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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. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
Han
Black ??
with both hands
1600
2. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
Shuo W
Emperor and Empress
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
cash
3. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?
Afghanistan
Pinyin
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
4. How many Chinese characters are there
NE quadrant
56 (including Han)
Taiwan
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
5. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Mao Zedong
Face to Face
4
6. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
learned skill
cat
1600
the Spring Festival
7. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Mt. Everest
about 275 lbs.
her own last name
8. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.
Renminbi Yuan
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Hong Kong
9. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
about 275 lbs.
Red and Yellow
white rice
Gong Xi
10. About how many hours a day do Giant Pandas spend eating? Sleeping?
NE quadrant
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
communist
11. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?
Nihao! Zenme y
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Mao Zedong
Pinyin
12. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:
15
wife or husband
her own last name
Television
13. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
Mao Zedong
title
you could wipe away your good fortune
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
14. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Gong Xi
Face to Face
15. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
Show emotion
Tray of Togetherness
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
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
16. Chinese New year is also known as what?
2
the Spring Festival
cash
Taiwan
17. The largest ethnic group in China is called
just over 8
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Han
Black ??
18. What flower represents courage and hope?
wife or husband
Hin Jintao
Sun Zi ??
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
19. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
Emperor and Empress
Pinyin
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
greeting you
20. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)
Great Wall of China
Most senior ranking attendee
you could wipe away your good fortune
white rice
21. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
Han
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Fourth
Dragon Boat Festival
22. Where was the fortune cookie original from?
Chinese Americans in USA
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Hong boa or Lai see
Yangzi
23. The Republic of China is located on...
Taiwan
Hin Jintao
wife or husband
Mao Zedong
24. List some Chinese foods.
Han
Emperor and Empress
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Most senior ranking attendee
25. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?
Dragon Boat Festival
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Beijing
false
26. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
you could wipe away your good fortune
Red and Yellow
cash
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
27. What are the four treasures of the study (w
Show emotion
Han
the Spring Festival
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
28. 'Dim Sum' means
Fourth
Dessert (Small Heart)
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Gong Xi
29. China shares a border with
2
Afghanistan
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Han
30. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
Afghanistan
NE quadrant
Hong Kong
4
31. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
56 (including Han)
15
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
32. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
4
Chinese Americans in USA
Fourth
33. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
1600
Signature
Noodle (Mi
34. What is the state religion in China?
Han
Dessert (Small Heart)
Black ??
Atheism
35. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
Bamboo leaves
4
Sun Zi ??
Han
36. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
Tea (Cha)
learned skill
Most senior ranking attendee
Mao Zedong
37. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :
East
her own last name
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Great Wall of China
38. What does Kung Fu mean?
15
False
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
learned skill
39. Some animals that make their homes in China.
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
October 1st
Great Wall of China
Afghanistan
40. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?
2500
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Parts of Chinese characters
Renminbi Yuan
41. What are lion dances believed to do?
Most senior ranking attendee
Taiwan
scare away the evil spirits
the Spring Festival
42. What does renminbi mean?
43. How should one receive business cards?
Gong Xi
with both hands
bring in good luck and prosperity
Mt. Everest
44. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Mao Zedong
false
Bamboo leaves
45. How many minority nationalities are there in China?
cash
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
55
Afghanistan
46. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
her own last name
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Peach (T
Show emotion
47. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
East
48. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Yangzi
cash
Beijing
49. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?
noodles
2
2500
the lantern celebration
50. When is China's National Day?
Hong Kong
October 1st
the Shaolin Monks
Taiwan - Hong Kong