Show:
Background
Terms
Fill In The Blank
True/False
Final Jeopardy
100
What culture is the text from?
Chinese culture
100
"Small figurines of dogs made of straw"
Straw Dogs
100
"The Tao that can be spoken is not the ______ Tao"
Eternal (p.3)
100
The Tao is eternal.
True
100
What does the core Taoist notion of "wu wei" translate as?
"nonstriving"
200
According to the text, what English word(s) has "Tao" previously been translated to?
The Way
200
"Quiet"
Zhong
200
"Too many words hasten _______"
Failure (p.11)
200
Fire is the most fitting metaphor for the Tao.
False - Water is the most fitting metaphor for the Tao
300
According to the text, who is thought to be the original author of the Tao Te Ching?
Lao Tzu
300
"Ching" or "Te"
Ching: Tome or Classic or Te: Virtue
300
In ________ the energy and reaching relaxation"
"Concentrating" (p.21)
300
We will never find absolute good and evil in humans.
True
400
What is the ultimate purpose of the Tao Te Ching?
Wisdom and insights that we can apply to life
400
"Deviating from centered oneness"
Straying
400
"Water greatly benefits ___ ___ ___ ___"
"Myriad things without contention" (p.17)
400
The mystic male is the ultimate source of all living things.
False - The mystic female is the ultimate source of all living things.