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Quiz 7 on Ancient China The Rise to an Empire - Humanities |, Quizzes of Humanities

Material Type: Quiz; Class: Humanities; Subject: Humanities; University: Santa Fe Community College; Term: Forever 1989;

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QUIZ 7 ON ANCIENT CHINA-THE RISE TO AN EMPIRE
1. Confucius was a contemporary of
A) Socrates.
B) Seneca.
C) Aristotle.
D) Plato.
2. Of little interest to Confucius in the Analects:
A) the exercise of propriety
B) the role of the ruler
C) religion and the gods
D) respect for parents
3. Han China and the Roman Empire
A) traded by way of Asian intermediaries.
B) were comparable in geographic size, power, and prestige.
C) were famous for producing lengthy historical chronicles.
D) all of the above.
4. The substance and tone of Sima Qian's historical record is
A) cynical and skeptical.
B) intuitive and impressionistic.
C) practical and this-worldly.
D) mystical and other-worldly.
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QUIZ 7 ON ANCIENT CHINA-THE RISE TO AN EMPIRE

1. Confucius was a contemporary of A) Socrates. B) Seneca. C) Aristotle. D) Plato. 2. Of little interest to Confucius in the Analects: A) the exercise of propriety B) the role of the ruler C) religion and the gods D) respect for parents 3. Han China and the Roman Empire A) traded by way of Asian intermediaries. B) were comparable in geographic size, power, and prestige. C) were famous for producing lengthy historical chronicles. D) all of the above. 4. The substance and tone of Sima Qian's historical record is A) cynical and skeptical. B) intuitive and impressionistic. C) practical and this-worldly. D) mystical and other-worldly.

5. Han royal tomb burials reflect the fact that A) human representation was held to a minimum. B) tombs were small and intimate. C) cosmology played a major part in tomb design. D) all of the above. 6. Which of the following is NOT true of Chinese poetry? A) It often features epic narratives of heroism. B) It was frequently written by women. C) It was often accompanied by stringed instruments. D) It focuses on human experience. 7. Confucius left an enduring mark on Chinese society as A) an educator and political advisor. B) a great traveler and writer of deep philosophical treatises. C) a man involved in the practice of statecraft as an ambitious official. D) a powerful and wise emperor. 8. The First Emperor Qin Shihuangdi A) ordered the burning of most books. B) ordered workers to link defensive walls into one barrier. C) sentenced scholars to be buried alive. D) all of the above.