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Chinese Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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 does Kung Fu mean?






2. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?






3. What is the official language spoken in China?






4. How many minority nationalities are there in China?






5. Where does the Giant Panda live?






6. ____________ were not invented in China?






7. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.






8. How many days is the Chinese New Year celebrated?






9. How should one receive business cards?






10. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?






11. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?






12. What flower represents courage and hope?






13. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments






14. What is 'Hong boa' or 'Lai see'?






15. What does renminbi mean?


16. Where is the Great Wall?






17. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called






18. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?






19. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?






20. What do Chinese people use 'Name Chop'(y






21. Most people live in the_______of China






22. Gifts within the business context in China are often seen as bribes?






23. What are the ancient rulers of China called?






24. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?






25. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?






26. And the traditional form of characters is used in






27. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :






28. What does 'radical' means?






29. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949






30. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?






31. What is the longest river in China?






32. What is the state religion in China?






33. Name a public holiday that China has.


34. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?






35. When did the first Chinese New Year customs start? How?


36. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.






37. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?






38. Where was the fortune cookie original from?






39. How many year ago was the Great Wall built?






40. What is China's currency called?






41. What are dragon dances believed to do?






42. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?






43. Simplified Chinese character system is used in






44. 'Dim Sum' means






45. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?






46. Why should the house be cleaned in preparation for the Chinese New Year?






47. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?






48. What are the red envelopes called?






49. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:






50. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?