Activity 2 (Applying)
DIRECTIONS: Identify the key relationship being discussed in each quotation and answer the

questions.

Rubric for scoring;
4- if the answer is correct, clear, and complete
3- if the answer is correct, quite clear and 1-2 elements is missing
2-1 if the answer is quite correct, fairly clear and 2-3 elements is missing

Key Relationship Quotations
_________________1. “A man should not be ignorant of the age of his father and mother.
It is a matter, on the one hand, for rejoicing and, on the other, for
anxiety.” 4:21
4-5. In our society, why might one be ‘anxious’ about their parents
getting older?
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_________________6. “Make it your guiding principle to do your best for others and to be
trustworthy in what you say. Do not accept as friend anyone who is
not as good as you. When you make a mistake do not be afraid of
mending your ways.” 9:25
7-10. What do you think Confucius means when he says, “do not
accept as friend anyone who is not as good as you”? Does the
quotation about friendship still relevant today? How?
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_________________11. “Let the ruler be a ruler, the subject a subject, the father a father,
the son a son. Truly if the ruler be not a ruler, the subject not a
subject, the father not a father, the son not a son, then even if there
be grain, would I get to eat it?” 12:11
12-15. What is Confucius saying would happen if rulers were not
rulers, and subjects not subjects and so on?