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 did Confucius propose as a better way for society?
(a) Form political parties to work out differences
(b) Redirect thinking into a conscious reorientation of traditional behaviors
(c) Reinstate the Chou Dynasty and go back to the way things were
(d) Forget old traditions and create new ones

2. How might the rise of Buddhism be compared to the Protestant Reformation?
(a) It started as a rebellion against a human head of religion.
(b) It started by Siddhartha nailing theses to a temple door.
(c) It started because people could not read.
(d) It was a reaction to the excesses of the Hinduism of the day.

3. After pleasure seeking, what does Hinduism see as the next major life goal?
(a) Travel and culture
(b) Worldly success
(c) Spiritual enlightenment
(d) Overcoming illness

4. What is the problem of explaining nirvana?
(a) To the unenlightened mind, it is vague.
(b) It can only been reached after death.
(c) It is an untranslatable word.
(d) It has multiple meanings.

5. Who is Siddhartha Gautama of the Sakya?
(a) The author of the Hindu Vidas.
(b) The awakened one, the Buddha.
(c) The first Hindu.
(d) The founder of Sikhism.