Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 16

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions :
-Esoteric Buddhism

• A)A system in which an emperor retired to a Buddhist monastery but continued to exercise power by controlling his young son on the throne.
• B)A school of Buddhism that emphasized meditation and truths that could not be conveyed in words.
• C)A sect of Buddhism that maintains that the secrets of enlightenment have been secretly transmitted from the Buddha and can be accessed through initiation into the mandalas, mudras, and mantras.
• D)A tool for identifying north using a magnetic needle; it was made useful for sea navigation in Song times when placed in a protective case.
• E)The theory that Chinese reigns go through a predictable cycle from early vigor and growth to subsequent decline as administrators become lax and the well-off find ways to avoid paying taxes, cutting state revenues.
• F)A system of printing in which one piece of type is used for each unique character.
• G)The Japanese general-in-chief.
• H)Literally, the "way of the warrior"; the code of conduct by which samurai were expected to live.
• I)The revival of Confucian thinking that began in the eleventh century, characterized by the goal of attaining the wisdom of the sages, not exam success.
• J)Chinese educated elite that included both scholars and officials. The officials had usually gained office by passing the highly competitive civil service examination.
• K)A method of selecting officials in imperial China based on competitive written tests.
• L)A woman contracted to a man as a secondary spouse; although subordinate to the wife, her sons were considered legitimate heirs.
• M)The practice of fastening the feet of girls with long strips of cloth to keep them from growing large.
• N)A Japanese literary masterpiece about court life written by Lady Murasaki.

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Definitions:

Total Surplus

The sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus, representing the total net benefit to society from the production and consumption of goods.

Government Imposes

Government Imposes refers to the actions taken by a government to enforce regulations, taxes, or sanctions with the intention of influencing economic or social outcomes.

Tax

Compulsory financial charges imposed by a government to fund public expenditures, without direct benefit or return to the taxpayer.

Supply Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity of that good or service that suppliers are willing and able to provide at various prices.