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Taoism

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is a religion and a philosophy from ancient China that has influenced folk and national belief.

a)

Taoism or Daoism

b)

Sage

c)

Taoist Ethics

2.

He is regarded as the father of Chinese philosophy who wrote the main book of Taoism.

a)

Chuang Tzu

b)

Lao-Tzu

c)

Zhuangzi

3.

It is the manifestation of the Tao within all things, the active expression, the active living, or cultivation, of the "way" Tao, the implementation and manifestation of the Tao through undersigned actions.     

a)

Yin-Yang

b)

Te

c)

Tao

4.

  It is the abstention of any action opposing  nature.

a)

Tao Te Ching

b)

Anarchism

c)

Wu-Wei

5.

It is concerned less with doing good acts than becoming a good person who lives in harmony with all things.

a)

Taoist Ethics

b)

Taoism

c)

Sage

6.

It is the principle of natural and complementary forces, patterns and things that depend on one another and do not make sense on their own. 

a)

Yin Yang

b)

Wu-Wei

c)

Tao

7.

From a Taoist viewpoint, this term refers to one whose actions are in complete harmony with his surroundings - both the immediate environment and the universe as a whole.

a)

Human Nature

b)

Politics

c)

Sage

8.

The early Taoist writers, Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu, themselves legendary sages, offer us numerous examples of behavior based on sage-like virtues. What are Lao Tzu’s most well-known  "three treasures" ?

a)

Women, Politics and Human Nature

b)

Compassion, Frugality and Humility

c)

Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism

9.

It is a collection of poetry and sayings from around the third and fourth centuries B.C.E. that guides Taoist thought and actions.  

a)

Tao Te Ching

b)

Daoism

c)

Buddhism

10.

It is the most important moral precept in Taoism.

a)

Unity

b)

Simplicity

c)

Harmony

11.

Taoism requires human beings to be humble and recognize that not only are they not obliged to make the world a better place, but they are also actually so ignorant of what is really happening that they are likely to make things worse if they do take action.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

Taoist thought maintains that cultivating sage-like attributes is not part of the process of human transformation.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

The Tao Te Ching, or “The Way and Its Power,” is a collection of poetry and sayings from around the third and fourth centuries B.C.E. that guides Taoist thought and actions.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

Anarchism is the special rules and characteristics which can make the country prosperous, and people live in peace. Hence, Taoist’s morality is a body of standard or system of beliefs that are considered as the purpose of their existence.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

There is strength in relinquishing control, and there is harmony and peace in doing nothing.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE