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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 does 'radical' means?
15
Parts of Chinese characters
Shuo W
Mao Zedong
2. Why should the house be cleaned in preparation for the Chinese New Year?
Mandarin Chinese
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
3. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
learned skill
Noodle (Mi
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Parts of Chinese characters
4. What are dragon dances believed to do?
True
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
October 1st
bring in good luck and prosperity
5. What are the red envelopes called?
Beijing
2
Hong boa or Lai see
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
6. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
Signature
cat
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Show emotion
7. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949
Shuo W
false
Mao Zedong
greeting you
8. What are the four great invention of China?
Bamboo leaves
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Afghanistan
2500
9. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?
Face to Face
Tea (Cha)
her own last name
noodles
10. What does the word yellow imply?
the Shaolin Monks
Television
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
adult content
11. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
56 (including Han)
the Shaolin Monks
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Face to Face
12. How should one receive business cards?
October 1st
Mao Zedong
with both hands
Face to Face
13. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
about 275 lbs.
Pinyin
1600
multiple
14. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year
Gong Xi
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
False
15. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
1600
Television
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Shuo W
16. When did the first Chinese New Year customs start? How?
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17. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Yangzi
Sun Zi ??
Gong Xi
18. Chinese New year is also known as what?
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
the Spring Festival
Most senior ranking attendee
Tea (Cha)
19. There are often what main courses?
multiple
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Fourth
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
20. How many Chinese characters are there
China - Signapore
Signature
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
21. What are lion dances believed to do?
Fourth
scare away the evil spirits
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Great Wall of China
22. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
just over 8
Fortune cookies
Renminbi Yuan
23. What is the official language spoken in China?
Black ??
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Most senior ranking attendee
Mandarin Chinese
24. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Fortune cookies
the Shaolin Monks
25. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
Fourth
October 1st
Dessert (Small Heart)
4
26. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments
East
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Emperor and Empress
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
27. List some Chinese foods.
2
the Shaolin Monks
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
28. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
Han
Tray of Togetherness
Most senior ranking attendee
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
29. What is a very popular food?
white rice
Dragon Boat Festival
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Noodle (Mi
30. The largest ethnic group in China is called
East
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Han
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
31. Gifts within the business context in China are often seen as bribes?
NE quadrant
1.3 Billion
False
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
32. What does renminbi mean?
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33. 'Dim Sum' means
false
Dessert (Small Heart)
Pinyin
Taiwan - Hong Kong
34. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
the lantern celebration
white rice
Taiwan
35. When is China's National Day?
her own last name
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Beijing
October 1st
36. Most people live in the_______of China
Emperor and Empress
East
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
learned skill
37. Some animals that make their homes in China.
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Hong Kong
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
38. Name a public holiday that China has.
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39. How did Kung Fu start?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
55
about 275 lbs.
40. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?
Parts of Chinese characters
Mao Zedong
Peach (T
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
41. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?
4
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Most senior ranking attendee
2
42. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
multiple
Tray of Togetherness
xu Sh
True
43. About how many hours a day do Giant Pandas spend eating? Sleeping?
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Nihao! Zenme y
Taiwan
44. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called
False
Dragon Boat Festival
1.3 Billion
wife or husband
45. What flower represents courage and hope?
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Hin Jintao
about 275 lbs.
Noodle (Mi
46. Where was the fortune cookie original from?
Fortune cookies
Television
Atheism
Chinese Americans in USA
47. The population in Mainland China is
Peach (T
1.3 Billion
limp and brief
Yangzi
48. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
white rice
15
Mandarin Chinese
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
49. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?
noodles
Yangzi
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
50. Simplified Chinese character system is used in
China - Signapore
Great Wall of China
her own last name
Fourth