The Daodejing
True or false:
Lao-Tzu advocated and sought greater personal solitude by climbing on to a water buffalo and riding away into the west. He later, at the request of a gatekeeper, wrote the Tao Te Ching (The Daodejing).
True
What is a ground of dissolution?
When the soldiers are attached to the land and are near home, they fall apart easily
What was suggested that Confucius found when he was an old man?
Calm and spontaneity
Who is the author of The Book of the City of Ladies?
Christine de Pizan
What religion started with the Daodejing?
Taoism
How is the “Way” described?
Naturally happening, natural order of things, like a waterfall
True or false:
In Taoism, it’s important to seek serenity and calmness. Living in harmony and with simplicity.
True
Who is the most influential teacher/philosopher in the history of China?
Confucius
Who are the three ladies that visit Christine?
Reason, Rectitude, and Justice
What does filial mean?
From the son/daughter
True or False:
Confucius said, “I would rather be shabby than lacking in humility.”
True (7.36)
What does Emptiness mean?
The rifts btw superiors and subordinates, when generals and officers are disaffected with each other, and dissatisfaction builds up in their minds
True or False:
Confucius said, “I would rather be shabby than lacking in humility”
True (7.36)
What did the Queen of Sheba foresee that related to a later religion?
That a plank of wood will be used to crucify Jesus.
What does fullness mean in The Art of War?
Fullness occurs when leadership is good. When superiors and subordinates are of like mind and will and energy operate together
True or false:
In Chapter 36, when it says “What you intend to shrink, you first must stretch, what you intend to weaken, you first must strengthen.” So you must always do the opposite.
Both answers are correct
Pick 2 of the 5 virtues and define what they mean according to the book.
Intelligence: involves the ability to plan and to know when to change effectively
Trustworthiness: to make people sure of punishment or reward
Humanness: love and compassion for people
Courage: to seize opportunities to make certain of victory, without vacillation
Sternness: to establish discipline in the ranks by strict punishments
What does humaneness/benevolence mean in Confucianism?
Moral kindness, not selfishness. Do not hide or reject your true self.
At the end of The Book of the City of Ladies, Christine tells women they should follow the example of whom?
The Virgin Mary
What is a dead spy?
A spy that transmits false intelligence to enemy spies and is caught and killed when truth is revealed.
What does the yin-yang symbol represent?
Symbolizes the harmony that is sought through acupuncture, Feng Shui, etc. The complementary and interconnected nature of opposing forces in the world, not a conflict between them.
What point of view does this translation of The Art of War present?
The great spiritual tradition of Taoism
Who was Confucius' youngest disciple?
Zheng Can
True or false. Families had a strong bias against raising boys because they cost more, got into more fights, and fell into depraved habits.
False. Families had a strong bias against raising girls
When and where was Christine de Pizan born?
Venice, Italy in 1364