6 Written Questions

1. the mature person, an ideal human being with pefect moral character
2. For Confucianism, the moral order that permeates the universe, the Way that should be followed. Sometimes the word tao is lowercased to refer more generally to an individual tao, or "way"
3. The positive, active, masculine, heavenly component of the universe, characterized by light and strength; complements yin
4. The supreme human virtue, doing one's best to treat others as one would wish to be treated
5. The supreme Taoist virtue, rendered in English variously as "actionless activity," "pure effectiveness," "yielding to win," "creative quietude," and so on. To practice wu-wei is to be so perfectly in harmony with nature and nature's energy infuses and empowers the individual.
6. Proper behavior in any given social circumstance, as if performing a sacred ritual

6 Multiple Choice Questions

1. the second foundational text of Taoism containing teachings and anecdotes traditionally thought to have come from the sage Chuang Tzu, who lived in the fourth and third centuries BC.
   1. Shu
   2. Yang
   3. Chuang Tzu
   4. Chun-tzu
2. Assertions that seem illogical and contradictory on the surface, and yet contain deeper truths that are accessible more through intuition than through logical thinking
   1. Tao
   2. Analects
   3. Wu-wei
   4. Paradoxes
3. Virtue as shown through the power of example, an attribute of the mature person
   1. Wen
   2. Tao
   3. Li
   4. Te
4. The negative, passive, feminine, earthy component of the universe, characterized by darkness and weakness; complements yang.
   1. Li
   2. Yang
   3. Yin
   4. Wen
5. the cultural arts, skills of behavior valued by Confucius as being of moral benefit and as benefiting the mature person
   1. Te
   2. Wen
   3. Yin
   4. Jen
6. Taoism's foundational text, traditionally thought to have been authored by Lao Tzu in the seventh or sixth century BC; sometimes called the Lao Tzu
   1. Tao
   2. Tao Te Ching
   3. Yang
   4. Analects

6 True/False Questions

1. Neo-Confucianism → a major philosophical and religious tradition that developed around AD 1000 as a response to challenges facing Confucianism from Taoism and Buddhism; Neo-Confucianism's most important figure is Chu Hsi

   True        False

2. Book of Mencius → Taoism's foundational text, traditionally thought to have been authored by Lao Tzu in the seventh or sixth century BC; sometimes called the Lao Tzu

   True        False

3. Five Constant Relationships → the collected teachings of Mencius, one of the Four Books of Confucianism

   True        False

4. Analects → the collected sayings of Confucius, one of the four books of Confucianism

   True        False

5. Shu → A basic principle of Confucian ethics that says not to do to others what you would not want them to do to you

   True        False

6. Tao → Virtue as shown through the power of example, an attribute of the mature person

   True        False