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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. 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
red
Peach (T
Dragon Boat Festival
2. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?
East
False
the lantern celebration
cat
3. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
1.3 Billion
Beijing
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
4. List some Chinese inventions.
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
2500
scare away the evil spirits
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
5. A handshake in China often is ...
just over 8
Hong Kong
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
limp and brief
6. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
Han
the Spring Festival
Peach (T
title
7. The author of 'The Art of War' is
Sun Zi ??
Mt. Everest
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
Han
8. When is China's National Day?
China - Signapore
Hong Kong
October 1st
2
9. The population in Mainland China is
Bamboo leaves
1.3 Billion
Han
people's money
10. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
Beijing
communist
you could wipe away your good fortune
Most senior ranking attendee
11. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
East
just over 8
multiple
Yangzi
12. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
China - Signapore
56 (including Han)
1600
Show emotion
13. What is the state religion in China?
Taiwan
Mt. Everest
Signature
Atheism
14. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
red
Mao Zedong
Tray of Togetherness
Parts of Chinese characters
15. What is the money China called?
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Dessert (Small Heart)
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Television
16. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?
Peach (T
Taiwan - Hong Kong
1.3 Billion
her own last name
17. What is the longest river in China?
Han
China - Signapore
Yangzi
Parts of Chinese characters
18. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
56 (including Han)
Emperor and Empress
Shuo W
Nihao! Zenme y
19. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
Bamboo leaves
Parts of Chinese characters
2500
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
20. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?
Taiwan - Hong Kong
title
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
the Shaolin Monks
21. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
adult content
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
her own last name
Face to Face
22. What are the four great invention of China?
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Chinese Americans in USA
Mao Zedong
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
23. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
Inflate your prices
True
Han
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
24. The largest ethnic group in China is called
Han
Most senior ranking attendee
East
Dessert (Small Heart)
25. What is the official language spoken in China?
Mandarin Chinese
Gong Xi
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
East
26. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).
False
Fourth
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
China - Signapore
27. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
Most senior ranking attendee
about 275 lbs.
Tray of Togetherness
Black ??
28. How should one receive business cards?
Pinyin
Most senior ranking attendee
Great Wall of China
with both hands
29. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?
Most senior ranking attendee
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Taiwan
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
30. The Republic of China is located on...
Taiwan
learned skill
Hong boa or Lai see
wife or husband
31. What is a very popular food?
the Spring Festival
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
October 1st
white rice
32. Why should the house be cleaned in preparation for the Chinese New Year?
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
October 1st
cash
33. About how many hours a day do Giant Pandas spend eating? Sleeping?
China - Signapore
false
56 (including Han)
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
34. ____________ were not invented in China?
Hong Kong
Fortune cookies
about 275 lbs.
True
35. How many Chinese characters are there
Show emotion
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Great Wall of China
Mt. Everest
36. Where is the Great Wall?
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
NE quadrant
red
Han
37. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?
red
Gong Xi
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Face to Face
38. What does 'radical' means?
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Parts of Chinese characters
the Spring Festival
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
39. 'Dim Sum' means
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Dessert (Small Heart)
Noodle (Mi
false
40. What are the four treasures of the study (w
Most senior ranking attendee
her own last name
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
scare away the evil spirits
41. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Hin Jintao
Face to Face
Fourth
42. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
Peach (T
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Mao Zedong
15
43. Some animals that make their homes in China.
Inflate your prices
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
44. The top three most population cites in China
Signature
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
just over 8
the Spring Festival
45. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called
adult content
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Shuo W
East
46. What is the highest mountain in China?
Dragon Boat Festival
2
Afghanistan
Mt. Everest
47. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?
Inflate your prices
Black ??
Show emotion
4
48. What are the six working languages of the United Nations
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
white rice
Sun Zi ??
Dessert (Small Heart)
49. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?
October 1st
Show emotion
Most senior ranking attendee
2
50. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
15
just over 8
scare away the evil spirits
Hong Kong