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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.
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 people playing 'Go'game - which color stone goes first?
Black ??
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
2. What do Chinese people use 'Name Chop'(y
Dessert (Small Heart)
noodles
Signature
Han
3. The Republic of China is located on...
False
cat
Taiwan
Television
4. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.
Taiwan
false
Han
Nihao! Zenme y
5. What is the highest mountain in China?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
title
Mt. Everest
Tray of Togetherness
6. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
True
October 1st
white rice
7. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
Afghanistan
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
2500
8. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
Parts of Chinese characters
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Afghanistan
adult content
9. The author of 'The Art of War' is
the Spring Festival
Han
Hin Jintao
Sun Zi ??
10. A handshake in China often is ...
limp and brief
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
white rice
Taiwan
11. The largest ethnic group in China is called
Han
Taiwan - Hong Kong
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Mao Zedong
12. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
Taiwan - Hong Kong
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Noodle (Mi
Gong Xi
13. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called
Shuo W
Afghanistan
about 275 lbs.
Hin Jintao
14. Some animals that make their homes in China.
Beijing
false
October 1st
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
15. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.
Hin Jintao
Hong Kong
the lantern celebration
title
16. What color is considered lucky?
Beijing
red
Taiwan - Hong Kong
East
17. The population in Mainland China is
cat
Atheism
Hong boa or Lai see
1.3 Billion
18. What economy does China have?
56 (including Han)
communist
greeting you
Shuo W
19. When is China's National Day?
people's money
October 1st
her own last name
false
20. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?
4
Show emotion
noodles
Tray of Togetherness
21. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
Yangzi
Chinese Americans in USA
just over 8
Mandarin Chinese
22. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
false
False
cat
the lantern celebration
23. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
15
Nihao! Zenme y
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
24. What are the four great invention of China?
Afghanistan
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Tray of Togetherness
4
25. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
cash
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
1600
Gong Xi
26. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:
Television
October 1st
you could wipe away your good fortune
wife or husband
27. When did the first Chinese New Year customs start? How?
28. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?
Great Wall of China
the Spring Festival
Mao Zedong
Pinyin
29. How did Kung Fu start?
Bamboo leaves
the Shaolin Monks
Show emotion
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
30. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called
Yangzi
Dragon Boat Festival
communist
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
31. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
her own last name
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
Fourth
32. ____________ were not invented in China?
Fortune cookies
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Mao Zedong
Face to Face
33. List some Chinese foods.
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Great Wall of China
34. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?
Television
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
2
35. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
greeting you
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
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
36. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
cat
Sun Zi ??
Mao Zedong
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
37. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Afghanistan
56 (including Han)
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
38. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Bamboo leaves
East
Hong boa or Lai see
39. What was the Great Wall originally built?
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Red and Yellow
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
red
40. Name a public holiday that China has.
41. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?
Chinese Americans in USA
Bamboo leaves
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Peach (T
42. Gifts within the business context in China are often seen as bribes?
Great Wall of China
False
Tea (Cha)
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
43. What is China's currency called?
Renminbi Yuan
4
cat
1.3 Billion
44. What are lion dances believed to do?
scare away the evil spirits
Bamboo leaves
Taiwan - Hong Kong
East
45. Where was the fortune cookie original from?
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Dragon Boat Festival
Chinese Americans in USA
46. Which of these things did not originally come from China
Atheism
Television
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Mt. Everest
47. What are the five official religions of China?
Atheism
Chinese Americans in USA
Red and Yellow
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
48. What does 'radical' means?
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
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Parts of Chinese characters
Black ??
49. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
Great Wall of China
Show emotion
Sun Zi ??
Dessert (Small Heart)
50. Where does the Giant Panda live?
Television
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
cat