Question

1. which of the following was not a state during the three kingdoms period?

a. wei b. shu
c. wu d. liang

1. which of the following inventions did not originate during the tang dynasty?

a. movable type printing b. gunpowder
c. compass d. papermaking

1. which of the following novels was not written during the ming dynasty?

a. journey to the west b. water margin
c. romance of the three kingdoms d. dream of the red chamber

1. which of the following was not a representative figure of confucianism?

a. confucius b. mencius
c. xunzi d. laozi

1. which of the following is not one of the three main categories of traditional chinese painting?

a. landscape painting b. figure painting
c. oil painting d. flowers and birds painting

1. the so - called

ational ball\ in china is __.
a. basketball b. tennis ball
c. football d. table tennis

1. which of the following festivals is associated with eating moon - cake and admiring the moon?

a. dragon boat festival b. mid - autumn festival
c. lantern festival d. double ninth

1. which of the following proverbs reflects the wisdom of the 24 solar terms?

a. 一寸光阴一寸金 (an inch of time is an inch of gold)
b. 瑞雪兆丰年 (a timely snow promises a good harvest)
c. 清明前后，种瓜点豆 (around qingming, plant melons and beans)
d. 己所不欲，勿施于人 (do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you)

Explanation:

Question 7

The Three Kingdoms period had three states: Wei, Shu, and Wu. Liang was not a state during that period.

Movable type printing, gunpowder, and papermaking (the improved version) were developed or popularized in the Tang Dynasty? Wait, no, papermaking was invented earlier (Han Dynasty), but the question is about origination during Tang. Wait, actually, papermaking was invented in Han, while movable type printing (Tang? No, Song), gunpowder (Tang), compass (Song). Wait, correction: Papermaking was Han, movable type printing (Bi Sheng in Song), gunpowder (Tang), compass (Song). So the invention that did NOT originate during Tang is papermaking? Wait no, the options: A. Movable type printing (Song), B. Gunpowder (Tang), C. Compass (Song), D. Papermaking (Han). Wait, maybe the question is about which was NOT originated in Tang. So papermaking (D) was from Han, so not Tang. But wait, maybe I got it wrong. Wait, the Tang Dynasty: gunpowder was used in Tang, movable type printing (no, Song), compass (Song), papermaking (Han). So the answer is D? Wait no, the options: A. Movable type printing (Song), so not Tang. So the answer is A? Wait, I'm confused. Wait, historical facts: Movable type printing was invented by Bi Sheng in Northern Song, gunpowder was developed in Tang, compass was used in Song, papermaking (Cai Lun in Eastern Han). So the invention that did NOT originate during Tang is movable type printing (A) or papermaking (D)? Wait the question is "did NOT originate during the Tang Dynasty". So papermaking (D) was Han, so not Tang. But maybe the question considers the development. Wait, maybe the answer is D? No, wait, the options: A. Movable type printing (Song), so not Tang. So the correct answer is A? Wait, I need to check again. Tang Dynasty: gunpowder (yes, used in warfare), movable type printing (no, Song), compass (no, Song), papermaking (yes, improved in Tang? No, Cai Lun was Han. So papermaking was before Tang. So the invention that did NOT originate in Tang is A (movable type) or D (papermaking). Wait, maybe the question has a mistake, but according to the options, the answer is A? Wait, no, maybe I'm wrong. Let's see: the four great inventions: papermaking (Han), printing (Tang had woodblock printing, movable type was Song), gunpowder (Tang), compass (Song). So movable type printing (A) did not originate in Tang. So the answer is A.

"Journey to the West" (A), "Water Margin" (B), and "Dream of the Red Chamber" (D) were written during the Ming or Qing Dynasties. "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" (C) was written by Luo Guanzhong, but wait, no: "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was written in the late Yuan and early Ming, while the question is which was NOT written during the Ming Dynasty? Wait, no: "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was written in the Ming? Wait, no, Luo Guanzhong was late Yuan to early Ming. "Journey to the West" (Ming), "Water Margin" (late Yuan to early Ming), "Dream of the Red Chamber" (Qing). Wait, the question is which was NOT written during the Ming Dynasty. "Dream of the Red Chamber" (D) is Qing, but wait, the options: A. Journey to the West (Ming), B. Water Margin (Ming), C. Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Ming), D. Dream of the Red Chamber (Qing). Wait, but the question is "was NOT written during the Ming Dynasty". So D is Qing, but wait, maybe the question has a mistake. Wait, no, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was written in the Ming? Wait, no, Luo Guanzhong was late Yuan, so maybe the answer is C? Wait, no, I'm confused. Wait, the four classic novels: "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" (Luo Guanzhong, late Yuan/early Ming), "Water Margin" (Shi Nai'an, late Yuan/early Ming), "Journey to the West" (Wu Cheng'en, Ming), "Dream of the Red Chamber" (Cao Xueqin, Qing). So the novel NOT written during Ming is D (Dream of the Red Chamber). But wait, the question is "was NOT written during the Ming Dynasty". So D is Qing, so the answer is D? But the options: D is "Dream of the Red Chamber". Wait, but maybe the question considers "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" as pre-Ming? No, early Ming is still Ming. So the correct answer is D? Wait, no, the question is which was NOT written during Ming. So D is Qing, so answer is D. But wait, the options: C is "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", which was written in late Yuan/early Ming, so maybe considered Ming. So the answer is D.

Answer:

D. Liang

Question 8