who worshipped the great teachings of Buddha

c)

Anyone who followed the teachings of Confucius

d)

Anyone who was a Chinese philosopher

5.

What dynasty did Confucius live during?

a)

Shih Huang Ti

b)

Chou

c)

Ch’in

d)

China

6.

Confucius is famous for writing...

a)

The Famous Sayings of Confucius

b)

The Five Respectives

c)

The Five Rulers

d)

The Five Classics

7.

According to Confucius...

a)

Parents are not important

b)

A man's father should be highly respected

c)

A man's mother shouldn't be recognized

d)

A man's father should be rejected

8.

According to Confucius, what made a man "good"?

a)

People who studied religion as a career

b)

People who did their best to forget mistakes of others

c)

People who wait on their parents for the rest of their lives

d)

People who mastered the teachings of Confucius

9.

Choose the answer that is TRUE.

a)

Respect for ancestors is more important than godly relationships.

b)

We can rely upon ourselves to be good.

c)

Some people followed Confucius as if his beliefs were religion.

d)

Confucius' philosophy lasted 2,000,000 years.

10.

When Confucius was three, which one of his family members died?

a)

His father

b)

His mother

c)

His brother

d)

His sister

11.

What was Confucius' complaint about the govermental philosophy of the Legalists?

a)

They were too passive

b)

They were too suppressive

c)

They were too ritualistic

d)

They weren't disciplined

12.

What occupation did Confucius consider to be detestable?

a)

A doctor

b)

A merchant

c)

A prince

d)

A general in the army

13.

Confucius' ideas were widely accepted and popular among the provinces of China in his time. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What are Confucianists' complaint about the governmental philosophy of the Mohists?

a)

They believed in absolute monarchy

b)

They were too aggressive

c)

They were too passive

d)

They believed in total anarchy

15.

What other religion in China co-existed with Confucianism despite the fact that it taught something completely opposite?

a)

Islam

b)

Hinduism

c)

Taoism

d)

Judaism