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






2. Most people live in the_______of China






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






4. What does the word yellow imply?






5. What are lion dances believed to do?






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






7. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?






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






9. What is the highest mountain in China?






10. What was the Great Wall originally built?






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






12. What is the state religion in China?






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






14. Chinese New year is also known as what?






15. Where is the Great Wall?






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






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






18. Which of these things did not originally come from China






19. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?






20. What flower represents courage and hope?






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






22. 'Dim Sum' means






23. What are the red envelopes called?






24. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.






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






26. How should one receive business cards?






27. How many Chinese characters are there






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






29. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?






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






31. A handshake in China often is ...






32. Where does the Giant Panda live?






33. What is China's currency called?






34. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?






35. The top three most population cites in China






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






37. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?






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






39. China shares a border with






40. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?






41. List some Chinese inventions.






42. What is a very popular food?






43. What does Kung Fu mean?






44. What is the money China called?






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






46. What are the five official religions of China?






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






48. What is the official language spoken in China?






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






50. The population in Mainland China is