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Chinese Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?






2. What are the four treasures of the study (w






3. List some Chinese foods.






4. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?






5. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?






6. How many Chinese characters are there






7. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments






8. What is the longest river in China?






9. The author of 'The Art of War' is






10. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?






11. What are lion dances believed to do?






12. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :






13. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?






14. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?






15. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.






16. There are often what main courses?






17. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?






18. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?






19. Where is the Great Wall?






20. What is China's currency called?






21. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?






22. What is a very popular food?






23. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?






24. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?






25. The largest ethnic group in China is called






26. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).






27. What are the red envelopes called?






28. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?






29. List some Chinese inventions.






30. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?






31. How should one receive business cards?






32. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:






33. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949






34. China shares a border with






35. And the traditional form of characters is used in






36. What is the highest mountain in China?






37. What color is considered lucky?






38. What is the 12 zodiac sign?






39. A handshake in China often is ...






40. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?






41. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called






42. Simplified Chinese character system is used in






43. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?






44. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)






45. Gifts within the business context in China are often seen as bribes?






46. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?






47. What is the national drink for Chinese?






48. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?






49. What are the five official religions of China?






50. What is the official language spoken in China?