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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VI, Islam, The Standing Miracle, | Chapter VI, Islam, Basic theological Concepts, | Chapter VI, Islam, The Five Pillars,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sense of Taoism has been most successfully exported to the West?
(a) Philosophical
(b) Mystical
(c) Religious
(d) Emphatic

2. In Taoism, what is the concept of wu wei?
(a) Moving with the times
(b) Reducing social friction to an absolute minimum
(c) The study of earth, wind, and fire
(d) Organizing religious thought

3. What is the Chinese concept of ch'i?
(a) Spirituality
(b) Vital energy
(c) Clearing the mind
(d) Herbal tea remedies

4. What physical exercise was developed by Taoists?
(a) The t'ai ch'i chuan
(b) The kung-fu
(c) The raja yoga
(d) The chin-up

5. How does Islam nail down the actions of humans?
(a) Good, evil, hopeful, and accidental
(b) Forbidden, indifferent, and obligatory
(c) Wrong, right, exceptional, and loving
(d) Advised against, forbidden, and allowed

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the basic concepts of Islam?

2. What historical event occurred just as Confucius began teaching?

3. How did the Taoist church devise a way of harnessing higher power for human benefit?

4. How do Muslims view the Koran?

5. What did religious Taoism accommodate that other religions in China did not?

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