Quiz on the Tang and Song Dynasties

Who was the first emperor of the Tang dynasty?

• Chang'an

• Li Yuan

• Xuanzong

• Zhao Kuangyin

What was the capital of the Tang dynasty?

• Beijing

• Nanjing

• Chang'an

• Luoyang

What was the title granted to students who passed the most difficult Chinese examination on all of Chinese literature?

• Jinshi

• Chan

• Liao

• Khitan

Which form of Buddhism emphasized salvationist aspects and was popular among the masses of Chinese society?

• Chan Buddhism

• Zen Buddhism

• Pure Land Buddhism

• Confucianism

Who was the Tang ruler that supported the Buddhist establishment and tried to elevate Buddhism to state religion?

• Wu Zong

• Xuanzong

• Empress Wu

• Zhao Kuangyin

Which emperor of the Tang dynasty openly persecuted Buddhism by destroying monasteries in the 840s?

• Xuanzong

• Wu Zong

• Li Yuan

• Zhao Kuangyin

Who was the founder of the Song dynasty?

• Li Yuan

• Xuanzong

• Zhao Kuangyin

• Zhu Xi

Which dynasty was founded in 907 by nomadic Khitan peoples from Manchuria?

• Tang dynasty

• Song dynasty

• Liao dynasty

• Ming dynasty

Who was the most prominent neo-Confucian scholar during the Song dynasty in China?

• Li Yuan

• Xuanzong

• Zhao Kuangyin

• Zhu Xi

Who were the Neo-Confucians and what was their impact on Chinese rulers and bureaucrats?

• They were rulers of the Xi Xia kingdom and made Chinese rulers more open to foreign ideas.

• They revived ancient Confucian teachings and made Chinese rulers less receptive to outside ideas.

• They were founders of the Jin kingdom and introduced sweeping reforms based on Legalists.

• They were famous poets of the Tang era and blended images of the mundane world with philosophical musings.