Quiz: Mozi

When was Mozi born?
- About 470 BC, in the state of Song or Lu, China.
- About 360 BC, Elis, Greece.
- About 334 BC, Citium, Cyprus.
- 121, Rome, Italy.
Answer
About 470 BC, in the state of Song or Lu, China. — Born: About 470 BC, in the state of Song or Lu, China..
When did Mozi die?
- About 391 BC.
- About 370 BC.
- 65 AD, ordered to commit suicide after the Pisonian conspiracy.
- About 270 BC.
Answer
About 391 BC. — Died: About 391 BC..
What is Mozi known for?
- Impartial care, the condemnation of aggressive war, frugality in ritual, and early work on logic and optics.
- Atomist physics taken from Democritus, and an ethics of measured pleasure. Lucretius carried the doctrine to Rome in verse.
- The Meditations, twelve books of self examination, and the last of the Five Good Emperors.
- The doctrine of the One, from which Intellect and Soul overflow, and the soul's return by contemplation.
Answer
Impartial care, the condemnation of aggressive war, frugality in ritual, and early work on logic and optics. — Known for: Impartial care, the condemnation of aggressive war, frugality in ritual, and early work on logic and optics..
Which school of thought was Mozi part of?
- Mohism, the utilitarian rival of Confucianism.
- Stoicism, named for the Stoa Poikile where he taught.
- Stoicism, practiced from the throne.
- Legalism, the doctrine of the strong state.
Answer
Mohism, the utilitarian rival of Confucianism. — School: Mohism, the utilitarian rival of Confucianism..
True or false: Chinese thinker who founded Mohism, a strict rival to Confucianism, preaching impartial care for all people and condemning offensive war and lavish ritual.
- True
- False
Answer
True — From the entry's summary.

When was Mozi born?
- About 470 BC, in the state of Song or Lu, China.
- About 360 BC, Elis, Greece.
- About 334 BC, Citium, Cyprus.
- 121, Rome, Italy.
Answer
About 470 BC, in the state of Song or Lu, China. — Born: About 470 BC, in the state of Song or Lu, China..
When did Mozi die?
- About 391 BC.
- About 370 BC.
- 65 AD, ordered to commit suicide after the Pisonian conspiracy.
- About 270 BC.
Answer
About 391 BC. — Died: About 391 BC..
What is Mozi known for?
- Impartial care, the condemnation of aggressive war, frugality in ritual, and early work on logic and optics.
- Atomist physics taken from Democritus, and an ethics of measured pleasure. Lucretius carried the doctrine to Rome in verse.
- The Meditations, twelve books of self examination, and the last of the Five Good Emperors.
- The doctrine of the One, from which Intellect and Soul overflow, and the soul's return by contemplation.
Answer
Impartial care, the condemnation of aggressive war, frugality in ritual, and early work on logic and optics. — Known for: Impartial care, the condemnation of aggressive war, frugality in ritual, and early work on logic and optics..
Which school of thought was Mozi part of?
- Mohism, the utilitarian rival of Confucianism.
- Stoicism, named for the Stoa Poikile where he taught.
- Stoicism, practiced from the throne.
- Legalism, the doctrine of the strong state.
Answer
Mohism, the utilitarian rival of Confucianism. — School: Mohism, the utilitarian rival of Confucianism..
True or false: Chinese thinker who founded Mohism, a strict rival to Confucianism, preaching impartial care for all people and condemning offensive war and lavish ritual.
- True
- False
Answer
True — From the entry's summary.