Q: Which statement explains why Dalits were considered to be “untouchable” and “unseeable”?
Answer: D They performed jobs that dealt with contamination and what was considered spiritual pollution.
Q: Read the following verses from the Analects:
“The Master said, ‘If one is guided by profit in one’s actions, one will incur much ill will.’”
“The Master said, ‘The gentleman understands what is moral. The small man understands what is profitable.’”
Based on these verses, what does Confucius recognize about specific attitudes toward specific social classes in ancient China?
Answer: B The Shang class were viewed with disrespect because their greed threatened natural harmony.
Q: Read the following passage from the Tao Te Ching:
“Nothing in the world is softer and weaker than water.
Yet, in attacking the hard and strong, nothing can surpass it.
Because nothing can exchange places with it, Use weakness to overcome strength.
Use softness to overcome hardness.
None in the world do not know this.
But none can practice it.”
Which is an accurate analysis of the teachings of Daoism based on this passage?
Answer: C More can be accomplished by yielding to stronger forces than pushing back on them.
Which is the correct chronological order, from earliest to most recent, of the philosophies and belief systems that developed in early China?
Answer: D Confucianism – Daoism – Legalism – Buddhism
Q: Read the following passage from the Analects.
“The Master said: ‘In ruling a state of a thousand chariots, approach your duties with reverence and be trustworthy in what you say; avoid excesses in expenditures and love your fellow men; employ the labor of the common people only in the right seasons.’”
What conclusion can be drawn about how Confucianism influenced the social class system between Zhou rulers and their subjects?
Answer: C Rulers understood that peasant farmers had to be treated respectfully so that they could produce enough food to feed the general population.