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15. His poetry is marked by lyrical praise of the beauties of the

1. Fine arts and literature flourished during this era viewed as the natural world, but as his own life became more difficult, elements of
satire and expressions of somber feeling about the suffering of human
Golden Age of Chinese civilization.
kind entered his verse.
- PO CHU-I
- T’ang Dynasty 16. Fine arts and literature flourished during this dynasty which is
viewed as the Golden Age of Chinese civilization
2. During this time, the people practiced a religion based on the - T’ang
belief that nature was inhabited by many powerful gods and 17. Chou-Shu-Jen is better known as and is called the
spirits. ‘father of the modern Chinese short story’
- Lu Shun
- Shang Dynasty 18. This is one of the five books on the teachings of Confucius. It
is made up of a geometrical combination of six lines plus sixty-four
3. This period was characterized by delicacy and refinement explanatory essays. This was used by Chinese for divination.
- Book of Changes
although inferior in terms of literary arts but great in learning.
19. What does the falling of the plums in this excerpt from the
Book of Songs mean? Ripe plums are dropping,
- Sung Dynasty Now there are only seven. May a fine lover come for me Now while
there is yet time.
4. This was marked by the introduction of Buddhism from India. - getting older
20. Read Wang Wei’s poem below then answer question.
- Han Dynasty On an Autumn Evening in the Mountains (trans. Arthur Christy) How
clear are the mountains after the new rain!
5. This is the philosophical system which dominated Chinese The dusk of the Autumn evening is pouring in, As moonbeams filter
socio-political life for most of Chinese history. through the pine trees.
Cool spring-water flows over white stones.
A lone washing-girl returns homeward by the bamboo grove The
- Confucianism boatman sails his barge through the lotus patch.
Although Spring is long gone
6. These are the major religions in China. Why cannot I linger over this pleasant view?
What is the dominant imagery in this poem?
- Taoism & Buddhism - visual

7. This is the form of government in China. 21. Read Wang Wei’s poem below then answer questions
On an Autumn Evening in the Mountains (trans. Arthur Christy) How
- Communism clear are the mountains after the new rain!
The dusk of the Autumn evening is pouring in, As moonbeams filter
through the pine trees.
8. Tao Te Ching means
Cool spring-water flows over white stones.
A lone washing-girl returns homeward by the bamboo grove. The
- The Way to a Righteous Life boatman sails his barge through the lotus patch.
Although Spring is long gone
9. The most authentic records of Confucian teaching form which Why cannot I linger over this pleasant view?
the Tao of way has learned the correct principles of governing both
self and state is What emotion does the person express in the question at the end of the
. poem?
- admiration
- Analects
22. Read the following excerpted dialogue from Injustice Done to Tou
Ngo then answer:
10. “To yield is to be preserved whole.” What figure of speech is
used in this line from the Tao Te Cheng? What does Donkey Chang’s attitude show of him as a man?
Donkey Chang: You’ve poisoned my father, Tou Ngo. Do you want to
- Paradox settle it in court or out of
the court?
11. Which does NOT describe the Koran or Qur’an? Tou Ngo: What do you mean ‘settle it in court or out of court?’
Donkey Chang: If you want to settle in court, I’ll take you there to be
- a human invention and innovation tried and cross-examined
and put to the torture. With a delicate body like yours you’ll find it hard
12. Filial piety is a basic tenet of this school of thought to bear that. You’re
bound to confess to having poisoned my father. If you want to settle out
of court, you’d better
- Confucianism become my wife just as quick as you can. It’ll be doing you a favor.
Tou Ngo: I have not poisoned your father. I’ll go to court with you.
13. A collection of sayings raging from brief statements to more - He belittles the strength of women.
extended dialogues between Confucius and his students.
- Analects 23. Read the following excerpted dialogue from Injustice Done to Tou
14. Known as the ‘old philosopher’, he is credited as the founder Ngo then answer:
of Taoism. What does line 7 reflect about Tou Ngo’s character?
- Lao-Tzu Donkey Chang: You’ve poisoned my father, Tou Ngo. Do you want to
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settle it in court or out of - Li
the court? 37. Which among Confucian tenets refers to the qualities or
Tou Ngo: What do you mean ‘settle it in court or out of court?’ forms of behavior that set men above the rest of the life on earth?
Donkey Chang: If you want to settle in court, I’ll take you there to be - Jen
tried and cross-examined 38. In terms of four principal roles in conventions of Chinese
and put to the torture. With a delicate body like yours you’ll find it hard theater, this talks about the prerogative of the leading actor, usually a
to bear that. You’re male character, a scholar, a stateman, a warrior patriot and the like.
bound to confess to having poisoned my father. If you want to settle out - sheng
of court, you’d better 39. Chinese Literature and all of Chinese culture have been
become my wife just as quick as you can. It’ll be doing you a favor. profoundly influenced by three great school of thought such as the
Tou Ngo: I have not poisoned your father. I’ll go to court with you. following except:
- Hinduism
- She is a very strong woman.

24. It provides timeless spiritual wisdom on a range of subjects, 40. Al-Hamasa is an anthology compiled by the poet
including giving, eating and drinking, clothes, buying and selling, crime - Abre-Tamman
and punishment, laws, teaching, time, pleasure, religion, death, beauty 41. He was acknowledged as foremost among the new poets who
and friendship. used Arabic language with greater freedom and imagination.
- The Prophet - Abu Nuwas
42. He became the master of the modern Arabic prose.
25. Which is the best analysis of the excerpt below taken from
“The Bewildered Arab”? That by you I am bewildered, - Al-Anfalutu
Whether I be I or no! 43. His version of the “The Thousand and One Nights” is the best
If I – the pumpkin why on you? known English version
If you – then where am I, and who?
- When the Arab woke up, he looked and waited for the signal, then he - Sir Richard Burton
met another one like him. Then, he is now all confused around him. 44. He initiated the literary form ‘maqamat’ which was
popularized by Al-Hariri in the next century
26. This was the longest of all dynasties and throughout most of - al-Hamadhani
the period China suffered from severe political disunity and upheaval. 45. [1] Yin: passive and feminine force. [2] Yang: the active and
- Chou Dynasty masculine force.
- BOTH statements are TRUE
27. This era was called as the Hundred Schools period because of 46. [1] T’ang Dynasty: block printing and gunpowder were
the many competing philosophers and teachers who emerged the most invented. [2] Shang Dynasty: bronze working and deciMal system
influential among them being Lao Tzu, the proponent of Taoism, and - BOTH statements are TRUE
Confucius, the founder of Confucianism. 47. [1] Confucianism provide moral order and an order for the
- Chou Dynasty universe. [2] It is also religion
- FIRST statement is TRUE and the SECOND statement if
28. The following were expressed by Confucius except: FALSE
- freedom 48. 1] Music is an integral part of the classical drama, and it has
recitatives, arias, and musical accompaniment. [2] Chinese music is
29. The following were expressed by Lao Tzu except: based on movement and rhythm that harmonized perfectly with the
- morality sentiments being conveyed by a character.
30. He has been called as the father or the modern Chinese short - BOTH statements are TRUE
story because of the introduction of Western techniques. 49. [1] Analects instructs on moderation in all things through
- Chou-Shu-jen moral education , the building of a harmonious family life, and the
31. He was the greatest of China’s Grand Historians who development of virtues such as loyalty, obedience, and a sense of
dedicated himself to completing the first history of China the Records justice. [2] It does not emphasize filial piety and concern with social
of the Historian. and religious rituals.
- Ssu-ma Ch’ien - FIRST statement is TRUE and the SECOND statement if
32. He wrote many poems speaking bitterly against the social and FALSE
economic problems that were plaguing China. 50. [1] Whereas Confucianism stressed conformity and reason in
solving human problems, [2] Taoism stressed the individual and the
- Po Chu-i need for human beings to conform to nature rather than to society
33. He was a Taoist teacher who argued that a sequence of causes - BOTH statements are TRUE
predetermines everything that happens, including one’s choice of
action.
- Lieh Tzu
34. He was a Confucian moralist, realist, and humanitarian. He
was public spirited, and his poetry helped chronicle the history of the
age: the deterioration.
- Tu Fu
35. Below is a verse from a poem in the Tao Te Ching: The
supreme good is like water
Which nourishes all things without trying to
It is content with the low places that people disdain It is like the Tao
What Taoist philosophy does the verse imply?
- let things take their natural course
36. This refers to ritual, custom, propriety, and manner. It is also
thought to be the means by which life should be regulated.
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