Ch 8 Inquizitive Confucianism UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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As Neo-Confucianism turned the focus of Confucian practice to contemplation and selfdevelopment, it also opened up a greater space for women, declaring them "equal in all things
as the moon is equal to the sun." - CO...
Ch 8 Inquizitive Confucianism UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
As Neo-Confucianism turned the focus of Confucian practice to contemplation and self-
development, it also opened up a greater space for women, declaring them "equal in all things
as the moon is equal to the sun." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
Which of the following best characterizes Confucius' opinion on the Duke of Zhou ? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Confucius felt that the Duke of Zhou was an exemplar of
Confucian virtues for his reverence for filial piety and the Mandate of Heaven.
Teenager Angela is getting onto the subway train in a mostly full car. She sees an empty seat,
but a man sitting in the adjacent seat has spread his legs out in a wide V, covering half of each
seat beside him. When Angela pointedly coughs to get his attention, the man only shrugs and
says, "No law to say I can't" and drapes his arms over the backs of each chair beside him. A
Confucianist would say this episode best represents a breakdown of which Confucian virtue?
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- ren
Which American writer was once called the "American Confucius?" - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Which Confucian thinker was the first to argue that human nature is inclined towards
goodness as surely as water is inclined to flow downhill? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Mencius
When examined closely, Confucianism appears to be in opposition to the values one finds in
European and American societies after the Enlightenment. Drag the following statements to
identify them as either a Confucian or a post-enlightenment western value. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- The only one who should have a say in what you do and what your future
will be like is you.
Social rituals and polite etiquette are to be valued as the bedrock upon which a harmonious
society is built.
, One should always determine the appropriate action based on what is most beneficial to
society, rather than what one personally desires.
Because humans come into existence only through their role in society, they are obligated to
engage in ritual propriety.
There is no independent self apart from one's position within their family and community.
Chen is a Confucian living in Ming dynasty China. From the perspective of the Five
Relationships, Chen must give ___ to his elder brother Liu, but should give ___ to his wife
Ying. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- deference, benevolence
Which of the following statements best describes Confucius' social status at the end of his
life? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Despite a brief career as a bureaucratic advisor, Confucius
died without any governmental post, surrounded only by his students.
Which of the following is not a transformation of the Confucian traditions seen in Neo-
Confucianism? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Neo-Confucisnism incorporated Buddhisst
ideas of emptiness (shunyata), arguing that all social relationships were empty of inherent
existence.
Like Buddhism, Daoism, and other Chinese religions, Confucianism values asceticism, or the
intentional denial of physical pleasures for spiritual purposes. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
False
Which choice best describes what Confucians believe to be the role of the Three Sovereigns
in Chinese history? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The Three Sovereigns descended from
heaven and inaugurated Chinese civilization through teaching the Chinese how to grow
crops, raise livestock, and write.
Which of the following are true of New Confucianism? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- New
Confucians are working to develop Confucian feminism through emphasizing the mutual
respect and affection inherent to the Five Relationships.
New Confucians are committed to adapting the Confucian tradition to Enlightenment ideas
and ideals, including liberty, rationality, and the dignity of the individual.
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