Deck 1: Philosophical Concepts and Ideas in Chinese and Arabic Traditions

Question 1

Sun Yat Sen argues that, 'it is easy to act, but difficult to----------------

A)say
B)think
C)know
D)explain

Answer 1

know

Question 2

Mao Tes Tung in his ------------------advocated the synthesis of theory and practice in revolutionary behaviour.

A)'on practice'
B)'book of changes'
C). 'yi jing'
D)none of these

Answer 2

'on practice'

Question 3

Mao Tes Tung in his 'On Practice' advocated the synthesis of ------------- --------in revolutionary behaviour

A)knowledge and theory
B)knowledge and life
C)theory and practice
D)theory and law

Answer 3

theory and practice

Question 4

In Arabic philosophy active intellect is often described as :

A)ethical entity
B)material entity
C)psychological entity
D)transcendent immaterial entity

Question 5

Al-Frabi accepts that, the immediate notion of beauty is visual and more closely related to the--------------.

A)imagination
B)reason
C)intuition
D)sensations

Question 6

Who accepts that, the immediate notion of beauty is visual and more closely related to the sensations?

A)al- frabi
B)avicenna
C)averroes
D)al-gazel

Question 7

According to Al- Frabi, ---------------is the most perfect thing.

A)love
B)soul
C)god
D)nature

Question 8

"Ahura Mazda literally means:

A)'the wise lord'
B)'the perfect god'
C)'the powerful god'
D)'the absolute'

Question 9

Ahura Mazda the term is created for referring the God by:

A)zoroaster
B)buddha
C)al-farabi
D)confucius

Question 10

Ahura Mazda represent :

A)all mighty
B)personified god
C)protector
D)good creator

Question 11

Ahriman represent the:

A)soul
B)goodness
C)evil
D)none of these

Question 12

According to Zoroastrianism, ---------------is the source of all good in the world.

A)rahiman
B)ahirman
C)ahriman
D)ohrmazd

Question 13

Who argues that, the rational soul is indestructible since it is simple and so cannot break up into parts?

A)al- frabi
B)avicenna
C)averroes
D)al-gazel

Question 14

Avicenna argues that, the rational soul is ------------------

A)constuctable
B)diminishable
C)destructible
D)indestructible

Question 15

Who argues that, there is no need for God to bring us back to life in the next world after we have died in this world?

A)al- frabi
B)avicenna
C)averroes
D)al-gazel

Question 16

Yin represents:

A)light
B)bright
C)dark
D)none of these

Question 17

Yang represents:

A)light
B)shade
C)dark
D)dullness

Question 18

Tao is the origin and the principle of :

A)soul
B)matter
C)being
D)experience

Question 19

In Taoism------------- is considered as is both all beings and all possible beings.

A)yin
B)yang
C)wu
D)tao

Question 20

According to Neo Confucianism ----- is the principle describes the mode of being of everything possible.

A)qi
B)li
C)wu
D)tao

Question 21

According to Neo Confucianism ----- is the principle which brings some of the possible things into actuality.

A)qi
B)li
C)wu
D)tao

Question 22

Who is called as Master Kong?

A)confucius
B)kukai
C)laozi
D)hakuin ekaku

Question 23

'The ruler has the sanction of Heaven if he is righteous, and it has been taken away from him if he behaves badly'. Who proposed this view?

A)confucius
B)kukai
C)laozi
D)hakuin ekaku

Question 24

------------ treated as the well written book of Confucius.

A)'on practice'
B)'book of changes'
C)spring and autumn annals
D)'yi jing'

Question 25

According to Mao Zedong, -------is the only constant phenomenon in this universe.

A)soul
B)matter
C)permanence
D)change