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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV, Confucianism, Rival Answers, | Chapter IV, Confucianism, Confucius' Answer, | Chapter IV, The Content of Deliberate Tradition,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Zen koan?
(a) The elaborate tea ceremony with its slow and graceful movements
(b) Private consultation with a master
(c) Problems like the classic "What is the sound of one hand clapping?"
(d) Sitting in meditation for long hours

2. What does the Hindu say would happen if the divine base of everything is removed?
(a) Religion would die out.
(b) The natural world would disintegrate into nothing.
(c) People would be free to do as they willed.
(d) The stars would shift their constellations.

3. What did the Buddha write during his lifetime?
(a) Nothing
(b) The Vidas
(c) The Buddhist Bible
(d) The Sangha

4. What was Confucius' idea about art?
(a) He taught that philosophy was superior to art.
(b) He thought that art was a complete waste of time and effort.
(c) He believed that poetry stimulated the mind and music aroused the spirit.
(d) He believed that art put false illusions in people's minds.

5. What form of Buddhism flourishes in Japan?
(a) Zen Buddhism
(b) Hinayana Buddhism
(c) Theravada Buddhism
(d) Mahayana Buddhism

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Siddhartha sitting as he gained enlightenment?

2. What was the conflict of Confucius' teaching and the mood of the times?

3. What is dharma?

4. What position did the Realists hold about society that needed harsh laws?

5. What is the idea behind karma yoga as work?

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