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Which temples are more colorful and elaborate than those of other religions in China?


A) Daoist temples
B) Confucian temples
C) Buddhist temples
D) Zoroastrian temples

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Identify a true statement about the ancient Chinese traditions.


A) Life-cycle rituals are more important in China than in other cultures.
B) In China, marriage is more a religious arrangement than a social one.
C) The traditional Chinese funeral has great religious and cultural significance.
D) Cremation is common in all Chinese religions and cultures.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Cremation is common for Daoists and Confucianists.

A) True
B) False

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In the context of religions in China, the term Confucianism:


A) cannot be traceable with certainty to a historical founder.
B) was first used by Roman Catholic missionaries in China.
C) was renamed as "the Scholarly Tradition."
D) originated as a Chinese term.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following statements is true of the traditional Chinese funeral?


A) In-ground burial of the whole body is rare.See 7-5: Ritual and Worship
B) Male heads of the family do not receive funerals.See 7-5: Ritual and Worship
C) Funerals always take place in temples.See 7-5: Ritual and Worship
D) Infants or children receive very simple funerals.See 7-5: Ritual and Worship

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Write a brief statement of basic Daoist and Confucian ethics.

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In Daoist teaching, _________ is best understood as going along with nature.


A) wu wei
B) xiao
C) ren
D) junzi

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following statements is true of the spread of Confucianism in North America?


A) It was spread with the first Chinese, who arrived to participate in California's gold rush.
B) Confucian temples were state sponsored in North America.
C) Social and educational associations that had an appreciation for Confucianism were built rather than temples.
D) Confucian temples in North America served a multitude of deities, just as their temples in China had.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following is true of Daoist temples?


A) They have simple decorations on the exterior and in the interior.
B) There could not be transplanted in North America as Confucian temples could.
C) Statues of gods are honored in Daoist temples.
D) Reading of scripture texts is prohibited inside these temples.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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The _________ suggests that human distinctions generate the troubles and problems of existence.


A) Yi Jing
B) Daode Jing
C) Analects
D) Mencius

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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For _________, all spirits are immortal in some sense-they survive the death of the body and go into the next world.


A) Buddhists
B) Westerners
C) Daoists
D) Confucianists

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Animal _________ inscribed with writings were used to foretell the future and maintain good connections with ancestral spirits and nature spirits.


A) jing
B) oracle bones
C) feng shui
D) qi

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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According to Livia Kohn, a leading scholar of Daoism, _____ is the oldest branch of Daoism based on the texts Daode Jing and Zhuangzi.


A) neo-Daoism
B) religious Daoism
C) folk Daoism
D) philosophical Daoism

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Briefly explain Neo-Daoism.

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In the Chinese tradition, _________ of the family receive elaborate funerals.


A) working women
B) male heads
C) children
D) infants

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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In Confucian temples, Confucius is a god, not a human example.

A) True
B) False

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Identify a true statement about Chinese funerals.


A) Family members handle actions involving physical contact with the corpse.
B) Crying and wailing is considered a sign of disrespect to the spirit of the dead.
C) Mirrors are kept around the body of the dead person.
D) Visitors light incense for the deceased.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following is a similarity between Confucianism and Daoism?


A) Both religions speak about the Dao.See 7-3: Essential Daoist and Confucian Teachings
B) Both religions always make extensive use of images in their temples.See 7-3: Essential Daoist and Confucian Teachings
C) Both religions have gods in the way Abrahamic religions do.See 7-3: Essential Daoist and Confucian Teachings
D) Both religions emphasize life-cycle rituals.See 7-3: Essential Daoist and Confucian Teachings

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Filial piety means that one should honor even one's deceased ancestors.

A) True
B) False

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Positioning objects to maximize the good effects of the flow of energy is known as feng shui, a phrase that literally means:


A) spirit-person.
B) the eternal Dao.
C) wind-water.
D) the cosmic way.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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