A-I Yin-Yang & Five Elements

Question 1

According to the theory of yin-yang, all the following conditions belong to opposite aspects within the same phenomenon except ( ).
A: day and night
B: brightness and dimness
C: movement and stillness
D: heat and cold
E: upward and inward

Answer 1

1. E

Question 2

The time belonging to yin within yin is ( ).
A: the morning
B: the afternoon
C: the first half of the night
D: the second half of the night
E: none of the above

Answer 2

2. C

Question 3

The time belonging to yang within yin is ( ).
A: the morning
B: the afternoon
C: the first half of the night
D: the second half of the night
E: none of the above

Answer 3

3. D

Question 4

Which one of the following belongs to yin within yang?
A: the morning
B: the afternoon
C: the first half of the night
D: the second half of the night
E: none of the above

Answer 4

4. B

Question 5

Which one of the following belongs to yang within yang?
A: the morning
B: the afternoon
C: the first half of the night
D: the second half of the night
E: none of the above

Answer 5

5. A

Question 6

The symbols of yin and yang are ( ).
A: cold and heat
B: water and fire
C: upward and downward
D: brightness and dimness
E: movement and stillness

Answer 6

6. B

Question 7

7. Which of the following pathological factors belongs to yin? 
A: wind
B: heat
C: damp
D: summer heat
E: none of the above

Answer 7

7. C

Question 8

8. The property of yang is ( ).
A: downward
B: inward
C: stillness
D: excitement
E: inhibition

Answer 8

8. D

Question 9

9. Which of the following properties belongs to yin?
A: inhibition
B: brightness
C: upward direction
D: outward direction
E: warming

Answer 9

9. A

Question 10

10. All the following properties belong to yang except ( ).
A: excitement
B: moving
C: warning
D: brightness
E: nourishing

Answer 10

10. E

Question 11

11. All the following properties belong to yin except ( ).
A: weakness
B: nourishing
C: moving
D:moistening
E: dimness

Answer 11

11. C

Question 12

12. The part of the human body pertaining to yang is ( ).
A: the medial aspects of the four limbs
B: the lower limbs
C: the back
D: the abdomen
E: the chest

Answer 12

12. C

Question 13

13. The part of the human body pertaining to yin is ( ).
    A: the medial aspects of the lower limbs
    B: the lateral aspects of the upper limbs
    C: the back
    D: the head
    E: Fu organs

Answer 13

13. A

Question 14

14. According to the basic theory of yin and yang, weakness of yang leading to insufficiency of yin is due to ( ).
    A: the opposition of yin and yang
    B: the interdependence of yin and yang
    C: the inter-consuming-supporting relationship of yin and yang
    D: the inter-transforming relationship of yin and yang
    E: the infinite divisibility of yin and yang

Answer 14

14. B

Question 15

15. According to the basic theory of yin and yang, a preponderance of yin damaging yang is due to ( ).
    A: the interdependence of yin and yang
    B: the opposition of yin and yang
    C: the inter-consuming-supporting relationship of yin and yang
    D: the inter-transforming relationship of yin and yang
    E: the infinite divisibility of yin and yang

Answer 15

15. C

Question 16

16. According to the classification of the Five Elements, which of the following channels belongs to the wood? ( )
A: Hand-shaoyin channel
B: Hand-Jueyin channel
C: Hand-Shaoyang channel
D: Foot-Jueyin channel
E: Foot-Taiyin channel

Answer 16

16. D

Question 17

17. According to the classification of the Five Elements, which of the following
tastes belongs to metal? ( )
A: sour
B: bitter
C: sweet
D: pungent
E: salty

Answer 17

17. D

Question 18

18. All the following belong to water except ( ).
A: kidney
B: ear
C: north
D: black
E: skin

Answer 18

18. E

Question 19

19. According to the theory of the Five Elements, all the following belong to
fire except ( ).
A: small intestine
B: anger
C: vessels
D: joy
E: summer

Answer 19

19. B

Question 20

20. Which of the following relationships belongs to ''mother'' and "son"?
A: water and fire
B:earth and metal
C: metal and wood
D: wood and earth
E: metal and fire

Answer 20

20. B

Question 21

21. According to the theory of the Five Elements, the liver fire attacking the
lung belongs to ( ).
A: "mother" disease affecting "son"
B: "son" disease affecting "mother"
C: interacting
D:overacting
E: counteracting

Answer 21

21. E

Question 22

22. Hyperactivity of the liver attacking the spleen belongs to ( ).
A: interacting
B:overacting
C: counteracting
D:"mother" disease affecting "son"
E: "son" disease affecting "son"

Answer 22

22. B

Question 23

23. The liver disease transmitting to the kidney belong to ( ).
A:"the son affecting the mother"
B: "the mother affecting the son"
C: interacting
D:overacting
E: counteracting

Answer 23

23. A

Question 24

24. According to the theory of the Five Elements, the kidney disease transmitting
to the spleen belongs to ( ).
A: "the son affecrting the mother"
B: "the mother affecting the son"
C: interacting
D: overacting
E: counteracting

Answer 24

24. E

Question 25

25. According to the theory of the Five Elements, the spleen disease transmitting
to the liver belongs to ( ).
A: interacting
B: "the mother affecting the son"
C: "the son affecting the mother"
D: counteracting
E: overacting

Answer 25

25. D;

Question 26

26. Which of the following methods follows the law of interacting of the Five
    Elements? ( )
    A: strengthening the earth to produce metal
    B: nourishing the water to nourish the wood
    C: reinforcing the fire to tonify the earth
    D: strengthening the metal to control the wood
    E: none of the above

Answer 26

26. D

Question 27

27. All the following methods follow the law of inter-promoting of the Five Elements except ( ).
    A: strengthening the earth to produce the metal
    B: strengthening the earth to control the wood
    C: reinforcing the metal and water mutually
    D: reinforcing the fire to tonify the earth
    E: nourishing the water to nourish the wood

Answer 27

27. B

Question 28

28. According to the Five-Shu points corresponding to the Five Elements,
    which of the following points belongs to the metal? ( )
    A: Zuqiaoyi (G 44)
    B: Erjian (LI 2)
    C: Shaoshang (L 11)
    D: Taiyuan (L 9)
    E: Xiangu (S 43)

Answer 28

28. A

Question 29

29. According to the principle of reinforcing the "mother point" for deficiency syndrome, which of the following points would you select to treat the deficiency of the liver? ( )
A: Taichong (Liv 3)
B: Yingu (K 10)
C: Zhongfeng (Liv 4)
D: Taixi (K 3)
E: Rangu (K 2)

Answer 29

29. B

Question 30

30. According to the principle of reducing the "son point" for excess syndrome, which of the following points would you select to treat the excess syndrome of the heart? ( )
A: Shaohai (H 3)
B: Lingdao (H 4)
C: Shenmen (H 7)
D: Shaofu (H 8)
E: Shaochong (H 9)

Answer 30

30. C