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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. Where does the Giant Panda live?
bring in good luck and prosperity
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
2. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
4
Fortune cookies
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
3. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
Mandarin Chinese
you could wipe away your good fortune
Han
Sun Zi ??
4. What are the four treasures of the study (w
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Hong boa or Lai see
5. The Republic of China is located on...
True
xu Sh
Taiwan
the Shaolin Monks
6. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?
1600
title
2
Hin Jintao
7. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
the Shaolin Monks
Nihao! Zenme y
cat
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
8. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called
2
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Dragon Boat Festival
9. What building in China can be seen from Space? (a myth)
False
China - Signapore
Great Wall of China
noodles
10. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
4
11. What the three common Chinese greetings?
Nihao! Zenme y
Pinyin
Beijing
bring in good luck and prosperity
12. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
Mao Zedong
title
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Taiwan
13. The population in Mainland China is
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
4
with both hands
1.3 Billion
14. What does the word yellow imply?
adult content
Tray of Togetherness
Noodle (Mi
55
15. Chinese New year is also known as what?
Dessert (Small Heart)
the Spring Festival
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
noodles
16. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
56 (including Han)
communist
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Mao Zedong
17. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called
Great Wall of China
Television
Shuo W
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
18. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
greeting you
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
19. What are the red envelopes called?
55
True
Hong boa or Lai see
Red and Yellow
20. Most people live in the_______of China
Mao Zedong
xu Sh
East
Peach (T
21. What flower represents courage and hope?
Inflate your prices
you could wipe away your good fortune
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Tea (Cha)
22. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?
Fortune cookies
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
23. What color is considered lucky?
greeting you
2
red
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
24. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
the Shaolin Monks
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Noodle (Mi
Face to Face
25. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
you could wipe away your good fortune
2
Han
just over 8
26. What is the money China called?
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
people's money
red
Yangzi
27. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
the Shaolin Monks
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
Show emotion
28. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?
the Shaolin Monks
Great Wall of China
1.3 Billion
Mao Zedong
29. How many Chinese characters are there
Han
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
her own last name
learned skill
30. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
white rice
Tray of Togetherness
Peach (T
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
31. What is the official language spoken in China?
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
scare away the evil spirits
Mandarin Chinese
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
32. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :
with both hands
her own last name
Peach (T
Afghanistan
33. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
noodles
2
False
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
34. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
white rice
Bamboo leaves
just over 8
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
35. What is the state religion in China?
title
Atheism
2500
scare away the evil spirits
36. When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person - what do you get inside?
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Dessert (Small Heart)
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
cash
37. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Beijing
True
2
38. How many minority nationalities are there in China?
Mao Zedong
white rice
55
Great Wall of China
39. There are often what main courses?
55
East
people's money
multiple
40. What are dragon dances believed to do?
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
bring in good luck and prosperity
cash
41. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Tea (Cha)
True
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
42. What is the official romanization system for the language of China?
Peach (T
East
Pinyin
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
43. And the traditional form of characters is used in
2
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
East
Taiwan - Hong Kong
44. What do people that live in the northern part of China - eat as their main food?
noodles
Yangzi
Television
communist
45. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Han
Tray of Togetherness
Chinese Americans in USA
46. How did Kung Fu start?
Shuo W
2
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
47. A handshake in China often is ...
Mandarin Chinese
limp and brief
Most senior ranking attendee
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
48. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?
red
false
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
49. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year
Tray of Togetherness
Emperor and Empress
Mt. Everest
Gong Xi
50. How should one receive business cards?
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
with both hands
China - Signapore
the lantern celebration