" // questions and Answers number_answers = new Array(5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5) q1 = "In which early texts were ancient Chinese models of heaven preserved?"; q1answer = "d"; q1a = "The Book of Documents"; q1b = "The Book of Changes"; q1c = "The Classic of Poetry"; q1d = "a, b, and c"; q1e = "a and b only"; q1review = "See page 806."; q2 = "Which empire is associated with the end of ancient China?"; q2answer = "c"; q2a = "Han"; q2b = "Shang"; q2c = "Ch'in"; q2d = "Chou"; q2e = "Wei"; q2review = "See page 808."; q3 = "Which of the following statements about The Classic of Poetry is not true?"; q3answer = "a"; q3a = "The collection circulated among the aristocracy of the Shang Dynasty."; q3b = "Many of the poems are derived from folk songs."; q3c = "It includes voices of kings, aristocrats, peasants, soldiers, men, and women."; q3d = "It served as the basic educational text of the Chou upper class."; q3e = "It is a collection of 305 songs."; q3review = "See pages 812–813."; q4 = "In poem LXIV, Quince, in The Classic of Poetry, what is exchanged for the gifts of fruit?"; q4answer = "b"; q4a = "fruit"; q4b = "jewels"; q4c = "clothes"; q4d = "shoes"; q4e = "flowers"; q4review = "See page 816."; q5 = "In poem LXXVI, Chung-tzu, Please in The Classic of Poetry, where does Chung-tzu try to enter?"; q5answer = "b"; q5a = "the schoolgrounds"; q5b = "the home space of his beloved"; q5c = "a sacred family shrine"; q5d = "the Eastern palace"; q5e = "the royal gardens"; q5review = "See page 817."; q6 = "Which of the following best reflects what the man says to the woman in poem LXXXII, Rooster Crows, in The Classic of Poetry?"; q6answer = "a"; q6a = ""I'll make a gift of many jewels.""; q6b = ""I'll promise to love and honor you.""; q6c = ""I'll promise to never compare you to another.""; q6d = ""I'll cook a sumptuous meal for you.""; q6e = ""I'll give you a bouquet of flowers.""; q6review = "See page 818."; q7 = "What condition does Chiang try to rid herself of in poem CCXLV, She Bore the Folk, in The Classic of Poetry?"; q7answer = "c"; q7a = "insomnia"; q7b = "fatigue"; q7c = "sonlessness"; q7d = "lovelessness"; q7e = "hysteria"; q7review = "See page 818."; q8 = "Which of the following best approximates the meaning of Analects?"; q8answer = "c"; q8a = "clichés"; q8b = "proverbs"; q8c = "sayings"; q8d = "aphorisms"; q8e = "translations"; q8review = "See page 820."; q9 = "Which of the following statements about Confucius is inaccurate?"; q9answer = "b"; q9a = "He gathered a following in his later years."; q9b = "He was successful in his attempts to have royalty implement his vision of traditional Chou values."; q9c = "He spent thirteen years wandering from regional court to regional court."; q9d = "He left his native Lu because of political conflicts."; q9e = "The Analects were written down years after his death."; q9review = "See page 820."; q10 = "With which sphere of life are Confucian roles most linked?"; q10answer = "a"; q10a = "social"; q10b = "military"; q10c = "political"; q10d = "religious"; q10e = "spiritual"; q10review = "See page 822."; q11 = "According to the Analects, how can one detect whether a son has fully honored his dead father?"; q11answer = "d"; q11a = "He will continue living his life as he did prior to his father's death."; q11b = "He will devote a portion of each day to remembering his father."; q11c = "He will spend each day reading his father's favorite books."; q11d = "He will make no changes to his father's ways of doing things."; q11e = "He will ensure that his children remember the ways and manners of their grandfather."; q11review = "See page 823."; q12 = "According to Confucius, how can man ensure that his strength does not falter?"; q12answer = "e"; q12a = "by gradually challenging his strength"; q12b = "by tending to his emotional and physical well-being"; q12c = "by setting ambitious goals for himself"; q12d = "by always striving to better himself"; q12e = "by setting limits for himself beforehand"; q12review = "See page 824."; q13 = "In the Analects, which of the following does the Master tell Tsu-kung that common people need to stand on?"; q13answer = "d"; q13a = "food"; q13b = "arms"; q13c = "strong government"; q13d = "trust"; q13e = "community"; q13review = "See page 828."; q14 = "According to the Master, a day spent thinking without eating or sleeping could have been better used by:"; q14answer = "b"; q14a = "spending some time eating in order to make the time spent on thinking more productive"; q14b = "spending the time by learning"; q14c = "spending the time teaching youngsters about the ways of life"; q14d = "spending time trying to make oneself better"; q14e = "spending time helping the poor"; q14review = "See page 830."; q15 = "Which are the primary works of philosophical Taoism?"; q15answer = "e"; q15a = "the Chuang Tzu"; q15b = "the Chou Tzu"; q15c = "the Lao Tzu"; q15d = "a, b, and c"; q15e = "only a and c"; q15review = "See page 832."; q16 = "According to Chuang Tzu, what necessarily exists if death exists?"; q16answer = "c"; q16a = "acceptance of mortality"; q16b = "people to love the deceased"; q16c = "birth"; q16d = "love of life"; q16e = "belief in a higher life form"; q16review = "See page 840."; q17 = "According to Cook Ting, what distinguishes a good cook from a mediocre cook?"; q17answer = "d"; q17a = "A good cook is patient; a mediocre cook is hasty."; q17b = "A good cook experiments; a mediocre cook does not."; q17c = "A good cook learns by watching; a mediocre cook learns by memorizing."; q17d = "A good cook cuts; a mediocre cook hacks."; q17e = "A good cook works in a team; a mediocre cook works alone."; q17review = "See page 845."; q18 = "Which of the following most accurately captures the sentiments of The Secrets of Caring For Life in Chuang Tzu?"; q18answer = "e"; q18a = ""Knowledge is limited by the length of life.""; q18b = ""Both knowledge and life are ephemeral.""; q18c = ""Life, knowledge and love are ephemeral.""; q18d = ""Knowledge is limited only if you let it limit you.""; q18e = ""Life has a limit, but knowledge has none.""; q18review = "See page 845."; q19 = "How does the skull in Perfect Happiness respond when Chuang Tzu asks it if it would like to revert to its human form?"; q19answer = "c"; q19a = "It expresses sadness that life is irreversible."; q19b = "It seeks to find out how life can be regained."; q19c = "It asks why it should give up its present happiness for past woes."; q19d = "It is uncertain whether this is a just question."; q19e = "It is dismissive of Chuang Tzu's question."; q19review = "See page 854."; q20 = "In The Mountain Tree, why does Chuang Chou claim to be unhappy?"; q20answer = "d"; q20a = "He has become too self-important."; q20b = "He has not been able to connect with other human beings."; q20c = "He has lost the sense of where The Way is."; q20d = "He has clung to outward form and forgotten his own body."; q20e = "He is not recognized by those who purport to love him."; q20review = "See page 856."; q21 = "According to Chuang Tzu, where does "The Way" exist?"; q21answer = "c"; q21a = "only in people's minds"; q21b = "only in the minds of true believers"; q21c = "There is no place it doesn't exist."; q21d = "only in the afterlife"; q21e = "it is too fleeting to pin down with precision"; q21review = "See page 857."; q22 = "According to Ssu-ma Ch'ien, which of the following is not one of the five traits considered to be necessary for men entering public life?"; q22answer = "e"; q22a = "cultivating one's person"; q22b = "taking and giving"; q22c = "feeling shame"; q22d = "offering things to others"; q22e = "hiding one's name in humility"; q22review = "See page 861."; q23 = "Ssu-ma Ch'ien suggests that, by nature, human beings are:"; q23answer = "e"; q23a = "loving and trusting"; q23b = "greedy for life and fearful of death"; q23c = "concerned for their parents, wives, and children"; q23d = "a, b, and c"; q23e = "only b and c"; q23review = "See page 865."; q24 = "In The Biography of Po Yi and Shu Ch'i how do the protagonists die?"; q24answer = "d"; q24a = "They are killed in battle."; q24b = "They commit suicide."; q24c = "They are executed."; q24d = "They starve to death."; q24e = "They kill each other."; q24review = "See page 868."; q25 = "What is the primary reason the Prince of Wei was removed from office?"; q25answer = "c"; q25a = "He is accused of rape."; q25b = "He betrays his people."; q25c = "He is a victim of repeated slander."; q25d = "His plot to overthrow the king is discovered."; q25e = "He brings shame on the family name."; q25review = "See page 875. 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