Chapter 5 Self-Quiz

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. What were the conditions that gave rise to early Chinese philosophy?

A peaceful kingdom with ample time for leisure correct incorrect

A homogenous group of people situated on a vast land correct incorrect

Several small states engaged in brutal wars correct incorrect

Frequent sharing of ideas with other civilizations correct incorrect

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. Why did early Chinese philosophers think global peace was possible?

It was achieved in the past correct incorrect

It must happen eventually correct incorrect

It would be a continuation of the present state of affairs correct incorrect

They'd found the one true king correct incorrect

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. How did many Chinese philosophers lend credence to their theories?

Appealing to universal truths correct incorrect

Proving using empirical evidence correct incorrect

Tying them to ancient sages and kings correct incorrect

Creating something new and different correct incorrect

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. Whom did the Mozi advise one care for the most?

One's own parents correct incorrect

One must care for everyone the same correct incorrect

One's children correct incorrect

One's king correct incorrect

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. For the Mozi, what is the standard for proving something is true or right?

Whether it makes practical sense correct incorrect

Whether it has a corresponding pure idea correct incorrect

Nothing can ever be proven true or right correct incorrect

Whether someone believes it correct incorrect

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. According to Gongsun Long, "hardness and whiteness"

are qualities of the object that are separate from the physical object correct incorrect

are abstract ideas correct incorrect

are illusions created by the mind correct incorrect

are physically overlapping qualities that are inseparable from the object correct incorrect

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. Who was the main opponent of Mohist moral and political ideas?

Daoists correct incorrect

School of Names correct incorrect

Confucians correct incorrect

Zhou Dynasty correct incorrect

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. In which Chinese philosophical school is the Zhuangzi included?

Mohist correct incorrect

School of Names correct incorrect

Daoist correct incorrect

Confucian correct incorrect

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. Which is the best explanation of the Zhuangzi's metaphor of the turtle dragging its tail in the mud?

One should not judge a person by their appearance correct incorrect

It's better to live according to one's nature than to strive for fame and luxury. correct incorrect

A person is judged by the trail they leave behind. correct incorrect

Things do not exist independently of our perception of them. correct incorrect

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. With which philosophical problem does the Daodejing begin?

Is it possible to retain grace and dignity as a person grows old? correct incorrect

Is it possible for humans to live in a natural way? correct incorrect

Is it possible to describe in words the concepts most essential to a well-lived life? correct incorrect

Is it possible that humans never really understand one another? correct incorrect