Description
Traditions & Encounters A Global Perspective on the Past 6Th Edition By Jerry Bentley – Test Bank
Chapter 08
The Unification of China
Multiple Choice Questions
1. (p. 153) Sima Qian was
A. the founder of the Qin dynasty.
B. the leading Legalist scholar.
C. a great Chinese historian.
D. the Chinese rebel who seized control during the Han dynasty.
E. the Chinese heaven.
Topic: Searching for Political and Social Order in China
2. (p. 154) The Qin and Han dynasties
A. copied the ruling techniques of the Aryans.
B. did not push for centralization as thoroughly as the Achaemenids did.
C. imposed order on India.
D. never mastered the administrative brilliance and unification of the Zhou period.
E. went further than the Persian emperors in their efforts to foster cultural unity.
Topic: Searching for Political and Social Order in China
3. (p. 155) The collection of Confucian sayings and teachings is known as the
A. Mencius.
B. Memoirs of a Philosopher.
C. Analects.
D. Reflections on a Quiet Life.
E. Reflections on Things at Hand.
Topic: Searching for Political and Social Order in China
4. (p. 155) The philosophy of Confucius
A. formed a thoroughly practical and secular approach to life.
B. called for a strict adherence to the will of the gods.
C. addressed abstruse philosophical questions.
D. was deeply religious.
E. was inspired by the Hindu Upanishads.
Topic: Searching for Political and Social Order in China
5. (p. 155) Confucius believed that political and social harmony
A. came from a retreat into a quiet life of meditation.
B. arose from the proper ordering of human relationships.
C. depended on the proper structuring of a strong centralized government.
D. was available to human beings if they expressed a deep devotion to the gods.
E. could only be imposed by a powerful king.
Topic: Searching for Political and Social Order in China
6. (p. 155) Junzi
A. were Chinese priests who argued that Confucius’s philosophy was too secular.
B. was the honorific of the Qin emperor who united China for the first time.
C. was the classic compilation of Daoist thought.
D. were Confucian “superior individuals” who took an active role in public affairs.
E. were the Confucian model of enlightened thinkers who withdrew from society.
Topic: Searching for Political and Social Order in China
7. (p. 155) The Chinese concept of filial piety, which was central to the family structure, was expressed by the word
A. junzi.
B. ren.
C. li.
D. xiao.
E. vedas.
Topic: Searching for Political and Social Order in China
8. (p. 155) When discussing qualities that were essential to good character, Confucius used which of the following terms to mean an attitude of kindness or a sense of humanity?
A. dao
B. xiao
C. maodun
D. dasas
E. ren
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.