Quiz for Viewpoints 4.2: Mozi and Xunzi on Divine Response

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Correct: The answer is a. In the absence of clear evidence, Lord Zhuang decided to let the ghosts and spirits decide the matter. Thus, he required both ministers to take a sacred oath.
Incorrect: The answer is a. In the absence of clear evidence, Lord Zhuang decided to let the ghosts and spirits decide the matter. Thus, he required both ministers to take a sacred oath.
1. Why did Lord Zhuang of Qi order his two ministers to take an oath on the Qi alter of the soil?

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Correct: The answer is d. Mozi’s story concluded with the following admonition: “Even in the deep valleys, the broad forests, the dark and distant places where no one lives, you must not fail to act with sincerity, for the ghosts and spirits will see you even there!”
Incorrect: The answer is d. Mozi’s story concluded with the following admonition: “Even in the deep valleys, the broad forests, the dark and distant places where no one lives, you must not fail to act with sincerity, for the ghosts and spirits will see you even there!”
2. What moral might Mozi have hoped readers would draw from the story of Lord Zhuang and his two ministers?

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Correct: The answer is c. Xunzi regarded instances in which a prayer was apparently answered or a ritual was apparently efficacious as nothing more than coincidence.
Incorrect: The answer is c. Xunzi regarded instances in which a prayer was apparently answered or a ritual was apparently efficacious as nothing more than coincidence.
3. Which of following best summarizes the excerpt from The Xunzi?

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Correct: The answer is c. Xunzi believed that the educated gentleman should view such ceremonies as ornaments, that is to say, worth participating in for social reasons rather than because they actually accomplished anything.
Incorrect: The answer is c. Xunzi believed that the educated gentleman should view such ceremonies as ornaments, that is to say, worth participating in for social reasons rather than because they actually accomplished anything.
4. According to Xunzi, how should the gentleman regard prayer and rituals?