"The usefulness of a pot comes from its emptiness." (Dao De Jing Ch. 11)

Which of the following is NOT an appropriate interpretation of this text?

A system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation to encourage a favorable flow of qi in the body.

Someone who attempts to achieve favorable flows of qi in the body, in the home, at the workplace or elsewhere

Which of the following canNOT produce favorable flows of qi in the body, in the home, at the workplace or elsewhere?

apple (grows above ground)

Spring & Summer

Positive charge

Male

Fire

Hot

Dry

Assertive

Inflexible

Sunny / Light

Shadow / Dark

Flexible

Moon

Sun

Submissive

Damp

Cool

Ice

Female

Negative charge

Autumn & Winter

carrots (grows underground)

Positioning tombs, dwellings, buildings, and cities. in such a way as to channel flows of qi in auspicious (favorable) ways

Which of the following will NOT channel auspicious (favorable) flows of qi in your home and therefore is not feng shui practice?

feng shui

Qigong

Acupuncture

Balancing Yin foods with & Yang foods in one's diet

living a contemplative life in nature

taking wu-wei (effortless action)

not interfering with one’s original, natural instincts

Attempting to return (fù) to one's original, "uncarved block" state (pǔ).

Attempting to resolve problems by going with the flow of one's natural, effortless instincts rather than applying one's education, training or reason.

Attempting to resolve problems by balancing yin actions with yang actions

Attempting to resolve problems by hiring a Daoist priest to perform a ritual

Refusing to let custom (or the rules of propriety) dictate a course of action. Allowing one's natural instincts to dictate a course of effortless action (wu wei).

It is believed to be an impersonal force that transcends all that is material.

Translates literally as “the Way”.

Because the Dao is an impersonal force, which of the following would be the most appropriate way to refer to the Dao?

The natural order of the universe whose character one's human intuition must discern in order to realize the potential for individual wisdom.

"The way that can be trodden is not the enduring Way.

The name that can be named is not the enduring and unchanging Name." (Dao De Jing Ch. 1)

When the Dao is referred to as "eternally nameless", this implies all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following is the literal translation of the Chinese term wu-wei?

Which of the following is the best rendering of the intended Daoist meaning of the Chinese term wu-wei?

Why is "effortless action" the best rendering of the intended Daoist meaning of the Chinese term "wu-wei"?

This word refers to one’s original nature.

This word refers to who we were before civilization, parenting, and education corrupted us.

This Chinese term literally translates as “an uncarved block” of wood.

This word is used in Daoist sacred text to communicate returning to one’s original unity with the Dao.

This word is used in Daoist sacred text to communicate returning to one’s original, uncorrupted nature.

This word is used in Daoist sacred text to communicate returning to the "uncarved block" state.

Multi-day ritual which includes treating effigies with an Elixir of Immortality. Also involves sending a messenger effigy to hell with joss paper money, a horse, and a writ of pardon in order to release a soul from limbo.

Which of the following is NOT a common practice of Popular Daoism?

System of ethics, education, and statesmanship that stressed observing traditional rites and customs, social hierarchy, filial piety, and requiring government officials to be hired and promoted based on test scores rather than on family prestige or riches.

Why is this house made out of joss paper?

This money is made out of _______ so that it can be burned as an offering to an ancestor or deceased loved-one

Credited with formalizing Daoism as a religious institution with a priestly hierarchy and formal rituals.

Led a shift in Daoism from Classical Daoist philosophy to the ritual-oriented Popular Daoist religion.

Credited with founding Classical Daoism.

Credited with writing the Dao De Jing.

Author of a Classical Daoist book named after himself.

Used whimsical stories to further develop Classical Daoist themes.

Which of the following Daoist concepts could NOT easily be incorporated in the water metaphor that illustrates how the Dao functions?

Water does not exert any effort in order to accomplish important things like nourishing crops and quenching thirst. Instead, gravity pulls it to the earth and pulls it to reservoirs and wells.

Water does not exert any effort in order to accomplish important things like nourishing crops and quenching thirst. Instead, gravity pulls it to the earth and pulls it to reservoirs and wells.

Water does not exert any effort in order to accomplish important things like nourishing crops and quenching thirst. Instead, gravity pulls it to the earth and pulls it to reservoirs and wells.

Water does not exert any effort in order to accomplish important things like nourishing crops. Instead, the heat of the sun evaporates it into a gas and lifts it to high places and then the cool of the atmosphere returns it to a solid and gravity returns the water to the earth.

Which of the following is not an ideal of Classical Daoists?

Which of the following is NOT an example of yang?

Which of the following is NOT an example of yin?

Which of the following would NOT be the best example of reconciling opposites on a higher level of consciousness or intuition?

Which would be the best application of the yin-yang problem-solving doctrine? If you see a toddler about to stick his/her finger in an electrical socket:

If you see a toddler about to stick his/her finger in an electrical socket, which of the following reactions would be too yang, not a balanced yin-yang approach?

If you see a toddler about to stick his/her finger in an electrical socket, which of the following reactions would be too yin, not a balanced yin-yang approach?

Which of the following does not corrupt pu?

According to Classical Daoist standards, which of the following is NOT an appropriate example of civilization’s attempts at improving on nature that have created chaos and conflict as a result?

During this 5-day ritual, priests concentrate on heavenly, earthly, and human spiritual forces as well as sacred texts. This concentration gradually unites the disparate forces to achieve unity with the Dao. As a result, the purity and power of the community and the local temple are restored.

The purpose of this ritual is to restore the purity and power of the community and the local Daoist temple.

Daoist funeral rites (rituals)

Rite of Cosmic Renewal

Form of Daoism in which priests regulate the relationship between humanity and the world of gods and spirits and organize those relationships in harmony with the Dao.

Form of Daoism that focuses on resolving society’s chaos by emptying oneself of ego, agenda, and ambition in order to become aligned with the Dao.

Confucian virtue that Classical Daoism considered to be superficial behavior rather than genuinely virtuous:

Confucian ethic that Classical Daoism considered to be superficial behavior rather than genuinely virtuous:

Confucian ethic that Classical Daoism considered to be superficial behavior rather than genuinely virtuous:

respect, obedience, and care for one's parents and elderly family members

Filial piety

submission to social hierarchy

Empty of ego & ambition

Educational ambitions

The transcendent psychophysical energies of which everything is composed, according to Daoist doctrine.

Literally translates as “breath”.