SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Chinese Culture
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
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. What was the Great Wall originally built?
Hong Kong
Face to Face
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
2. What is the state religion in China?
55
wife or husband
greeting you
Atheism
3. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments
55
Sun Zi ??
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
4. What is a very popular food?
white rice
Dragon Boat Festival
Han
Hong Kong
5. What is China's currency called?
Show emotion
Parts of Chinese characters
Renminbi Yuan
True
6. What the three common Chinese greetings?
the Spring Festival
2
Nihao! Zenme y
Signature
7. The population in Mainland China is
Dragon Boat Festival
communist
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
1.3 Billion
8. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
Peach (T
Bamboo leaves
Han
communist
9. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
about 275 lbs.
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
her own last name
Black ??
10. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
Hin Jintao
Taiwan - Hong Kong
4
Great Wall of China
11. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
False
Mandarin Chinese
the Shaolin Monks
12. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
Shuo W
people's money
Red and Yellow
red
13. What are the five official religions of China?
Inflate your prices
Parts of Chinese characters
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
14. Simplified Chinese character system is used in
Mao Zedong
China - Signapore
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Mao Zedong
15. What festival ends the Chinese New Year?
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
55
the lantern celebration
Taiwan
16. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
Han
Shuo W
October 1st
Signature
17. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.
xu Sh
Gong Xi
people's money
Hong Kong
18. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?
False
Tea (Cha)
Mt. Everest
Beijing
19. What does Kung Fu mean?
the lantern celebration
learned skill
communist
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
20. What is the highest mountain in China?
Mt. Everest
Television
wife or husband
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
21. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Face to Face
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
22. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
True
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
the Shaolin Monks
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
23. How many year ago was the Great Wall built?
15
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
2500
cat
24. Name a public holiday that China has.
25. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
1600
scare away the evil spirits
Peach (T
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
26. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called
Most senior ranking attendee
56 (including Han)
Shuo W
Renminbi Yuan
27. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year
2
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Gong Xi
Hong Kong
28. What are dragon dances believed to do?
bring in good luck and prosperity
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Yangzi
29. What are the six working languages of the United Nations
NE quadrant
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
cash
30. What are the four treasures of the study (w
cash
Dessert (Small Heart)
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Renminbi Yuan
31. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Inflate your prices
Mao Zedong
Chinese Americans in USA
32. What are lion dances believed to do?
2500
Hong boa or Lai see
scare away the evil spirits
October 1st
33. A handshake in China often is ...
Red and Yellow
limp and brief
NE quadrant
2
34. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?
East
her own last name
cat
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
35. China shares a border with
Afghanistan
Black ??
multiple
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
36. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).
Fourth
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Pinyin
15
37. 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
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Dragon Boat Festival
Most senior ranking attendee
38. What does the word yellow imply?
people's money
adult content
Renminbi Yuan
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
39. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
Parts of Chinese characters
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Signature
Peach (T
40. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
just over 8
Afghanistan
the Shaolin Monks
greeting you
41. When is China's National Day?
October 1st
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
False
noodles
42. List some Chinese inventions.
xu Sh
Hong Kong
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
43. The Republic of China is located on...
Mao Zedong
cash
China - Signapore
Taiwan
44. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?
xu Sh
56 (including Han)
red
Parts of Chinese characters
45. How did Kung Fu start?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Inflate your prices
wife or husband
multiple
46. What is the official language spoken in China?
people's money
2
Mandarin Chinese
cash
47. What does renminbi mean?
48. ____________ were not invented in China?
communist
Fortune cookies
cat
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
49. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
cash
56 (including Han)
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
50. Where is the Great Wall?
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
NE quadrant
Shuo W
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