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East Asian Philosophies

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name

Class

Date

Confucius and Laozi are examples of Chinese...

Gods

Philosophers

Prophets

Emperors

Who founded Taoism?

Confucius

Ronald Reagan

Laozi

John Cena

How do Taoists believe you can Find inner peace?

Trying to live a simple life

You must be a vegetarian

Investing in the stock market

Devoting all your time to work

Which is true about Yin and Yang?

It is the balance of Good and Evil

Yang is the darker element, Ying is the lighter element

If balanced, you can achieve Nirvana

The two are opposites forces of nature, not just good and evil.

What is the ultimate goal of Taoism?

Finding inner peace

Gaining wealth

Being popular

War

Yin and Yang are...

A symbol of how opposite forces are actually connected to each other

A metaphor for "the struggle"

Good and Evil

China and Japan

Who founded Confucianism?

Confucius

Lao Tzu

Buddha

What is filial piety?

respect for your parents

idea that people are naturally good

action through non-action

balance in nature

Confucius said people with ____________ must set a good example.

authority

jail

love

trouble

10.

Confucius had very strict ideas about how people should what?

Cook their food

worship

behave to develop moral character

Follow strict rules

11.

Confucius' ideas were put into a book called....

The Analects

The Quran

The Bible

The Buddha

12.

According to the Mandate of Heaven, a ruler would stay in power as long as he...?

Obeys the priests

controlled an army

governed justly and truly

conquered new territories

13.

The right of a Chinese Dynasty to rule with the blessings of the Gods is called...?

The Mandate of Heaven

The Dynastic Cycle

The Heavenly Commandments

The Oracle Bones

14.

According to Confucius, people are naturally

good

bad

a combination of good and bad

Ugly

15.

Which one of the things below was most important to Confucius?

power

education

wealth

fame

16.

Confucius is credited with starting the "Golden Rule". What is that?

what goes around comes around

speak no evil

Honor your elders

treat others as you would like to be treated.

17.

Which belief system was based on strict laws?

Confusianism

Daoism

Legalism

18.

What is a synonym for morals?

Corruption

Dishonest

Fake

Ethics

19.

Who was the most influential Daoist teacher?

Shi Huangdi

Confucious

Yu the Great

Laozi

20.

Confucius and Laozi introduced belief systems to restore order after which dynasty began to fall?

Qin

Han

Shang

Zhou

21.

Which belief system wanted the government to stay out of people's lives?

Confucianism

Daoism

Legalism

22.

Which belief system believed that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled?

Confucianism

Daoism

Legalism

23.

Which belief system was put into practice first in ancient China?

Confucianism

Daoism

Legalism

24.

Which belief system believed that people should let things flow naturally?

Confucianism

Daoism

Legalism

25.

"A guilty person's relatives and neighbors should also be punished" is a belief of which system?

Confucianism

Daoism

Legalism

26.

"The universe is a balance of opposites" is a belief of which system?

Confucianism

Daoism

Legalism

27.

What text was written by Laozi?

The Analects

Silent Spring

The Way and Its Power

Nature

28.

Which belief system dealt only with government and social control?

Confucianism

Daoism

Legalism

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East Asian Philosophies

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 6mins

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