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Chinese Culture
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culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?
cash
Han
bring in good luck and prosperity
just over 8
2. What is the national drink for Chinese?
Tea (Cha)
communist
Afghanistan
NE quadrant
3. And the traditional form of characters is used in
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
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
4. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Fourth
Han
Tea (Cha)
5. What color is considered lucky?
Chinese Americans in USA
Hin Jintao
red
Parts of Chinese characters
6. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
Peach (T
1600
Afghanistan
Yangzi
7. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
Emperor and Empress
Hin Jintao
False
you could wipe away your good fortune
8. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?
Hin Jintao
people's money
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
9. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?
Inflate your prices
Signature
Han
Fortune cookies
10. Where was the fortune cookie original from?
Peach (T
Chinese Americans in USA
56 (including Han)
1.3 Billion
11. How many minority nationalities are there in China?
with both hands
55
xu Sh
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
12. How many Chinese characters are there
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
title
Taiwan
greeting you
13. What are lion dances believed to do?
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
scare away the evil spirits
Parts of Chinese characters
the Spring Festival
14. Where does the Giant Panda live?
False
Atheism
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
communist
15. What does Kung Fu mean?
Hin Jintao
learned skill
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
16. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?
wife or husband
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
2
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
17. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
Face to Face
True
Tray of Togetherness
learned skill
18. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
wife or husband
with both hands
Red and Yellow
19. There are often what main courses?
xu Sh
1600
Pinyin
multiple
20. When is China's National Day?
Dragon Boat Festival
October 1st
learned skill
limp and brief
21. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?
Hong Kong
noodles
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
title
22. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?
the Shaolin Monks
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
23. What is the official language spoken in China?
the Shaolin Monks
Han
xu Sh
Mandarin Chinese
24. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?
1.3 Billion
Television
Pinyin
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
25. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
the Spring Festival
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
4
Show emotion
26. What are the six working languages of the United Nations
title
white rice
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Dragon Boat Festival
27. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
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
the Spring Festival
Taiwan
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
28. What does the word yellow imply?
Hin Jintao
adult content
Noodle (Mi
Sun Zi ??
29. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:
China - Signapore
wife or husband
Red and Yellow
false
30. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
Show emotion
Renminbi Yuan
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
31. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Fourth
Show emotion
4
32. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
1600
Afghanistan
just over 8
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
33. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?
Atheism
Red and Yellow
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Face to Face
34. Gifts within the business context in China are often seen as bribes?
her own last name
False
just over 8
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
35. About how many hours a day do Giant Pandas spend eating? Sleeping?
True
Face to Face
Hong Kong
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
36. Which of these things did not originally come from China
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Tray of Togetherness
red
Television
37. What is the longest river in China?
wife or husband
Yangzi
October 1st
China - Signapore
38. The Republic of China is located on...
Taiwan
people's money
bring in good luck and prosperity
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
39. List some Chinese foods.
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
adult content
people's money
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
40. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Han
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
41. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.
white rice
greeting you
Hong Kong
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
42. The top three most population cites in China
Yangzi
Pinyin
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Red and Yellow
43. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?
Renminbi Yuan
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
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
44. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?
Beijing
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
2
limp and brief
45. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called
Dessert (Small Heart)
Afghanistan
Shuo W
Mt. Everest
46. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
Show emotion
Emperor and Empress
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
the Shaolin Monks
47. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
Black ??
Most senior ranking attendee
Fourth
Gong Xi
48. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Most senior ranking attendee
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Bamboo leaves
49. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Fortune cookies
title
Dragon Boat Festival
50. How should one receive business cards?
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
with both hands
Bamboo leaves
the Spring Festival