Religious Studies 150 - World Religions » Spring 2022 » Quiz 4 Chinese & East Asian Religions

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Question #1
Which of the following is NOT part of the “three teachings” or philosophical frameworks in Chinese Religions?
A.   Daoism
B.   Buddhism
C.   Shintoism
D.   Confucianism
Question #2
Shinto gods and spirits are generally known as _____________________________.
A.   Amaterasu
B.   Yomi
C.   Kami
D.   Torii
Question #3
Although officially an atheistic country, Vietnam has a number of indigenous traditions, such as the shamanistic goddess worshipping religion known as:
A.   Dao Mau
B.   Wuism
C.   Shintoism
D.   Daoism
Question #4
Which of the following core Chinese religious concepts represents variously Heaven, the source of moral meaning, and the highest God?
A.   Qi
B.   Jingzu
C.   Tian
D.   Bao-ying
Question #5
In Shintoism, the Great Goddess of the Sun was known as _____________________________.
A.   Izanagi
B.   Yomi
C.   Amaterasu
D.   Amenominakanushi
Question #6
Daoism emphasized solitary spiritual pursuits and living a ____________________ or “wind and stream”, life - a simple, natural, and spontaneous lifestyle life in accordance with the Dao.
A.   Ren
B.   Li
C.   Wuism
D.   Feng-liu
Question #7
Above all else, Confucianism emphasizes _______________________ as a way of maintaining the social and cosmic order.
A.   Qi
B.   Alchemy
C.   Feng Liu
D.   Filial Piety
Question #8
One of the four principles, central to the Shinto faith, is known as ____________________, which are traditional festivals used to honor and worship the kami.
A.   Matsuri
B.   Izanagi
C.   Miko
D.   Kitsunetsuki
Question #9
Who was the founder of Daoism, also known as the “Old Man” and who left China on a water buffalo?
A.   Lao-tzu
B.   The Jade Emperor
C.   Tian
D.   Chuang-tzu
Question #10
The term _______________________________ describes a Chinese form of shamanism.
A.   Wuism
B.   Wu-wei
C.   Feng-liu
D.   Shangdi
Question #11
In contrast to the ritualism of Confucianism, Daoism emphasized all of the following EXCEPT:
A.   Direct experience of the Dao
B.   Living a spontaneous lifestyle
C.   The social order
D.   Alchemy
Question #12
Besides indigenous Shamanism, Mongolia also has followers of all the following religions, EXCEPT
A.   Islam
B.   Confucianism
C.   Christianity
D.   Buddhism
Question #13
The Yin-Yang is often used as a symbol for the _________________________, representing balance, harmony, and interdependence of the Universe.
A.   Dao
B.   Ru
C.   I Ching
D.   Mandate of Heaven
Question #14
The symbol for Shintoism is known as a ___________________, which symbolizes the gate of a Shinto shrine and demarcates the entrance from the natural world to the supernatural world.
A.   Torii
B.   Yomi
C.   Kojiki
D.   Kami
Question #15
Religion in Vietnam has been influenced greatly by all of the following traditions, EXCEPT:
A.   Confucianism and Daoism
B.   Christianity
C.   Vajrayana Buddhism
D.   Indigenous shamanism
Question #16
In Chinese religions, the Chinese term ________________________ represents the breath or substance of the universe, similar in many regards to the South Asian concept of śakti and African concept of ashé.
A.   Bao ying
B.   Tian
C.   Qi
D.   Jingzu
Question #17
In Shintoism the first great Kami was known as ________________________, who was considered the source of the universe and all other kami.
A.   Kojiki
B.   Yomi
C.   Amenominakanushi
D.   Amaterasu
Question #18
Buddhism in Mongolia is a syncretic tradition made up of
A.   Vajrayana Buddhism and Chan Buddhism
B.   Vajrayana Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism
C.   Vajrayana Buddhism and indigenous Shamanism
D.   Vajrayana Buddhism and Daoism
Question #19
In Confucian thought, the principle means for a Jun-zi achieving a state of ren, or “virtue” was termed _________________.
A.   Dao
B.   Li
C.   Wu-Wei
D.   Feng-liu
Question #20
A Shinto practitioner who gets possessed and acts as a spirit medium for a Kami is known as a ___________________________.
A.   Yomi
B.   Kamidana
C.   Yorishiro
D.   Yorimashi

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