5 Written Questions

1. the months are lunar and stem from one full moon to the next; months do not always fall on the same day each year; use an "extra month" in the leap year; not useful for farmers who need to know when to plant
2. ba gua (8 trigrams) and the luo pan (compass)
3. agriculture
4. 10 stems = the 5 elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, water) each have a yin and yang aspect (stem); originated in Shang dynasty (1600-1046 BCE)
5. 24 parts according to a 15-degree arc of the Earth's revolution around the sun; this contains the solstices and equinoxes and marks major agricultural points during the year

4 Multiple Choice Questions

1. 12 animals combined with the Heavenly Stems to add an element and a yin/yang component to each animal and form a cycle of 60 years; determines an individual's signs and energetic influences
   1. Heavenly Stems
   2. geomancy
   3. Chinese Horoscope
   4. Earthly Branches
2. "The qi that rides the wind stops at the boundary of water"
   1. what the Chinese base their calendar on
   2. quote by Guo Pu in the Zhangshu, Book of Burial regarding Feng Shui
   3. definition of Feng Shui
   4. the Influence of the Chinese Calendar on Chinese Medicine
3. 60 periods of time (yin & yang) that can be applied to years, months, hours, and even minutes (like for horoscope)
   1. what the Chinese base their calendar on
   2. aspects of the lunar calendar
   3. aspects of the solar calendar
   4. combination of the 10 stems and the 12 branches forms
4. "wind" and "water"; using the proper placement, shape, color and materials of buildings and furnishings to maximize the flow of good qi and minimize evil influences
   1. Heavenly Stems
   2. definition of Feng Shui
   3. Earthly Branches
   4. tools of Feng Shui

4 True/False Questions

1. what the Chinese base their calendar on → the months are lunar and stem from one full moon to the next; months do not always fall on the same day each year; use an "extra month" in the leap year; not useful for farmers who need to know when to plant

   True        False

2. the Influence of the Chinese Calendar on Chinese Medicine → theory that at any given moment in time (seasons), there are "open" points that are prime points that should be needled to maximize the qi for that treatment (Nan-Ching, The Seventh Difficult Issue, translated by Paul Unschuld)

   True        False

3. Earthly Branches → 12 branches = fits 12 mos of year and 12 two-hour periods of the day; origin in Shang dynasty; basis of Chinese Horoscope system

   True        False

4. geomancy → western name for Feng Shui

   True        False