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Chinese Culture
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Study First
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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1. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
just over 8
scare away the evil spirits
October 1st
title
2. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
Sun Zi ??
Chinese Americans in USA
about 275 lbs.
Mao Zedong
3. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Fortune cookies
limp and brief
4. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
about 275 lbs.
Show emotion
Dragon Boat Festival
5. A handshake in China often is ...
Inflate your prices
limp and brief
Bamboo leaves
cat
6. Where does the Giant Panda live?
Mao Zedong
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
7. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.
Most senior ranking attendee
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Hong boa or Lai see
Hong Kong
8. List some Chinese inventions.
greeting you
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
9. There are often what main courses?
Bamboo leaves
multiple
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Mao Zedong
10. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?
Emperor and Empress
Inflate your prices
2
Television
11. What the three common Chinese greetings?
Nihao! Zenme y
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Inflate your prices
2500
12. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.
communist
True
Renminbi Yuan
false
13. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
Face to Face
greeting you
Han
Mao Zedong
14. When people playing 'Go'game - which color stone goes first?
Black ??
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Fourth
15. And the traditional form of characters is used in
title
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Renminbi Yuan
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
16. Most people live in the_______of China
East
55
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
communist
17. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
just over 8
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Han
18. How many minority nationalities are there in China?
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
October 1st
55
19. What are the four treasures of the study (w
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Dragon Boat Festival
white rice
China - Signapore
20. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called
Black ??
her own last name
Shuo W
xu Sh
21. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
Chinese Americans in USA
you could wipe away your good fortune
cash
Yangzi
22. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?
you could wipe away your good fortune
people's money
noodles
Fortune cookies
23. Why should the house be cleaned in preparation for the Chinese New Year?
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Atheism
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
24. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
1600
Afghanistan
adult content
25. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
Red and Yellow
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Mandarin Chinese
Parts of Chinese characters
26. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
Most senior ranking attendee
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Fourth
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
27. The top three most population cites in China
white rice
limp and brief
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
you could wipe away your good fortune
28. The Republic of China is located on...
4
Taiwan
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
29. Name a public holiday that China has.
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30. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
bring in good luck and prosperity
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
4
Peach (T
31. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
Beijing
the lantern celebration
Black ??
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
32. Which of these things did not originally come from China
Television
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
the lantern celebration
Emperor and Empress
33. What does the word yellow imply?
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
false
adult content
multiple
34. What color is considered lucky?
Gong Xi
Red and Yellow
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
red
35. How many year ago was the Great Wall built?
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
2500
people's money
1.3 Billion
36. What is the state religion in China?
October 1st
Hong boa or Lai see
Atheism
Fortune cookies
37. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Noodle (Mi
Yangzi
learned skill
38. China shares a border with
Afghanistan
Face to Face
Sun Zi ??
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
39. What economy does China have?
East
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
communist
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
40. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
Black ??
Television
the Shaolin Monks
56 (including Han)
41. What are the four great invention of China?
learned skill
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Inflate your prices
greeting you
42. How many Chinese characters are there
Parts of Chinese characters
15
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Taiwan - Hong Kong
43. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
false
white rice
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Han
44. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?
limp and brief
Face to Face
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Mt. Everest
45. List some Chinese foods.
Chinese Americans in USA
the Shaolin Monks
Pinyin
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
46. What does renminbi mean?
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47. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
15
Taiwan - Hong Kong
wife or husband
48. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?
Peach (T
you could wipe away your good fortune
Tray of Togetherness
Pinyin
49. What are the red envelopes called?
Hin Jintao
false
Hong boa or Lai see
Dragon Boat Festival
50. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949
Afghanistan
Dragon Boat Festival
xu Sh
Mao Zedong