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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.
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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. 'Dim Sum' means
True
Hong boa or Lai see
Bamboo leaves
Dessert (Small Heart)
2. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
4
Peach (T
just over 8
Black ??
3. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
True
Bamboo leaves
Emperor and Empress
communist
4. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?
Chinese Americans in USA
Inflate your prices
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
1600
5. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?
Han
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
communist
Beijing
6. ____________ were not invented in China?
bring in good luck and prosperity
Hong boa or Lai see
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Fortune cookies
7. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called
2500
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Dragon Boat Festival
55
8. How many Chinese characters are there
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
false
Dessert (Small Heart)
Most senior ranking attendee
9. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
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
1600
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
False
10. There are often what main courses?
Beijing
multiple
false
Nihao! Zenme y
11. About how many hours a day do Giant Pandas spend eating? Sleeping?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
the Shaolin Monks
communist
12. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :
communist
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Taiwan - Hong Kong
her own last name
13. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments
True
limp and brief
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
14. Which of these things did not originally come from China
Emperor and Empress
Taiwan - Hong Kong
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Television
15. The population in Mainland China is
red
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
1.3 Billion
Atheism
16. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?
Most senior ranking attendee
Afghanistan
Atheism
the Shaolin Monks
17. List some Chinese foods.
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
4
Nihao! Zenme y
Gong Xi
18. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
Red and Yellow
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
True
1.3 Billion
19. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
15
white rice
56 (including Han)
20. What is the state religion in China?
Black ??
2
her own last name
Atheism
21. Chinese New year is also known as what?
the Spring Festival
Inflate your prices
Han
limp and brief
22. A handshake in China often is ...
scare away the evil spirits
15
limp and brief
false
23. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Renminbi Yuan
NE quadrant
her own last name
24. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:
15
October 1st
56 (including Han)
wife or husband
25. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
Inflate your prices
cash
Show emotion
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
26. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
her own last name
NE quadrant
scare away the evil spirits
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
27. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?
the Spring Festival
Hin Jintao
Most senior ranking attendee
wife or husband
28. When people playing 'Go'game - which color stone goes first?
white rice
Black ??
learned skill
about 275 lbs.
29. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
Noodle (Mi
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Tray of Togetherness
Renminbi Yuan
30. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called
Most senior ranking attendee
Shuo W
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
31. Where does the Giant Panda live?
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
55
cat
Television
32. What does renminbi mean?
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33. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
Noodle (Mi
2500
red
1600
34. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
Signature
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Bamboo leaves
True
35. What does 'radical' means?
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Parts of Chinese characters
Hong Kong
Hin Jintao
36. What is the longest river in China?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Hong boa or Lai see
Yangzi
37. What is the official language spoken in China?
Yangzi
Shuo W
Mandarin Chinese
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
38. How should one receive business cards?
with both hands
Fourth
56 (including Han)
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
39. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
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
2500
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
bring in good luck and prosperity
40. Some animals that make their homes in China.
false
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Show emotion
the lantern celebration
41. What does Kung Fu mean?
Dragon Boat Festival
Black ??
learned skill
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
42. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
Inflate your prices
Atheism
Pinyin
title
43. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
xu Sh
4
her own last name
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
44. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
you could wipe away your good fortune
Han
title
Black ??
45. What are the four great invention of China?
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Chinese Americans in USA
Hong boa or Lai see
Han
46. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
China - Signapore
greeting you
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
adult content
47. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?
Fortune cookies
Bamboo leaves
people's money
noodles
48. What was the Great Wall originally built?
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Yangzi
red
49. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
East
Parts of Chinese characters
56 (including Han)
Emperor and Empress
50. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
Inflate your prices
Television
cat
Shuo W