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Chinese Culture
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Subject
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culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. How many Chinese characters are there
Hin Jintao
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Black ??
2. The top three most population cites in China
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Hin Jintao
just over 8
3. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Han
Shuo W
Black ??
4. What is the national drink for Chinese?
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Taiwan
Tea (Cha)
5. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
the lantern celebration
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
6. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
56 (including Han)
4
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
7. What economy does China have?
communist
Red and Yellow
Show emotion
Beijing
8. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?
Most senior ranking attendee
Shuo W
4
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
9. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Bamboo leaves
Show emotion
Most senior ranking attendee
10. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
about 275 lbs.
just over 8
Atheism
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
11. What flower represents courage and hope?
communist
Mao Zedong
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
12. Gifts within the business context in China are often seen as bribes?
False
the Spring Festival
Mao Zedong
NE quadrant
13. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
Afghanistan
200 B.C. - people feared 'Nien' the mythical - evil monster - so they would make loud noises bright lights - and big dragons to scare it off
4
people's money
14. List some Chinese inventions.
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
200 B.C. - people feared 'Nien' the mythical - evil monster - so they would make loud noises bright lights - and big dragons to scare it off
15. When did the first Chinese New Year customs start? How?
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16. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.
Yangzi
Hong Kong
limp and brief
false
17. What are the five official religions of China?
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Parts of Chinese characters
the Spring Festival
Fourth
18. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
white rice
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Hong Kong
19. What are the six working languages of the United Nations
wife or husband
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
the Spring Festival
20. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.
East
Dragon Boat Festival
false
just over 8
21. What does the word yellow imply?
title
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
2
adult content
22. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
about 275 lbs.
cat
Television
23. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :
wife or husband
her own last name
Mandarin Chinese
Noodle (Mi
24. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?
4
the lantern celebration
15
2
25. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?
the Shaolin Monks
cash
Tea (Cha)
4
26. What are the four great invention of China?
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
56 (including Han)
Dragon Boat Festival
March 8th is International Women's Day - on this day women will get a paid day or half day off - while all men must still go to work; May 1st is International Labor Day; May 4th is Youth Day - in memory of the first mass student movement in 1919; Jun
27. Simplified Chinese character system is used in
Nihao! Zenme y
China - Signapore
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Face to Face
28. When is China's National Day?
false
October 1st
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Most senior ranking attendee
29. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
15
Mao Zedong
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
30. How should one receive business cards?
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
title
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
with both hands
31. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
Emperor and Empress
cat
xu Sh
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
32. What do Chinese people use 'Name Chop'(y
NE quadrant
1.3 Billion
Signature
just over 8
33. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?
Peach (T
Atheism
Bamboo leaves
4
34. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?
October 1st
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
55
Hin Jintao
35. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
multiple
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
56 (including Han)
36. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
200 B.C. - people feared 'Nien' the mythical - evil monster - so they would make loud noises bright lights - and big dragons to scare it off
Show emotion
Mao Zedong
Peach (T
37. What are dragon dances believed to do?
the lantern celebration
bring in good luck and prosperity
March 8th is International Women's Day - on this day women will get a paid day or half day off - while all men must still go to work; May 1st is International Labor Day; May 4th is Youth Day - in memory of the first mass student movement in 1919; Jun
her own last name
38. The population in Mainland China is
1.3 Billion
NE quadrant
cash
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
39. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
Mao Zedong
her own last name
Dragon Boat Festival
greeting you
40. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).
Atheism
False
Fourth
Sun Zi ??
41. ____________ were not invented in China?
Fortune cookies
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
October 1st
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
42. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
you could wipe away your good fortune
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Renminbi Yuan
Han
43. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949
Mao Zedong
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Mt. Everest
the Shaolin Monks
44. What does renminbi mean?
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45. How many minority nationalities are there in China?
just over 8
55
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
2500
46. What are the four treasures of the study (w
Hin Jintao
her own last name
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Beijing
47. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?
Shuo W
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
cash
limp and brief
48. The Republic of China is located on...
2500
Most senior ranking attendee
Taiwan
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
49. What was the Great Wall originally built?
Hong Kong
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
50. List some Chinese foods.
Atheism
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Noodle (Mi
Bamboo leaves