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Confucianism

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What did Confucius teach
a)
money
b)
beliefs
c)
how to live
d)
health
2.
What did people do after Confucius died
a)
his students gathered a collection of his sayings after he died
b)
his students gathered a collection of his body 
c)
they cried for weeks
d)
nobody 
3.
How do you spell his name?
a)
Confuciius
b)
Confusius
c)
Confucius
4.
What did his students do after Confucius died
a)
Cry about his death
b)
Gathered a collection of his sayings
c)
Gathered a collection of his lessons
d)
Gathered his body
5.
Who was Confucius?
a)
the founder of Legalism
b)
the founder of Hinduism
c)
The founder of Buddhism
d)
The founder of Confucianism
6.
Confucius's ideas were put into a book called....
a)
The Analects
b)
The Quran
c)
The Bible
d)
The Buddha
7.
Confucius decided to try ____________ after he was unable to obtain a government office.
a)
teaching
b)
rollerskating
c)
thinking
d)
wandering
8.
Many of Confucius' teachings focused on persuading rulers to _____________.
a)
reform
b)
eat
c)
teach
d)
leave
9.
What continent is Ancient China found on
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
Africa
10.
Why did Confucius travel across China?
a)
To get away from war
b)
To find a new leader who followed his ideas
c)
To spread his moral and ethical ideas
d)
To get away from his wife
11.
Respect for elders, good government and social order represent the basic beliefs of
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Shintoism
12.
True/False - Confucianism has influenced modern Chinese society.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Confucius was 
a)
One of China's greatest leaders
b)
One of China's greatest philosphers
c)
One of China's greatest prophets
d)
One of China's greatest forefathers
14.
When did Confucius live?
a)
551 to 479 B.C.
b)
479 to 551 B.C.
c)
155 to 974 B.C.
d)
479 to 551 A.D.
15.
Because he charged students to take ___________, he was thought to be China's first ______________ teacher.
a)
classes, professional
b)
apples, best
c)
money, real
d)
books, thinking
16.

Who was Confucius? (Select all that apply)

a)

teacher

b)

philosopher

c)

priest

d)

scholar

17.

During which era in time did Confucius live?

a)

The Golden Age

b)

Period of Warring States

c)

Shang Dynasty

d)

Age of Enlightenment

18.

When were the sayings and philosophy of Confucius recorded in writing?

a)

Confucius began writing his teachings towards the end of his lifetime.

b)

Confucius' disciples (students) recorded his ideas over a period of time after his death.

c)

Confucian ideas were finally recorded once they became a state religion more than 200 years after his death.

d)

Confucian ideas are still be recorded today.