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. Eventually, how do Hindu minds conceive of God?
(a) The Gods transcend the anthropomorphic and become animals.
(b) The Gods transcend the anthropomorphic and become total abstractions.
(c) The Gods transcend the anthropomorphic and become constellations.
(d) The Gods transcend the anthropomorphic and become statues.

2. What does the first signpost of the Path of Renunciation which reads "the community" offer the individual?
(a) It offers political opportunity to gain more personal power.
(b) It offers more lasting value than the self-centered desires of human nature.
(c) It offers a better way to get what you want.
(d) It offers membership in a larger family.

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

4. How has the Western mind often viewed the Path of Renunciation?
(a) As the ultimate comparison to Christianity
(b) As the best Hinduism has to offer
(c) As a life-denying spoilsport
(d) As an example of good ethics

5. What historical event occurred just as Confucius began teaching?
(a) The birth of Mohammed
(b) The Peloponnesian War
(c) The collapse of the Chou Dynasty
(d) The arrival of Marco Polo