Confucianism

Question 1

Six Arts (what Confucius felt that everybody should be educated in)

Answer 1

1. Changes [I] - Predicting the future
2. Poetry [Shih] - Study Literature
3. History [Shu] - Learning from the past
4. Rituals [Li] - Paying back your ancestors. The need to contemplate and understand ritual.
5. Music [Yueh] - Influences many things
6. Spring and Autumn Annals [Ch’un Ch’iu] - Civics or government

Question 2

5 Cardinal Virtues

Answer 2

Jen (ren): Proper Relationships (root)

Yi : Sense of Duty of Obligation (trunk)

Li : Proper Social Conduct (branches)

Chih : Wisdom and Applications Thereof (flower)

Hisn : Loyalty to Your Words (fruit)

Question 3

Canon/Scripture

Answer 3

5 classics

4 books

Question 4

Cheng Ming

Answer 4

Rectification of names

Question 5

Changes (six arts)

Answer 5

Predicting the future

Question 6

Poetry (six arts)

Answer 6

study literature

Question 7

History (six arts)

Answer 7

learning from the past

Question 8

Rituals (six arts)

Answer 8

Paying back your ancestors. The need to contemplate and understand filial piety

Question 9

Music (six arts)

Answer 9

influences many things

Question 10

Spring and Autumn Annals (six arts)

Answer 10

civic duty

Question 11

Jen (ren) 5 cardinal virtues

Answer 11

Proper relationships (root)

Question 12

Yi (5 cardinal virtues)

Answer 12

Sense of duty or obligation (trunk)

Question 13

Li (5 cardinal virtues)

Answer 13

proper social conduct (branches)

Question 14

Chih (5 cardinal virtues)

Answer 14

Wisdom and applications thereof (flower)

Question 15

Hsin (5 cardinal virtues)

Answer 15

Loyalty to your words (fruit)

Question 16

Hsiao

Answer 16

Filial Piety