Karmic Battle Takes Place on Shanghai River
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- Q1What is fangsheng?a process by which fisherman in Shanghai sell the fish they catch to local marketsa Buddhist ritual in which fish and other animals are released into a river to swim freea Buddhist ritual in which fish and other animals in a river are captured with underwater netsan argument that is happening between Buddhists and fisherman in Shanghai120s
- Q2What is the problem facing the Buddhists performing fangsheng in Shanghai?The river is too small for the Buddhists to keep releasing fish into it.The police do not want to allow Buddhists to release fish into the river.The Buddhists cannot afford to purchase the fish they want to release into the river.Fishermen set nets to catch the fish that the Buddhists release into the river.120s
- Q3Please read these sentences from the text. "To avoid fishermen, one fangsheng group began hiring boats to release fish offshore, but authorities banned the practice when the boats created a hazard on the busy river. Another group says prayers, then departs in buses to liberate fish from an undisclosed location." What conclusion can be drawn about fangsheng groups based on this evidence?The presence of fishermen at the river has no effect on the practice of fangsheng groups.One of the main concerns of fangsheng groups is the impact their practices has on the environment.Fangsheng groups are trying different solutions to keep their liberated fish from being caught again.Local authorities support fangsheng groups more often than they support local fishermen.120s
- Q4Based on the text, what is one reason why fangsheng groups might care about whether the fish they release into the river are caught again?They worry that the fish might not be good to eat and may harm the health of those who catch them.They spend thousands of dollars on buying fish that were already caught in order to release them.They do not want to provide more business to the fishmongers and sellers in the market.They believe that the lives of fish are more important than the lives of the fishermen.120s
- Q5What is the main idea of this article?Buddhists who perform the ritual of fangsheng can spend tens of thousands of dollars on fish to release into the Huangpu River in Shanghai.People in Shanghai are concerned that Buddhists who release fish into a river as part of a ritual called fangsheng are harming the environment.While China's 1949 Communist revolution made it hard for people to practice religion openly, some Buddhists in Shanghai today are performing a ritual called fangsheng.In Shanghai, there are disputes between Buddhists releasing fish into a river to swim free and fisherman trying to catch those freed fish.120s
- Q6Please read these sentences from the text. "Guardians donned waders to enter the Huangpu [River] in search of submerged nets. They found eight nets holding a few dozen fish. The guardians said little prayers over the fish and set them free." Based on these sentences, what might the word submerged mean?high above the landemptyconnectedunderwater120s
- Q7Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. Fishermen were setting nets to capture fish that Mr. Fang had released into the water. ____________, Mr. Fang recruited fishmongers as "life guardians" to find and cut the nets.On the other handAs a resultBecausePreviously120s