ASSESSMENT for the lesson on CONFUCIANISM

I. IDENTIFICATION. Identify the concepts being described in the given statements below. (20 points)

____________________ 1. It is the first job of Confucius.

____________________ 2. He was the son of Confucius.
____________________ 3. It is the Confucian principle of moral wisdom.
____________________ 4. It is the Chinese clan in which Confucius belongs.
____________________ 5. It is the Confucian principle of ritual norms and propriety.
____________________ 6. It is the Confucian value of filial piety, reverence, and familial love.
____________________ 7. It refers to the Confucian principle of keeping one's word and being faithful.
____________________ 8. It is the Confucian principle of righteousness and the moral disposition to do good.
____________________ 9. It is the Confucian principle of humaneness, compassion, and love for fellow beings.
____________________ 10. It is the period when the People’s Republic of China allows restricted religious freedoms.
____________________ 11. It is the most famous book of Confucius which sets forth his philosophical and political beliefs.
____________________ 12. It is the book that contains the narratives of the actions of the early sage-kings Yao and Shun.
____________________ 13. He was the follower of Confucius who greatly emphasized the innate goodness of human nature.
____________________ 14. It is the book that contains a system of divination, which is centered largely around the principles of yin
and yang.
____________________ 15. It is the book that describes the social norms, governmental organization, and the ritual conduct during
the Zhou dynasty.
____________________ 16. It is the period when the examination for state administrators based on Confucianism is introduced in the
Unified Silla Kingdom.
____________________ 17. It is the Chinese dynasty that gave rise to a new system of Confucian thought based on a mixture of
Buddhist and Taoist elements.
____________________ 18. It is the book that contains the guide for moral self-cultivation which Zhu Xi prescribed to read first
among the Confucian classics.
____________________ 19. He is the follower of Confucius who argued that human nature is evil and must be molded by the rules
of propriety and ritual observances.
____________________ 20. He is a Chinese philosopher, politician, and writer of the Han Dynasty who championed the promotion
Confucianism as the official ideology of the Chinese imperial state.
II. TRUE/FALSE & ENUMERATION. For numbers 1-10, write the word TRUE if the statement is correct, and the word FALSE f otherwise.
For numbers 11-20, list down what are being asked in given items. (20 points)

____________________ 1. Confucius belongs to the commoner class.

____________________ 2. Confucian ritual of marriage involves the giving of dowry.
____________________ 3. The last years of Confucius’ life was a period of happiness and contentment.
____________________ 4. Confucianism teaches that cosmic harmony is the result of having a good moral character.
____________________ 5. The Doctrine of the Mean deals with how to maintain perfect balance and harmony in one's life.
____________________ 6. According to Confucian teachings, the key to moral self-cultivation is hard work and persistence.
____________________ 7. In a Confucian ritual for the dead, food and objects important to the deceased are placed into the coffin
with him/her.
____________________ 8. Rituals in Confucianism were designed to bring about respectful attitude and create a sense of community
within a group.
____________________ 9. After marriage, Confucian ritual requires the bride to serve breakfast to the groom’s parents, and then
the parents do the same.
____________________ 10. Confucians believe that harmony in the empire or state can be maintained if the people observe proper
ritual conduct and piety.

Enumerate the four important stages of life in Confucianism

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 Enumerate the four books of Confucianism
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Enumerate the two famous followers of Confucius who founded their own school of thought
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III. Explanation. Explain the given statements of Confucius and relate it to your life. Answers should NOT BE MORE THAN 5 sentences.

CRITERIA
Content - 3 points
Clarity/Organization - 2 points
TOTAL 5 points

"It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve,
and bad things are very easy to get." – Confucius
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"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." – Confucius

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"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."– Confucius
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"What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others."– Confucius
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