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The people of the core region of China are called


A) Han.
B) Mandarin.
C) Mongolian.
D) Chinese.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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The first expression of Daoism is the poetic


A) Lao Zi.
B) Analects.
C) Tao Te Ching.
D) De.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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The religious traditions referred to in the phrase "the unity of the three faiths" are


A) Confucianism, Daoism, and Shintoism.
B) Buddhism, Shintoism, and Ch'ondogyo.
C) Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism.
D) Neo-Shintoism, Zen, and Confucianism.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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The term "diffuse religion" refers to the dispersal of a specific religious tradition.

A) True
B) False

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What led the shogunate Nobunaga in the 1500s to be receptive to the first Jesuit missionaries?


A) Dislike of Buddhism.
B) Desire to increase trade.
C) Desire to banish Confucianism.
D) Potential for material gain.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Directly stemming from Nichiren Buddhism, the lay organization called Soka Gakkai is today the largest new religion of _______.

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Which healing art draws upon Daoist theories of vital energy in the body and awakening its force?


A) Qi gong.
B) Li.
C) Hsaio.
D) Wu-wei.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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China has been the formative center of the East Asian region from earliest antiquity.

A) True
B) False

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East Asia's belief in karma originated in the Shinto tradition of Japan.

A) True
B) False

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Korea's Ch'ondogyo, which merged elements of Confucianism and Daoism, was an indigenous response to the challenge of newly imported _______.

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The Analects are a compilation of Master K'ung's teachings, anecdotes, and sayings.

A) True
B) False

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_______ is the "earth ruler" believed to control fertility worshipped by farmers in early China.

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Mahayana Buddhism entered Korea through missions by _______ monks.

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_______ traditions are today stronger in Korea than anywhere else in East Asia.

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The large Tenrikyo "Religion of Heavenly Wisdom" is considered a _______-related sect.

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Explain why the theology of Ch'ondogyo, that humans bear divinity, was such a revolutionary idea in late-nineteenth-century Korea.

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You would find an icon of the deity _______ in a traditional Chinese and Korean home, where from the kitchen hearth he records household goings on.

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The spiritual formation of Korea for its first 1,000 years was dominated by _______.

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Ch'ondogyo was founded in 1860 and became one of the major religions of the East Asian country _______.

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Shamanic traditions are today stronger in _______ than elsewhere in East Asia.

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