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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. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?






2. What are dragon dances believed to do?






3. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?






4. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?






5. What does Kung Fu mean?






6. And the traditional form of characters is used in






7. What are the ancient rulers of China called?






8. Name a public holiday that China has.


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






10. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?






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






12. What is a very popular food?






13. What are the six working languages of the United Nations






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






15. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :






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






17. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?






18. The top three most population cites in China






19. What does renminbi mean?


20. How many ethnic groups are there in China?






21. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?






22. List some Chinese inventions.






23. 'Dim Sum' means






24. What is the national drink for Chinese?






25. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?






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






27. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?






28. Where does the Giant Panda live?






29. Simplified Chinese character system is used in






30. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:






31. How should one receive business cards?






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






33. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments






34. What are the red envelopes called?






35. How many minority nationalities are there in China?






36. What is the highest mountain in China?






37. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.






38. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949






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






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






41. The largest ethnic group in China is called






42. The population in Mainland China is






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






44. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?






45. What flower represents courage and hope?






46. Where is the Great Wall?






47. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called






48. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?






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






50. What color is considered lucky?