Chinese Religions
1. Communism in China has put an end to all religious practices.
2. Islam & Christianity have had as great an impact on China as Buddhism.
3. A religious person in China will incorporate aspects of many theologies into their lifestyle.
4. Confucianism is more of a religion than a social philosophy.
5. Filial piety is used by Taoism to explain the Father-Son relationship.
6. Yang is good and Yin is bad.
7. Confucianism affirms feelings and the non-rational side of people.
8. Mencius was one of the primary disciples of Confucious.
9. The most important impact of Confucianism on China was in the area of moral and social values.
10. Laozi (Lao-Tzu) relied on education and moral excellence in order for his social experiment to succeed.
11. All things are composed of both yin & yang.
12. Taoism is more concerned with the relationship (harmony) between human beings & nature.
13. The wu-wei concept could best be phrased as "go with the flow".
14. A relationship between the living and the spirits is central to popular practice.
15. Oracle bones are the bones of the ancestors.
16. Confucious stated that government must be founded on virtue.
17. Philosophical Taoism sees peace & harmony in all natural states of things.
18. Buddhism, though a "foreign" religion, has been in China for two thousand years.
19. Doctrine is more important than ritual in most Chinese religions.
20. In popular religious practice, a person picks a certain diety to honor based on a particular need.
21. Some Chinese dieties were formerly human.
22. Chinese scripture, like the Bible, is the "revealed" word of a diety.
23. The "Lotus Sutra" is a Buddhist text of great significance in all East Asian branches of Buddhism.
24. Confucious' "Golden Rule" reads the same as Jesus' saying.
25. One of the reasons why the ancestors are respected is so they do not "haunt" the family.
26. Chinese Temples are owned by the various religious groups.
27. Like Hinduism, natural features in China (caves, rivers, etc.) possess spiritual power.
28. Once a relative dies and is buried, no further action is required of the living.
29. The central purpose of Chinese religious practice is to maintain what between humans & between humanity & nature?
30. Confucious taught proper parental loyalty. This relationship is termed
31. Which of the below was known as the "Old Man" and left China on a water buffalo (ox) towards the western outback?
32. Which of the following religions believe that ultimate reality consists of "Heaven" regulating the world and moral order?
33. Why was Buddhism attractive to the Chinese?
34. The "Mandate of Heaven" made legitimate...
35. Several religious acts coming from the ancient indigenous practices include
36. Confucianism places the strongest emphasis on
37. Religious Taoism has a strong emphasis on
38. In which religious style would the devotee invoke the name of Amitabha to insure their salvation?
39. What is the "lucky" color in China?
40. The most significant Chinese rite of passage other than death is
41. One of the two most influential entities that shape the Chinese life are:
42. China's religious traditions rest on two fundamental principles:
a. the cosmos is a ____________place.
b. all aspects of the cosmos are ____________.
43. State the "Three Teachings".
44. Name the "Five Phases".
45. The canon text of Taoism is ___________________.
46. One of the "Six Classics" of Confucianism is ____________________.
47. There are two large "schools" (denominations) of Buddhism in China. Name them.
48. The record of Confucian sayings as recorded by his students is ______________.
49. The underlying ethical concern of all the religious tradition can be summed up as the pursuit of __________________: living harmoniously within the family, society, and nature.
50. In Temple architecture, the base is ____________like the Earth and the ceiling is _________ to mimic Heaven.
51. In China, the most frequently used religious space is ________________.
52. The most important holiday of the Chinese calendar is ________________.
53. Each person has two souls in Chinese theology. A __________soul made up of yang qi (chai) and a _________ soul made up of yin qi.
54. Either one of the two special holidays set aside to honor the dead.
55. Match the deity with its title.
The Kitchen God
Goddess of Mercy
Empress of Heaven
Heaven
Imperial Ruler of Heaven
King of Hell
God of the Earth
Ox Tamer
Divine Farmer
Creator of humanity from mud
56. Match the correct word from the list with the definition.

-"Non-interference" - the non-doing concept in Taoism
- Confucian term for virtue - "humanity", a deep seated altruism.
- "Superior man" - moral excellence, to live a life of cultivated character and personal excellence
- "Wind & Water" - Chinese geomancy
- Confucian term for rites; propriety, courtesy
- Canon text of Taoism; composed by Laozi (Lao-tzu)
- Vital energy, both of a universal and internal nature
- "Ancestral teachings" - an adoptive word in Chinese for religion
- Confucian scholars who made the written language a supreme symbol of superiority
- A form of Chinese Buddhism influenced by Taoism, emphasizing meditation and the interaction of master and disciple

A. Chun-tzu
B. Chan
C. Tao
D. Pure land
E. Ren
F. Yang/yin
G. Ru
H. Mandarins
I. Wu-wei
J. Tao-de-ching
K. Qi(ch’i)
L. Fengshui
M. Zongjiao

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