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






2. What are the ancient rulers of China called?






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






4. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?






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






6. Which of these things did not originally come from China






7. What was the Great Wall originally built?






8. What are the five official religions of China?






9. What is the highest mountain in China?






10. 'Dim Sum' means






11. Simplified Chinese character system is used in






12. What the three common Chinese greetings?






13. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?






14. What are the red envelopes called?






15. What is the official language spoken in China?






16. China is the ______largest country in the world (area).






17. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?






18. What is the national drink for Chinese?






19. When is China's National Day?






20. What are dragon dances believed to do?






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






22. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called






23. Where was the fortune cookie original from?






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






25. What color is considered lucky?






26. Where does the Giant Panda live?






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






28. Name a public holiday that China has.


29. What are the four great invention of China?






30. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?






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






32. What does a panda eat and how much of it do they eat?






33. Most people live in the_______of China






34. List some Chinese foods.






35. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?






36. What is a very popular food?






37. There are often what main courses?






38. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?






39. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?






40. The top three most population cites in China






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






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


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






44. Some animals that make their homes in China.






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






46. A handshake in China often is ...






47. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?






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






49. What is the state religion in China?






50. How many ethnic groups are there in China?