Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Caraga Administrative Region
Division of Butuan City
West Butuan District II
PINAMANCULAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Pinamanculan, Butuan City

INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGION AND BELIEF SYSTEMS

TEST I. Read and analyze each statement below and carefully choose the letter that best describe the statement. Write the
letter of the correct answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1) Who considered as the founder of Confucianism?
a. Siddharta Gautama b. Lao Tzu c. Con Fu Cius d. Kung Fu Tzu
2) Where does the Confucianism flourish?
a. China b. Japan c. India d. Korea
3) In what dynasty in China does the proliferation of classical thought happened?
a. Xia Dynasty b. Zhou Dynasty c. Ming Dynasty d. Shang Dynasty
4) What is Tian?
a. It is the Confucius’ idea of heaven. b. It means leadership
c. It is the Confucian God d. It is the evil force in Confucianism
5) Which of the following explains the rectification of names or the Zengming?
a. A well performed social role will help bring social order and harmony. b. Tian is beyond human control.
c. Humans were born with innate goodness. d. Respect must be emphasized in every relationship.
6) Which of the following is NOT a manifestation of Filial Piety?
a. Family Relations b. Respect for elders
c. Ancestor Worship d. Ruler must care for his subject
7) According to Five Constant, how can the Ren be achieved?
a. Following social pattern after family traditions b. Fulfilling one’s social duty
c. Serving to the nation d. Trough prayers
8) Confucian woman’s life can be summed up into three stages which is called “Three Obediences,” these are
__________________.
a. Obedience to Tian; Obedience to Confucius; Obedience to Law
b. Obedience to her father; Obedience to her husband; Obedience to her son
c. Obedience to Country; Obedience to Government; Obedience to Nation
d. Obedience to parents; Obedience to ruler; Obedience to Teacher
9) What is Confucius’ idea of environment-human relationship?
a. Humans must be subordinate to animals. b. Animals must be subordinate to humans.
c. Humans and animals has the same right to this planet. d. Animals must take care of as human take care of
themselves.
10) Which of the following shows authoritarianism in Confucius’ teachings?
a. Following Chinese traditions b. Emphasizing the upright sense of hierarchy.
c. Family relation as the model for social behavior d. Chinese’ tradition of visiting the graves of the dead.
11) In what dynasty does the proliferation of Chinese classical thought happen?
a. Qi dynasty b. Chang dynasty c. Xi dynasty d. Zhou dynasty
12) During the development of technology and economy, stronger political units also grew. Which of the following is NOT a
vassal states that competed for political supremacy?
a. Qin b. Jin c. Li d. Yan
13) It is the struggle for supremacy among these vassal states.
a. Zhou dynasty’s reign b. Peace State Period c. Warring State Period d. Chang dynasty’s reign
14) Which of the following is an honorific name for Master Kong.
a. Kong Fuzi b. Confucius c. Kongzi d. All of the choices
15) Which is NOT a factor of the proliferation of Chinese classical thought during the reign Zhou dynasty?
a. technological and economic advancement b. stronger political units
c. political and social improvement d. competition of vassal states
16) Choose from the following choices the result of Confucius’ love of learning.
a. Learning is the highest virtue in Confucian doctrine.
b. Teachers’ day celebration in Taiwan is on Confucius’ birthday.
c. Belief in Tian as analogous with moral order but dependent upon human intervention to bring its will into action.
d. Belief that family relations provide a model for social behavior.
17) Confucius’ Golden Rule, “Do not do unto others what you would not have them do unto you,” explains _______.
a. Requiring people to treat others equal to themselves and in equally the same manner as they would have wanted to
be treated.
b. Good behavior is a great virtue in Confucian doctrine.
c. You can take revenge if someone hurt you.
d. Anyone can face Karma.
18) According to Confucian belief, why people must play their roles in society?
a. Because it helps bring social order and harmony. b. Because it brings happiness to someone.
c. To avoid being punished by the government. d. To have a peaceful life.
19) Xunzi believed that human nature is basically evil. But how can someone be improved?
a. through self-cultivation b. through religion
c. through parental discipline d. through praying
20) Which of the following explains Filial Piety?
a. Family relations provide a model for social behavior.
b. Strong sense of solidarity not only in Chinese family, but also in Confucian social organizations and communities.
c. Respect to parents and to elderly.
d. All of the above.
21) Which of the following is NOT an important ethics to Confucian teachings?
a. Benevolence b. Religiousness c. Fidelity d. Wisdom
22) Which of the following shows the result of female subordination in Chinese community?
a. The number of cases of female infanticide grow every year.
b. Women in China become strong and learned to fight.
c. Confucian women choose to become old maid.
d. Many women became lesbian.
23) It is a group of books which was regarded as early Confucianism’s basic texts.
a. Analects b. Five Classics c. Book of Change d. Book of Rites
24) Which of the following aspects shows the criticizing the issue of authoritarianism.
a. Citizens being subordinate to the government.
b. Allowing the bad behavior of a father requiring the son to accept it when it occurs.
c. The patriarchal nature of Confucianism.
d. Being obedient by the females.
25) Why it is said that Confucian logic would give priority to defense of social duties over environmental protection.
a. Because Confucius allowed logging.
b. Because Confucius was not an advocate of recycling.
c. Because Confucius showed less concern and care for the animals and nature.
d. Because Confucius didn’t give any teachings on how to protect the environment.
26) "Sutra Pitaka" means _____________.
a. Discourse b. Discipline c. Ultimate Doctrine d. Ultimate Purpose
27) "Vinaya Pitaka" translated as _____________.
a. Discourse b. Discipline c. Ultimate Doctrine d. Ultimate Purpose
28) “Abhidharma Pitaka” described as _____________.
a. Discourse b. Discipline c. Ultimate Doctrine d. Ultimate Purpose
29) The body of buddha that is a Body of absolute truth; absolute nature of all beings is called ______________.
a. Dharmakaya b. Sambhogakaya c. Nirmanakaya d. Bodhisattvas
30) The body of buddha that is a Body that experiences bliss of enlightenment is called ______________.
a. Dharmakaya b. Sambhogakaya c. Nirmanakaya d. Bodhisattvas
31) The body of buddha that manifests the world
a. Dharmakaya b. Sambhogakaya c. Nirmanakaya d. Bodhisattvas
32) The most revered and most popular Buddhist deity among the Bodhisattvas.
a. Avalokiteshvara b. Manjushri c. Ksitigarbha d. Samanthabhadra
33) Which of the following Mahayana principal Bodhisattvas is the embodiment of wisdom, intelligence, and willpower?
a. Avalokiteshvara b. Manjushri c. Ksitigarbha d. Samanthabhadra
34) It is the representation of love, virtue and diligence in Mahayana Boddhisattvas.
a. Avalokiteshvara b. Manjushri c. Ksitigarbha d. Samanthabhadra
35) A Mahayana principal Bodhisattvas who helps and liberates all sentient beings residing in hell.
a. Avalokiteshvara b. Manjushri c. Ksitigarbha d. Samanthabhadra
36) Which of the following bhumi described as the joyful journey?
a. Pramudita-bhumi b. Vimala-bhumi c. Prabhakari-bhumi d. Archismati-bhumi
37) Which of the following bhumi word described as false conceptions?
a. Pramudita-bhumi b. Vimala-bhumi c. Prabhakari-bhumi d. Archismati-bhumi
38) The paramita word Dana means ___________
a. Discipline b. Diligence c. Generosity d. Patience
39) It is described as perfection of patience and forbearance
a. Discipline b. Diligence c. Generosity d. Patience
40) The nature of this paramita if perfection of wisdom.
a. Concentration b. Diligence c. Patience d. Wisdom

Test II. TRUE OR FALSE. Read the following statements. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the
statement is incorrect.
41) Vesak refers to the lunar month that falls in May and “Vesak Day” is the holiest day for all Buddhists.
42) In Buddhism, stupas are commemorative monuments that contain sacred relics associated with Siddhartha himself,
and the monks and nuns.
43) To be accepted into the sangha, one should at least have taken refuge in Siddhartha.
44) In Pali language, the word pitaka translates as bag referring to the receptacles where the palm leaf manuscripts were
stored by the monks.
45) The First Basket (Sutta Pitaka) contains the conventional teaching delivered by Siddhartha on different occasions.
46) The Second Basket (Vinaya Pitaka) is work on moral psychology.
47) The Third Basket (Abhidhamma Pitaka), contains the disciplinary code required of Buddhist monks (bhikkhus) and
nuns (bhikkhunis).
48) Human existence or what we call soul, is a composite of six mental or physical aggregates or khandas.
49) Siddhartha analyzed the problem of dukkha that led him to arrive to the basic law of causation or the “Four Noble
Truths.”
50) Karma means law of cause and effect