Exam 6: Daoism and Confucianism

The Confucian virtue ren basically means

In ancient Chinese belief, the highest god who rued over weather, crops, battles, and health was called __________.

Under the establishment of the communist Chinese regime in 1949, Confucianism was attacked as one of the "Four Olds."

Sacred rituals that are especially important in the veneration of ancestors are called __________.

__________ was the follower of Confucius who disagreed with the belief in the goodness of human nature.

The yang principle represents the dark, receptive, female aspect.

A major theme of Daoism is __________.

A little over one hundred years after Confucius died, a "Second Sage" named __________ was born.

Nations such as Singapore and Korea have largely rejected Confucian teachings as authentic.

Which of the following martial arts is associated with Daoism?

The common religious text for Confucianism and Daoism, the I Ching, is known in English as __________.

According to ancient Chinese tradition, the cosmos is a manifestation of an impersonal self-generating energy known as __________.

Today, Chinese temples combine Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist elements, but the liturgies tend to be Daoist.

Some scholars question whether Laozi ever existed.

Daoist thought understands the universe as characterized by the interchange of the complementary principles of the yin and yang. In this model, seeming opposites are balanced and held together as aspects of an inseparable whole. What are the implications of this thought for seemingly dichotomous aspects of human experience, such as good and evil or life and death? Give an example of how a Daoist might allow this philosophy to guide his or her understanding of something joyful or sorrowful that has happened.

The two most salient texts of the classic Daoist tradition are called the __________ and __________.

When asked to define the essentials of strong government, Confucius stated the only true essential is that __________.

Women in traditional Confucian society were expected to take up a subordinate role in family and society, characterized by self-sacrifice.

As in many religions, Daoist nuns are considered to be of lesser spiritual status than Daoist monks.

Daoists undertake individual spiritual practices for the sake of inner transformation and perhaps immortality.