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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. What economy does China have?
communist
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
you could wipe away your good fortune
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
2. What are the red envelopes called?
Fortune cookies
limp and brief
Nihao! Zenme y
Hong boa or Lai see
3. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.
China - Signapore
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Fourth
Hong Kong
4. The top three most population cites in China
the Spring Festival
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Mt. Everest
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
5. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
Show emotion
Mandarin Chinese
scare away the evil spirits
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
6. What are the five official religions of China?
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
just over 8
Dragon Boat Festival
Hong Kong
7. China shares a border with
adult content
15
Afghanistan
Tea (Cha)
8. What color is considered lucky?
Peach (T
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
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
9. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
Dragon Boat Festival
56 (including Han)
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
10. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Show emotion
you could wipe away your good fortune
11. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
noodles
Pinyin
title
12. What does Kung Fu mean?
learned skill
Red and Yellow
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
13. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
title
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
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
14. How should one receive business cards?
Hong Kong
false
the lantern celebration
with both hands
15. Most people live in the_______of China
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
East
the lantern celebration
16. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
Dragon Boat Festival
Emperor and Empress
wife or husband
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
17. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
greeting you
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
4
Atheism
18. What is the longest river in China?
Dessert (Small Heart)
False
Emperor and Empress
Yangzi
19. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Atheism
multiple
Noodle (Mi
20. What do Chinese people use 'Name Chop'(y
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Signature
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
21. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year
wife or husband
Hong boa or Lai see
limp and brief
Gong Xi
22. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?
Pinyin
Mao Zedong
the Spring Festival
multiple
23. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?
bring in good luck and prosperity
about 275 lbs.
2
greeting you
24. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?
Beijing
bring in good luck and prosperity
55
15
25. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?
Peach (T
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Fourth
the lantern celebration
26. What is China's currency called?
Mao Zedong
Renminbi Yuan
October 1st
Sun Zi ??
27. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
Fortune cookies
limp and brief
15
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
28. What does 'radical' means?
Parts of Chinese characters
55
the Shaolin Monks
red
29. 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
just over 8
Mao Zedong
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
30. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
wife or husband
Afghanistan
xu Sh
31. A handshake in China often is ...
limp and brief
Yangzi
2500
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
32. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Atheism
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Face to Face
33. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Emperor and Empress
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
34. The population in Mainland China is
Hong boa or Lai see
1.3 Billion
Fourth
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
35. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?
Great Wall of China
Fortune cookies
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Han
36. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :
her own last name
Dragon Boat Festival
Afghanistan
Hong Kong
37. What is the money China called?
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
the Shaolin Monks
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
38. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called
October 1st
Dragon Boat Festival
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
communist
39. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?
xu Sh
Face to Face
Chinese Americans in USA
Inflate your prices
40. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?
Taiwan
Yangzi
the Shaolin Monks
56 (including Han)
41. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
China - Signapore
wife or husband
xu Sh
42. Which of these things did not originally come from China
Television
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
you could wipe away your good fortune
Tray of Togetherness
43. The largest ethnic group in China is called
just over 8
Han
Beijing
4
44. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)
Hin Jintao
Inflate your prices
Yangzi
Great Wall of China
45. What is the national drink for Chinese?
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
China - Signapore
Inflate your prices
Tea (Cha)
46. How many year ago was the Great Wall built?
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
2500
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Face to Face
47. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Hong Kong
Mao Zedong
48. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
Chinese Americans in USA
Dragon Boat Festival
Pinyin
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
49. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
about 275 lbs.
Hong boa or Lai see
Han
red
50. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Taiwan
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money