China's civil service examinations tested potential government officials on which ideology?

A. Confucianism
B. Daoism
C. Zen Buddhism
D. Chan Buddhism

Question

China's civil service examinations tested potential government officials on which ideology?

 		A.	Confucianism
 		B.	Daoism
 		C.	Zen Buddhism
 		D.	Chan Buddhism

kat_s123 · Answer

" Their Confucian education encouraged them to aspire for government service, but also to speak up when they thought others were pursuing the wrong course, making them courageous critics of power." I believe it is A.

kat_s123 · Answer

"To prepare for the examinations, men would memorize the Confucian classics in order to be able to recognize even the most obscure passages."

dioneches · Answer

Neo-Confucian so A