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| involves a human or animal character who engages in clever deceit, physical harm, or magic to get what he wants. |
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| Taoism is based on seeking _____ |
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| Buddhism emphasizes a detachment from ___ to attain spiritual enlightenment. |
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| a brief story that illustrates a specific moral truth |
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| a short, concise statement that expresses a general truth or rule of conduct |
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| Traditional form of Haiku? |
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1 line-5 syllables
2 line-7 syllables
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| What do Zen masters strive to achieve? |
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| a state of spiritual enlightenment |
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| Who wrote down "The Apology"? |
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| Why is Socrates on trial? |
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| neglecting the gods and corrupting the youth |
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| "Gazing at Lu Mountain Waterfall" is written by ___ |
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| "Dreaming of Li Po" is written by ____ |
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| expresses personal thoughts or feelings |
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| Wisdom lit often takes the form of what? |
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| Who is Scheherazade and what does she do? |
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| She tells Shanryar stories every night to put an end to violence. She is the daughter or prime minister |
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| What larger work is Sinbad from? |
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| the audience knows what will happen but the characters don't |
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| What warning does the soothsayer give? |
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| beware of the ideas of March |
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| forceful, convincing, to the point |
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| not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack |
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| to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding |
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| easily excused, pardonable |
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| strange, mysterious, weird |
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| unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others |
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| mercy, humanness,mildness |
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| a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine |
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| What happens in "How the World was Created by a Drop of Water"? |
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drop of milk->stone->iron->fire->water->air
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| Confucianism focuses on the importance of what? |
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| family relations and order in society |
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| a brief story that focuses on a single event |
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| What type of writing are the Analects? |
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| 500 sayings, dialogues, and brief stories |
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