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A Japanese term referring to nature.
Select one:
a. keikaku
b. kisho
c. keigo
d. kigo

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This art favors reflexivity, self-consciousness, fragmentation and discontinuity.
Select one:
a. surrealism
b. modern
c. modernity
d. postmodern
e. realism

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This refers to a set of philosophical, political and ethical ideas which provide the basis for the
aesthetic aspect of modernism.
Select one:
a. modernity
b. postmodernism
c. realism
d. surrealism

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Which of the following is not one of the unwholesome mental states that impede profress towards
enlightenment?
Select one:
a. aversion
b. sloth
c. lying
d. worry
e. lust

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I Ching or the Classic of Changes is a collection of texts on divination based on a set of __
hexagrams that reflect the relationship between Yin and Yang in nature and society.
Select one:
a. 75
b. 64
c. 84
d. 45

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Which of these refers to the collection of 300 poems and songs from the early Chou Dynasty?
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a. Li Ching
b. Shu Ching
c. Ch'un Ching
d. I Ching
e. Shih Ching

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Gautama Buddha is known to be _________ and will remain in this position until he has found the
truth.
Select one:
a. closed eyes and crossed legs under a tree
b. lying down on the grass
c. seated under the pipal tree
d. seated beside the Bodhi tree

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The main principle of Confucianism is __ which means humaneness or benevolence.
Select one:
a. ren
b. li
c. zhong
d. xiao

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There is no devil in Indian literature.
Select one:
a. True
b. False

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of Modernism in American literature?
Select one:
a. an emphasis on impressionism and subjectivity in writing
b. a rejection of elaborate formal aesthetics in favor of minimalist designs
c. an emphasis on fragmented forms
d. a clear distinction between genres

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This consists of three books on the Rites of Propriety.
Select one:
a. Shu Ching
b. I Ching
c. Shih Ching
d. Li Ching
e. Ch'un Ching

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The story about the grief of a woman who lost her child and eventually where the line, "the living are
few, but the dead are many" became popular.
Select one:
a. Ramayana
b. Kisa Gotami
c. Panchantra
d. Mahabarata

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A Japanese word which means protection.
Select one:
a. mamori
b. mamoru
c. matomeru
d. mitomeru

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The positive and personal force in the universe, according to Confucius is ___.
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a. li
b. ren
c. zhong
d. t'ien
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The one who wrote Totem, a poem that encourages common racial identity for black Africans.
Select one:
a. Blaise Daigne
b. Leopold Sedar Senghor
c. Aime Cesaire
d. Leon Damas
e. Wole Soyinka

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This Japanese term refers to the spirits that roam the land.
Select one:
a. Obake
b. Kami
c. Oni
d. Yokai

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In 1948, immigrants arrived in Britain. Their nationalities varied and they are the following except:
Select one:
a. Middle Easterners
b. Indians
c. West Indies
d. Australians
e. Asians
f. Africans

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The term that refers to the goal of liberation.
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a. Kama
b. Artha
c. Dharma
d. Moksha

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This is a collection of fables given to kings and princes that will teach them all there is to know about
values, leadership and governance.
Select one:
a. Mahabarata
b. Kisa Gotami
c. Ramayana
d. Panchatantra

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The characteristic of existence which refers to selflessness.
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a. dukkha
b. anatta
c. anicca

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A way to achieve God which depends on how you act.
Select one:
a. Bakhti
b. Karma
c. Jnana

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The Spanish literary movement which is characterized by its use of sensuous imagery to express
distinctive spiritual values, as well as metaphors.
Select one:
a. Magic Realism
b. Surrealismo
c. Realismo
d. Modernismo

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This is the innate nature of existence according to Buddhism.
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a. panna
b. annica
c. anatta
d. dukkha

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The level of caste system which refers to the soldiers.
Select one:
a. Sudra
b. Kshatriyas
c. Vaisya
d. Brahmins

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Confucianism is characterized by a highly ____ view of human nature.
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a. optimistic
b. fantastic
c. pessimistic
d. realistic

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Rakshasas are most commonly called ____.
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a. souleaters
b. man-destroyers
c. braineaters
d. maneaters

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The Veda for rituals of sacrifice.
Select one:
a. Atharva Veda
b. Sama Veda
c. Yajur Veda
d. Rig Veda

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The one who proposed equality in the West Africa.
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a. Leopold Sedar Senghor
b. Wole Soyinka
c. Blaise Daigne
d. Leon Damas
e. Aime Cesaire

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Which of the following paths is not included in the samadhi or meditation?
Select one:
a. Right Thought
b. Right Mindfulness
c. Right Effort
d. Right Contemplation

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Indian Literature is often described as illogical.
Select one:
a. True
b. False

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This term is used to refer to works that depict supernatural forces working because of a logical
reason.
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a. Magic Realism
b. Fantasy
c. Realism
d. Surrealism

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The Indians have ___ identities of the god.
Select one:
a. 300
b. 500
c. 200
d. 600

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The ____ religion believes that we planned our lives with God.
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a. Youruba
b. Shinto
c. Taoism
d. Confucianism

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Adolf Hitler, head of the Nazis used the ____ in conquering Poland.
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a. armored warfare
b. manuever warfare
c. lightning war
d. deep battle

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The ____ River is one of the longest rivers in Asia extending to 3,180 kilometers.
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a. Indus
b. Zangbo
c. Jhelum
d. Sutlej

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The Sun Goddess that is considered the most important God in Shinto.
Select one:
a. Inari
b. Amaterasu
c. Omoikane
d. Hachiman

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The Indian's way of living's characteristics include the following except:
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a. Happiness
b. Weight
c. Balance
d. Connectivity

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This depicts the tragedy of something broken.
Select one:
a. None of the answers are correct
b. Modernism
c. Postmodernism
d. Both answers are correct

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The Chinese accept that change is inevitable.
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a. True
b. False

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What is the existing goal of the Ramayana?
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a. Dharma
b. Artha
c. Moksha
d. Kama

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A book of Mencius' conversations with kings of the time.
Select one:
a. Meng Tzu
b. Lun Yu
c. Ta Hsueh
d. Chung Yung

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The literary and ideological philosophy developed by French-speaking African intellectuals.
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a. Rwanda
b. Negritude
c. Black Power
d. Angolanidade

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Shinto became the main religion in Japan during the ____ period.
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a. Heisei
b. Showa
c. Edo
d. Meiji

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The Indians believe that knowing and believing are nearly the same.
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a. True
b. False

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These are charms and wards or scriptures that is said to bring the bearer good luck or protection.
Select one:
a. Omamori
b. Kigo
c. Ofuda
d. Matsuri

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The Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs in 1521.
Select one:
a. Leif Erikson
b. Herman Cortes
c. Magellan
d. Nelson Mandela

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The ___ group are composed of writers, painters and artists that aim to revive the Uli art of the Igbo
tribe.
Select one:
a. West Africa-Nsukka
b. West Africa-Ituku
c. West Africa-Nnamdi
d. West Africa-Enugu

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The ____ movement initiated the emerging of daring and confrontational themes.
Select one:
a. both of the choices are correct
b. vanguardia
c. none of the choices is correct
d. avant-garde

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Edward VII lead the friendship of major European countries and eventually forming the group called,
"____."
Select one:
a. Entente Frugale
b. Triple Entente
c. Anglo-Russian Entente
d. Entente Cordiale

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This book advocates the discernment of a basic norm of human action which, if put into effect, will
bring life into harmony with the process of the universe.
Select one:
a. Lun Yu
b. Meng Tzu
c. Chung Yung
d. Ta Hsueh