World Religions Ch. 7-10 (Con, Tao, Zen, Shinto). Fall 2018

Question 1

The two founders of Taoism are

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Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu

Question 2

Confucius lived around _____ in _______ .

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500 B.C. in China

Question 3

Inside the inner sanctuary of a Shinto shrine is a kami body, which is a

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cool manmade object

Question 4

Which would be considered a Shinto kami?

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a zebra

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the six “wu-wei” virtues of Taoism?

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uniformity

Question 6

When a Zen student meets with a master for a dokusan, what do they exchange?

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riddles/answers

Question 7

Confucius spoke about Heaven as

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A moral force that guides us

Question 8

How do you pronounce “Tao”?

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Dow

Question 9

"Rectification of names” means people high up in society

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should behave well and set a good example

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 principle Confucian relationships?

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Prisoner/guard

Question 11

The entrance to a Shinto shrine is marked by a torii, which is a/an

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archway

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 primary Confucian virtues?

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Always forgiving your enemies

Question 13

A theme of the Chuang Tzu is that everything is ___ ; there's no good, evil, or truth.

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relative

Question 14

War, industry, activity

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Yang

Question 15

Oogway

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Yin

Question 16

Forgiveness, gentleness, understanding

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Yin

Question 17

Wu-wei involves making peace with what we can't ______

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control

Question 18

The Tao Te Ching contains many ____ that seem illogical but are actually true.

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paradoxes

Question 19

How was China doing during Confucius’ life?

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Meh, not so super :-(

Question 20

Confucius says “wen” help us improve. What are “wen”?

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Cultural arts

Question 21

When someone prays in front of the kami body, what do they think happens?

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the kami spirit goes into it

Question 22

During his life, Confucius was

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mostly ignored

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 main Confucian books?

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The Lion in the Sky

Question 24

Taoism says most of us tend to be too

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Yang

Question 25

Shifu (early in the movie)

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Yang

Question 26

Confucius said it’s a good idea to worship your

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ancestors

Question 27

The Taoist view about afterlife is

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up to each individual

Question 28

The main focus of Zen is

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live each day to the fullest

Question 29

Shinto teaches love/reverence for

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Japan and nature

Question 30

Zen's teachings come from

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your own mind

Question 31

Confucianism is mostly a

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philosophy of how to live

Question 32

Confucius’ real name was

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K’ung Fu-tzu

Question 33

Which is superior?

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Neither, we just need a balance of both

Question 34

The title of the main text of Taoism, the Tao Te Ching, means

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The Book of the Way and its Power

World Religions Ch. 7-10 (Con, Tao, Zen, Shinto). Fall 2018

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World Religions Ch. 7-10 (Con, Tao, Zen, Shinto). Fall 2018

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