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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. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?






2. What is a very popular food?






3. The Republic of China is located on...






4. Name a public holiday that China has.


5. What are the four great invention of China?






6. When did the first Chinese New Year customs start? How?


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






8. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China






9. How did Kung Fu start?






10. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?






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






12. What was the Great Wall originally built?






13. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called






14. When is China's National Day?






15. ____________ were not invented in China?






16. Most people live in the_______of China






17. What the three common Chinese greetings?






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






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






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






21. What does renminbi mean?


22. A handshake in China often is ...






23. What economy does China have?






24. What does Kung Fu mean?






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






26. How many minority nationalities are there in China?






27. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?






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






29. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?






30. What is the highest mountain in China?






31. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.






32. When people playing 'Go'game - which color stone goes first?






33. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?






34. What is China's currency called?






35. Why should the house be cleaned in preparation for the Chinese New Year?






36. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?






37. Where is the Great Wall?






38. What are the ancient rulers of China called?






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






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






41. What is the longest river in China?






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






43. What is the state religion in China?






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






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






46. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called






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






48. And the traditional form of characters is used in






49. What are dragon dances believed to do?






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