Unit 10: Prescribed texts (open-book Paper 2)
Topic 10.10: Tao Te Ching — Lao Tzu Questions
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'The ten thousand things' is the text's phrase for:
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Lao Tzu calls the Tao 'nameless' because:
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Fill the gap: under the best ruler, things run so smoothly that the people say 'we did it ______'.
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Fill the gap: nothing is softer than water, yet nothing is better at wearing down the hard and strong — because water ______ instead of fighting.
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'Returning to simplicity' in the Tao Te Ching involves:
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Lao Tzu uses the image of water to show that:
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Does 'fewer desires' mean giving up all ambition?
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'The best ruler, the people barely know he exists' means the finest leader:
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Fill the gap: the uncarved block is whole and at peace precisely because it hasn't been ______ into a fixed, showy shape by ambition.
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True or false? On Lao Tzu's view, the Tao is a thing that exists alongside other things.
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In the Tao Te Ching, the Tao is best described as:
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Fill the gap: words can only ______ at the Tao, like a finger pointing at the moon — they can never pin it down.
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True or false? Wu wei means doing nothing at all.
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Lao Tzu's ranking of rulers, from worst to best, is:
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How does wu wei connect to the Tao?
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According to the wu wei picture, forcing against the natural grain tends to:
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The 'uncarved block' is an image of:
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True or false? Ziran means spending time in nature, among trees and mountains.
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The 'finger pointing at the moon' image shows that words about the Tao:
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