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






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






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






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






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






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






7. When is China's National Day?






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






9. The largest ethnic group in China is called






10. Which of these things did not originally come from China






11. List some Chinese foods.






12. How did Kung Fu start?






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






14. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?






15. What are the four great invention of China?






16. What color is considered lucky?






17. What are the five official religions of China?






18. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.






19. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?






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






21. List some Chinese inventions.






22. Some animals that make their homes in China.






23. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?






24. What are the ancient rulers of China called?






25. How many year ago was the Great Wall built?






26. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?






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






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






29. Most people live in the_______of China






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






31. What was the Great Wall originally built?






32. What the three common Chinese greetings?






33. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?






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






35. A handshake in China often is ...






36. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments






37. What is the 12 zodiac sign?






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






39. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?






40. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?






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






42. And the traditional form of characters is used in






43. How many Chinese characters are there






44. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?






45. What are dragon dances believed to do?






46. What does renminbi mean?


47. The top three most population cites in China






48. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?






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






50. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang