Question 1

What "modern" idea was advanced by Confucius over two thousand years ago?

Accepted Answer

A)  To the victor go the spoils. 
B)  A virtuous government will sadly but inevitably make its people corrupt. 
C)  Government depends on the will of the people. 
D)  Barbarians must not be accepted but crushed by military power. 
E)  Political democracy is the only form of government. 
A)  To the victor go the spoils. 
B)  A virtuous government will sadly but inevitably make its people corrupt. 
C)  Government depends on the will of the people. 
D)  Barbarians must not be accepted but crushed by military power. 
E)  Political democracy is the only form of government.

Question 2

What did Confucius say about government?

Accepted Answer

A)  That only those born to power should rule 
B)  That all government was naturally corrupt 
C)  That government positions should be open to all talented men 
D)  That Barbarians should be made to serve government officials 
E)  That political democracy is the only legitimate form of government 
A)  That only those born to power should rule 
B)  That all government was naturally corrupt 
C)  That government positions should be open to all talented men 
D)  That Barbarians should be made to serve government officials 
E)  That political democracy is the only legitimate form of government

Question 3

The early idea that the universe is divided into two primary forces of good and evil gave humans what role?

Accepted Answer

A)  To understand the process rather than influence it. 
B)  To understand the process in an attempt to reverse it. 
C)  To reverse the process and so create a new one. 
D)  To have as much an effect on the process as possible. 
E)  To embrace the process and teach others about it. 
A)  To understand the process rather than influence it. 
B)  To understand the process in an attempt to reverse it. 
C)  To reverse the process and so create a new one. 
D)  To have as much an effect on the process as possible. 
E)  To embrace the process and teach others about it.

Question 4

What types of people would have been most likely to prefer the philosophy of Daoism over Confucianism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Those who liked a community-oriented approach to living 
B)  Those who wanted to strive for an improvement in the quality of communal life 
C)  Those who liked an individualistic approach that stressed spontaneity and letting nature take its course 
D)  Those who preferred a rigid dogma of rigid regulations and strict behavior patterns 
E)  Those who believed in multiple reincarnations 
A)  Those who liked a community-oriented approach to living 
B)  Those who wanted to strive for an improvement in the quality of communal life 
C)  Those who liked an individualistic approach that stressed spontaneity and letting nature take its course 
D)  Those who preferred a rigid dogma of rigid regulations and strict behavior patterns 
E)  Those who believed in multiple reincarnations

Question 5

What is true of Daoism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It most closely resembles Legalism. 
B)  It was developed by Mencius. 
C)  Its concepts have puzzled scholars for centuries. 
D)  Its view of life is similar to that of Confucianism. 
E)  It was popular during the Han Dynasty. 
A)  It most closely resembles Legalism. 
B)  It was developed by Mencius. 
C)  Its concepts have puzzled scholars for centuries. 
D)  Its view of life is similar to that of Confucianism. 
E)  It was popular during the Han Dynasty.

Question 6

"If the government seeks to rule by decree, and to maintain order by the use of punishment, the people will seek to evade punishment and have no sense of shame. But if the government leads by virtue and governs through the rules of propriety, the people will feel shame and seek to correct their mistakes." This statement reflects the ideas of

Accepted Answer

A)  Legalism. 
B)  Daoism. 
C)  Zhouism. 
D)  Confucianism. 
E)  Qin Shi Huangdi. 
A)  Legalism. 
B)  Daoism. 
C)  Zhouism. 
D)  Confucianism. 
E)  Qin Shi Huangdi.

Question 7

The conversations between Confucius and his disciples are found in which book?

Accepted Answer

A)  Book of Changes 
B)  Book of Histories 
C)  Analects 
D)  Book of Songs 
E)  Way of the Dao 
A)  Book of Changes 
B)  Book of Histories 
C)  Analects 
D)  Book of Songs 
E)  Way of the Dao

Question 8

What was true of the Shang government?

Accepted Answer

A)  The king was the sole ruler and political authority. 
B)  The bureaucracy was responsible for the military. 
C)  The king appointed chieftains who oversaw various territories. 
D)  The king looked to the priests for religious counsel and authority. 
E)  The king was merely a symbolic figurehead. 
A)  The king was the sole ruler and political authority. 
B)  The bureaucracy was responsible for the military. 
C)  The king appointed chieftains who oversaw various territories. 
D)  The king looked to the priests for religious counsel and authority. 
E)  The king was merely a symbolic figurehead.

Question 9

The "terra-cotta army" found in the tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi was there to accompany him on his journey to the next world

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Qin dynasty had problems with the nomadic Xiongnu from Central Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What makes the Chinese written language unique?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its phonetic constructions 
B)  Its codified alphabet 
C)  Its continued use of an ideographical format 
D)  Its geographical dichotomy 
E)  Its simplicity 
A)  Its phonetic constructions 
B)  Its codified alphabet 
C)  Its continued use of an ideographical format 
D)  Its geographical dichotomy 
E)  Its simplicity

Question 12

In ancient Chinese popular belief,

Accepted Answer

A)  unless certain rituals were performed after a family member died, the deceased might become an evil spirit that haunts the surviving relatives. 
B)  spirits were viewed as being present only in the heavenly bodies. 
C)  the many philosophies that explained the nature of things and gave people solace and emotional inspiration were outlawed by the government. 
D)  Daoism never developed a religious dimension. 
E)  ritualism always led to moralism. 
A)  unless certain rituals were performed after a family member died, the deceased might become an evil spirit that haunts the surviving relatives. 
B)  spirits were viewed as being present only in the heavenly bodies. 
C)  the many philosophies that explained the nature of things and gave people solace and emotional inspiration were outlawed by the government. 
D)  Daoism never developed a religious dimension. 
E)  ritualism always led to moralism.

Question 13

All of these technological advances during the Zhou Dynasty helped stimulate food production EXCEPT the

Accepted Answer

A)  development of bronze plowshares. 
B)  use of natural fertilizers. 
C)  technique of leaving fallow land to replenish soil nutrients. 
D)  cultivation of rice. 
E)  the use of collar harnesses. 
A)  development of bronze plowshares. 
B)  use of natural fertilizers. 
C)  technique of leaving fallow land to replenish soil nutrients. 
D)  cultivation of rice. 
E)  the use of collar harnesses.

Question 14

The first emperor of the Qin Dynasty ascended to the throne at age thirteen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Why was the Shang Dynasty once called China's "mother culture"?

Accepted Answer

A)  It gave birth to Chinese literature. 
B)  Its Yellow River Valley was believed to be the heart of Chinese civilization 
C)  It allowed intermarriage among ancient ruling classes, which expanded its aristocracy. 
D)  Its leaders were also the country's major intellectuals and philosophers. 
E)  It embraced a matrilineal system. 
A)  It gave birth to Chinese literature. 
B)  Its Yellow River Valley was believed to be the heart of Chinese civilization 
C)  It allowed intermarriage among ancient ruling classes, which expanded its aristocracy. 
D)  Its leaders were also the country's major intellectuals and philosophers. 
E)  It embraced a matrilineal system.

Question 16

How do the Yangzi and Yellow River Valleys play into the development of Chinese civilization?

Accepted Answer

A)  They can be considered the core regions in the development of civilization. 
B)  They are the only places in China that allow for ancient people to practice agriculture. 
C)  They serve as the places where civilizations were able to grow the strongest. 
D)  They serve as the origin of where ancient people learned to grow and harvest rice. 
E)  They are considered the most learned areas of all of Chinese civilization. 
A)  They can be considered the core regions in the development of civilization. 
B)  They are the only places in China that allow for ancient people to practice agriculture. 
C)  They serve as the places where civilizations were able to grow the strongest. 
D)  They serve as the origin of where ancient people learned to grow and harvest rice. 
E)  They are considered the most learned areas of all of Chinese civilization.

Question 17

The "well-field system"

Accepted Answer

A)  was an animistic belief designed to protect the health of the land. 
B)  allowed peasants plots cultivated for their own use as well as land cultivated for their lords. 
C)  was the first major agricultural advance in ancient China. 
D)  was a water-diversion system which insured that every farm had the amount of water it needed. 
E)  was originally developed by Aryan invaders to improve agricultural productivity in western China. 
A)  was an animistic belief designed to protect the health of the land. 
B)  allowed peasants plots cultivated for their own use as well as land cultivated for their lords. 
C)  was the first major agricultural advance in ancient China. 
D)  was a water-diversion system which insured that every farm had the amount of water it needed. 
E)  was originally developed by Aryan invaders to improve agricultural productivity in western China.

Question 18

A belief in the need for a strong ruler, restrictive regulations, and harsh punishments was the foundation of the philosophy of

Accepted Answer

A)  Confucianism. 
B)  Legalism. 
C)  Daoism. 
D)  Tangism. 
E)  Huangism. 
A)  Confucianism. 
B)  Legalism. 
C)  Daoism. 
D)  Tangism. 
E)  Huangism.

Question 19

The major nomadic threat to the Qin came from the

Accepted Answer

A)  Xiongnu. 
B)  Mongols. 
C)  Manchus. 
D)  Han. 
E)  Jin. 
A)  Xiongnu. 
B)  Mongols. 
C)  Manchus. 
D)  Han. 
E)  Jin.

Question 20

In ancient China, family life was characterized by all of these traits EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the belief that the needs of each individual family member mattered. 
B)  the notion that without filial piety, society might falter. 
C)  the idea that every family member had his or her place. 
D)  the belief that loyalty to the family and clan was supreme. 
E)  the concept that a hardworking family was a safeguard for good government. 
A)  the belief that the needs of each individual family member mattered. 
B)  the notion that without filial piety, society might falter. 
C)  the idea that every family member had his or her place. 
D)  the belief that loyalty to the family and clan was supreme. 
E)  the concept that a hardworking family was a safeguard for good government.

Exam 3: China in Antiquity

What "modern" idea was advanced by Confucius over two thousand years ago?

What did Confucius say about government?

The early idea that the universe is divided into two primary forces of good and evil gave humans what role?

What types of people would have been most likely to prefer the philosophy of Daoism over Confucianism?

What is true of Daoism?

The conversations between Confucius and his disciples are found in which book?

What was true of the Shang government?

The "terra-cotta army" found in the tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi was there to accompany him on his journey to the next world

The Qin dynasty had problems with the nomadic Xiongnu from Central Asia.

What makes the Chinese written language unique?

In ancient Chinese popular belief,

All of these technological advances during the Zhou Dynasty helped stimulate food production EXCEPT the

The first emperor of the Qin Dynasty ascended to the throne at age thirteen.

Why was the Shang Dynasty once called China's "mother culture"?

How do the Yangzi and Yellow River Valleys play into the development of Chinese civilization?

The "well-field system"

A belief in the need for a strong ruler, restrictive regulations, and harsh punishments was the foundation of the philosophy of

The major nomadic threat to the Qin came from the

In ancient China, family life was characterized by all of these traits EXCEPT

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