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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. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
about 275 lbs.
Sun Zi ??
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Tray of Togetherness
2. List some Chinese inventions.
Mandarin Chinese
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Signature
xu Sh
3. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
title
Gong Xi
1.3 Billion
Black ??
4. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?
Nihao! Zenme y
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Mandarin Chinese
scare away the evil spirits
5. What are the five official religions of China?
Hong boa or Lai see
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
1.3 Billion
about 275 lbs.
6. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Fourth
56 (including Han)
greeting you
7. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.
learned skill
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
false
Fourth
8. What is the official language spoken in China?
the Spring Festival
False
Mandarin Chinese
Bamboo leaves
9. The largest ethnic group in China is called
Han
1.3 Billion
False
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
10. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
just over 8
NE quadrant
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
cat
11. And the traditional form of characters is used in
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Shuo W
learned skill
Taiwan - Hong Kong
12. The author of 'The Art of War' is
Chinese Americans in USA
Bamboo leaves
greeting you
Sun Zi ??
13. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
Great Wall of China
Bamboo leaves
Mt. Everest
title
14. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?
Mt. Everest
the Spring Festival
Atheism
Hin Jintao
15. What are the four great invention of China?
Dessert (Small Heart)
people's money
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
her own last name
16. What do Chinese people use 'Name Chop'(y
Taiwan - Hong Kong
15
Mao Zedong
Signature
17. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year
title
Gong Xi
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Han
18. Most people live in the_______of China
the Spring Festival
East
Show emotion
title
19. What economy does China have?
East
Show emotion
communist
people's money
20. What is the highest mountain in China?
Mt. Everest
xu Sh
Taiwan
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
21. When people playing 'Go'game - which color stone goes first?
Black ??
Renminbi Yuan
1.3 Billion
Shuo W
22. When is China's National Day?
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
learned skill
October 1st
Inflate your prices
23. Simplified Chinese character system is used in
China - Signapore
just over 8
Hin Jintao
Most senior ranking attendee
24. China shares a border with
China - Signapore
people's money
Afghanistan
Red and Yellow
25. Where was the fortune cookie original from?
Han
Chinese Americans in USA
Most senior ranking attendee
communist
26. List some Chinese foods.
Chinese Americans in USA
Hin Jintao
Most senior ranking attendee
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
27. How many Chinese characters are there
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
the lantern celebration
Television
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
28. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
Han
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Emperor and Empress
29. The population in Mainland China is
Sun Zi ??
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
1.3 Billion
True
30. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
15
false
Emperor and Empress
Taiwan
31. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Fourth
cash
Bamboo leaves
32. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?
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
Bamboo leaves
scare away the evil spirits
Peach (T
33. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
Hong Kong
China - Signapore
you could wipe away your good fortune
communist
34. What is the longest river in China?
Renminbi Yuan
East
Yangzi
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
35. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949
Mao Zedong
Chinese Americans in USA
the lantern celebration
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
36. What was the Great Wall originally built?
1600
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
the lantern celebration
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
37. How did Kung Fu start?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
the lantern celebration
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
you could wipe away your good fortune
38. What is a very popular food?
Fourth
white rice
Signature
Hin Jintao
39. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?
Beijing
Face to Face
Hin Jintao
the Spring Festival
40. Where does the Giant Panda live?
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
you could wipe away your good fortune
Taiwan - Hong Kong
41. Which of these things did not originally come from China
Mao Zedong
Television
Fourth
Dessert (Small Heart)
42. 'Dim Sum' means
Dragon Boat Festival
her own last name
Han
Dessert (Small Heart)
43. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
Show emotion
Most senior ranking attendee
Parts of Chinese characters
about 275 lbs.
44. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
True
Parts of Chinese characters
Beijing
Hong Kong
45. How should one receive business cards?
Red and Yellow
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
with both hands
Emperor and Empress
46. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.
Hong Kong
false
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Fourth
47. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
white rice
48. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?
2
Show emotion
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
49. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
Dessert (Small Heart)
about 275 lbs.
cat
Signature
50. There are often what main courses?
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
red
Nihao! Zenme y
multiple