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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.
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. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
Renminbi Yuan
Peach (T
about 275 lbs.
Inflate your prices
2. What is the official language spoken in China?
Mandarin Chinese
True
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
Most senior ranking attendee
3. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).
Television
Tea (Cha)
Fourth
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. How should one receive business cards?
with both hands
Fourth
China - Signapore
Inflate your prices
5. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
the lantern celebration
greeting you
Black ??
Sun Zi ??
6. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
55
Mandarin Chinese
Bamboo leaves
just over 8
7. Where does the Giant Panda live?
Fourth
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
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Mandarin Chinese
8. Why should the house be cleaned in preparation for the Chinese New Year?
her own last name
Han
learned skill
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
9. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Great Wall of China
wife or husband
people's money
10. What is the national drink for Chinese?
Tea (Cha)
Fortune cookies
Yangzi
Mandarin Chinese
11. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:
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
Hong boa or Lai see
wife or husband
4
12. ____________ were not invented in China?
Face to Face
China - Signapore
Beijing
Fortune cookies
13. When is China's National Day?
Show emotion
October 1st
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
about 275 lbs.
14. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
Emperor and Empress
Han
Dragon Boat Festival
title
15. What determines when the Chinese New Year starts and stops?
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
16. List some Chinese foods.
4
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
with both hands
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
17. What is the longest river in China?
Yangzi
Atheism
Renminbi Yuan
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
18. How many minority nationalities are there in China?
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
55
Dragon Boat Festival
56 (including Han)
19. What do Chinese people use 'Name Chop'(y
false
about 275 lbs.
Signature
Han
20. What the three common Chinese greetings?
Nihao! Zenme y
Beijing
the Spring Festival
Parts of Chinese characters
21. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?
East
Face to Face
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
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
22. China shares a border with
cat
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Han
Afghanistan
23. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
1600
Black ??
Fourth
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
24. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
Bamboo leaves
Afghanistan
noodles
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
25. How many Chinese characters are there
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Inflate your prices
26. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
white rice
27. And the traditional form of characters is used in
Afghanistan
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Han
Han
28. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Mao Zedong
false
29. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?
people's money
noodles
True
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
30. What does renminbi mean?
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31. Where was the fortune cookie original from?
white rice
Chinese Americans in USA
55
Beijing
32. The author of 'The Art of War' is
Sun Zi ??
Show emotion
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
55
33. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Nihao! Zenme y
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
4
34. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
Taiwan - Hong Kong
56 (including Han)
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
cat
35. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Tray of Togetherness
East
36. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?
bring in good luck and prosperity
Renminbi Yuan
Atheism
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
37. The Republic of China is located on...
you could wipe away your good fortune
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Taiwan
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
38. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year
false
Peach (T
Gong Xi
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
39. What are the four treasures of the study (w
wife or husband
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Han
red
40. Most people live in the_______of China
Fourth
East
limp and brief
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
41. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.
Hong Kong
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
42. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
Beijing
Hong boa or Lai see
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Red and Yellow
43. What is China's currency called?
Renminbi Yuan
Dragon Boat Festival
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Television
44. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
15
red
False
45. What does the word yellow imply?
Renminbi Yuan
2500
with both hands
adult content
46. What flower represents courage and hope?
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Most senior ranking attendee
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
47. What color is considered lucky?
red
October 1st
greeting you
Yangzi
48. Name a public holiday that China has.
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49. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Mao Zedong
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
scare away the evil spirits
50. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?
Taiwan
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
noodles