Multiple Choice Quiz

After you have finished studying the chapter, test yourself by answering the sample quiz questions. The correct answers will be revealed after you have finished the quiz. If you have answered any question incorrectly, return to the chapter to review the pertinent material.

1		Confucius was a contemporary of
			A)	Socrates.
			B)	Aristotle.
			C)	Plato.
			D)	Seneca.
2		Of little interest to Confucius in the Analects:
			A)	respect for parents
			B)	the exercise of propriety
			C)	religion and the gods
			D)	the role of the ruler
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)	practical and this-worldly.
			B)	mystical and other-worldly.
			C)	cynical and skeptical.
			D)	intuitive and impressionistic.
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.