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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 the three common Chinese greetings?






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






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






4. What is a very popular food?






5. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.






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






7. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year






8. There are often what main courses?






9. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?






10. Where was the fortune cookie original from?






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






12. What is the longest river in China?






13. How did Kung Fu start?






14. List some Chinese foods.






15. What does 'radical' means?






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






17. How should one receive business cards?






18. How many minority nationalities are there in China?






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






20. How many Chinese characters are there






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






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






23. Name a public holiday that China has.

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24. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?






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






26. What does the word yellow imply?






27. What was the Great Wall originally built?






28. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?






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






30. What are the six working languages of the United Nations






31. Simplified Chinese character system is used in






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






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






34. What is the state religion in China?






35. What does renminbi mean?

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36. What is the money China called?






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






38. What is the official language spoken in China?






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






40. When is China's National Day?






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






42. What does Kung Fu mean?






43. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?






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

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45. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?






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






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






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






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






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