Question 1

Which of the following most accurately lists the persons in the order of their birth?

Accepted Answer

A)   Laozi, Han Fei, the First Emperor, Confucius, Mencius.
B)   The First Emperor, Han Fei, Confucius, Mencius, Laozi.
C)   Laozi, Confucius, Mencius, Han Fei, the First Emperor.
D)   Laozi, Confucius, Han Fei, Mencius, the First Emperor.

Question 2

The Tang continued the policy of land redistribution begun during the brief Sui dynasty by allotting each peasant family a tract of 100 mou, _________ of which was inheritable, while the remainder reverted to the state for redistribution.

Accepted Answer

A)   One-third
B)   Two-thirds
C)   One-half
D)   One-fifth

Question 3

The most severe philosophical school that emerged during the Warring States period was:

Accepted Answer

A)   Legalism.
B)   Maoism.
C)   Crypto-Confucianism.
D)   Shaolinism.

Question 4

In order to defend the empire's northern and western boundaries and trade routes, Wudi did all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)   Extend the Great Wall begun by the Qin.
B)   Encourage people to move to areas along the northern and western borders of the empire.
C)   Made diplomatic efforts, offering nomadic raiders food and other necessary supplies.
D)   Launched an invasion of Siberia.

Question 5

Once the First Emperor died, Minister Li Si ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Kept his death a secret in order to rule as regent for the monarch's son.
B)   Presided over an elaborate bonfire of Cheng's body, over a pile of his favorite Confucian books.
C)   Took power in his place, executing the members of the monarch's immediate family.
D)   Ordered the demolition of the Great Wall that had proved so costly to the empire's subjects.

Question 6

Mencius used water as a metaphor to illustrate:

Accepted Answer

A)   The destructive power of untrammeled emotions to flood one's life.
B)   The impossibility of stepping into the same river twice.
C)   The tendency of a person's nature to freeze in place, like a block of ice.
D)   The importance of allowing behavior to flow naturally, and not be blocked by artificial constructions.

Question 7

By the second century CE, bolts of silk with standardized designs were _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Designed for strictly domestic consumption
B)   Produced for export, particularly to Persia and Rome
C)   Encoded with messages advocating land redistribution
D)   Produced by hand, with no machinery to aid to the process

Question 8

Among the projects initiated by the First Emperor were all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)   The building of the Great Wall
B)   The standardization of weights, measures, and coinage
C)   The provision of a copy of the Analects to every young boy in the empire
D)   The construction of a mammoth tomb complex for himself at Xi'an C

Question 9

Unlike earlier rulers, the Han leader Liu Bang, who had taken the reign name Gaozu (r. 202-195 BCE) , had been a(n)  _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Peasant
B)   Aristocrat
C)   Descendant of Confucius
D)   Legalist

Question 10

The quotation, "If Your Majesty says, 'How may I profit my kingdom,' the great officers will say, 'How may we profit our families'," is attributed to:

Accepted Answer

A)   Confucius
B)   Mencius
C)   King Hui of Liang
D)   Lao Tzu

Question 11

Throughout the Three Kingdoms period in the ____________ and afterward, the aim of reconstituting the empire was always present.

Accepted Answer

A)   First century CE
B)   Third century CE
C)   First century BCE
D)   Seventh century CE

Question 12

The historical Confucius is an elusive figure, but he appears to have been born to the Kong family in _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   651 BCE
B)   851 BCE
C)   551 BCE
D)   351 BCE

Question 13

The correct order for the events or eras listed below is:

Accepted Answer

A)   Spring and Autumn periods; Warring States period; Former Han dynasty; Sui dynasty.
B)   Warring States period; Sui dynasty; Spring and Autumn periods; Former Han dynasty.
C)   Sui dynasty; Former Han dynasty; Warring States period; Spring and Autumn periods.
D)   Spring and Autumn periods; Former Han dynasty; Sui dynasty; Warring States period.

Question 14

Confucius described ___________ as "what you would not want for yourself, do not do to others."

Accepted Answer

A)   The Lex Talionis
B)   The Golden Rule
C)   The Way
D)   Reciprocity

Question 15

The periods of the Former Han dynasty and the Latter Han dynasty were separated by:

Accepted Answer

A)   A brief period when the Xiongnu captured the capital, Chang'an.
B)   A period of civil war when there was no official emperor.
C)   The rule of Wang Mang, a relative of the Han family who seized power.
D)   The "Red Eyebrow" revolt. C

Question 16

The three disciplines related to the emergence of the Chinese concept of aesthetics were painting, poetry, and _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Astronomy
B)   Philosophy
C)   Calligraphy
D)   Music C

Question 17

All of the following statements about the Dao are true EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   Most Chinese philosophical schools accepted the concept of the Dao as the ordering principle of the universe.
B)   Confucians generally believe that study and self-cultivation can put individuals in tune with the Dao.
C)   Followers of the Daoist tradition attributed to Laozi the belief that Confucianism obscures understanding of the Dao.
D)   There are records of intense debates between Laozi and Confucius.

Question 18

The chief treatise on government in the Han era, the Huainan zi, characterized the emperor as:

Accepted Answer

A)   The first among equal regional administrators.
B)   A leader who was responsible to the people who had elected him.
C)   An intermediary between heaven, humankind, and earth.
D)   A philosopher whose primary duty was to produce a poem every year.

Question 19

All of the following is true of the Chinese historian Sima Qian EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   He followed in his father's profession.
B)   He was determined to relay the truth about events and people no matter the cost.
C)   He chose castration over death so he could finish writing his history.
D)   He condemned a court favorite by calling him an ineffective administrator and a coward.

Question 20

Wudi drove his armies into central Asia, where he established a lucrative trade with the peoples there, and again into northern ________ and Korea, extending Han rule into those areas.

Accepted Answer

A)   Burma
B)   Japan
C)   Vietnam
D)   Malaysia

Exam 9: China: Imperial Unification and Perfecting the Moral Order, 722 B.C.E-618 C.E

Which of the following most accurately lists the persons in the order of their birth?

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The Tang continued the policy of land redistribution begun during the brief Sui dynasty by allotting each peasant family a tract of 100 mou, _________ of which was inheritable, while the remainder reverted to the state for redistribution.

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The most severe philosophical school that emerged during the Warring States period was:

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In order to defend the empire's northern and western boundaries and trade routes, Wudi did all of the following except:

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Once the First Emperor died, Minister Li Si ______.

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Mencius used water as a metaphor to illustrate:

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By the second century CE, bolts of silk with standardized designs were _________.

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Among the projects initiated by the First Emperor were all of the following except:

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Unlike earlier rulers, the Han leader Liu Bang, who had taken the reign name Gaozu (r. 202-195 BCE) , had been a(n) _________.

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The quotation, "If Your Majesty says, 'How may I profit my kingdom,' the great officers will say, 'How may we profit our families'," is attributed to:

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Throughout the Three Kingdoms period in the ____________ and afterward, the aim of reconstituting the empire was always present.

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The historical Confucius is an elusive figure, but he appears to have been born to the Kong family in _____________.

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The correct order for the events or eras listed below is:

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Confucius described ___________ as "what you would not want for yourself, do not do to others."

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The periods of the Former Han dynasty and the Latter Han dynasty were separated by:

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The three disciplines related to the emergence of the Chinese concept of aesthetics were painting, poetry, and _________.

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All of the following statements about the Dao are true EXCEPT:

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The chief treatise on government in the Han era, the Huainan zi, characterized the emperor as:

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All of the following is true of the Chinese historian Sima Qian EXCEPT:

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Wudi drove his armies into central Asia, where he established a lucrative trade with the peoples there, and again into northern ________ and Korea, extending Han rule into those areas.

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