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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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1. What was the Great Wall originally built?
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Bamboo leaves
adult content
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
2. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
xu Sh
Bamboo leaves
56 (including Han)
3. What are the red envelopes called?
Hong boa or Lai see
the Spring Festival
Hong Kong
Fortune cookies
4. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
Bamboo leaves
4
East
Fourth
5. What is a very popular food?
limp and brief
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
white rice
Great Wall of China
6. The population in Mainland China is
Fortune cookies
1.3 Billion
Parts of Chinese characters
Dessert (Small Heart)
7. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
Face to Face
wife or husband
Noodle (Mi
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
8. What flower represents courage and hope?
China - Signapore
1600
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
October 1st
9. How many Chinese characters are there
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
xu Sh
white rice
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
10. List some Chinese inventions.
Signature
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Face to Face
False
11. The Republic of China is located on...
Signature
about 275 lbs.
Taiwan
October 1st
12. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
Tray of Togetherness
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Beijing
Most senior ranking attendee
13. Gifts within the business context in China are often seen as bribes?
False
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
4
cat
14. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
Parts of Chinese characters
Dessert (Small Heart)
about 275 lbs.
Taiwan
15. When you hear a person mention my 'Ai Ren' (Ai means love - and Ren means person) - the meaning of the word 'Ai Ren' is:
Hong boa or Lai see
Han
Mao Zedong
wife or husband
16. The author of 'The Art of War' is
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Dragon Boat Festival
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
Sun Zi ??
17. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949
Peach (T
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Mao Zedong
18. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
title
55
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
Peach (T
19. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
Renminbi Yuan
Emperor and Empress
20. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Television
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
21. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
Hong boa or Lai see
just over 8
Afghanistan
Sun Zi ??
22. What is the state religion in China?
East
Parts of Chinese characters
Tea (Cha)
Atheism
23. Where was the fortune cookie original from?
Chinese Americans in USA
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Great Wall of China
Han
24. In China people prefer business communication by which of these methods?
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Face to Face
25. Which animal does not belong to the 12 Animal Zodiac?
cat
Renminbi Yuan
her own last name
Afghanistan
26. How many year ago was the Great Wall built?
2500
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
Han
multiple
27. Which of these things did not originally come from China
Fortune cookies
Red and Yellow
Taiwan
Television
28. Where does the Giant Panda live?
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Signature
Tea (Cha)
29. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
Bamboo leaves
Mandarin Chinese
2
Taiwan
30. 'Dim Sum' means
xu Sh
Face to Face
Dessert (Small Heart)
Shuo W
31. How many minority nationalities are there in China?
xu Sh
55
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
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
32. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
True
Fourth
just over 8
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
33. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
55
Mandarin Chinese
learned skill
Red and Yellow
34. Why should the house be cleaned in preparation for the Chinese New Year?
red
15
Mao Zedong
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
35. What is China's currency called?
Dessert (Small Heart)
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Renminbi Yuan
Mandarin Chinese
36. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
xu Sh
greeting you
the Shaolin Monks
Show emotion
37. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?
Gong Xi
Parts of Chinese characters
Beijing
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
38. ____________ were not invented in China?
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Fortune cookies
Bamboo leaves
Chinese Americans in USA
39. When did the first Chinese New Year customs start? How?
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40. The largest ethnic group in China is called
Beijing
Han
2
wife or husband
41. A handshake in China often is ...
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
false
Emperor and Empress
limp and brief
42. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called
Shuo W
Fortune cookies
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
43. What is the national drink for Chinese?
Most senior ranking attendee
Tea (Cha)
Parts of Chinese characters
xu Sh
44. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
Mt. Everest
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
45. What economy does China have?
communist
scare away the evil spirits
Hong Kong
Beijing
46. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
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
Dragon Boat Festival
True
47. What are the four great invention of China?
Mao Zedong
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Pinyin
48. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :
Fourth
her own last name
Parts of Chinese characters
cash
49. China shares a border with
Television
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
Afghanistan
15
50. What are the four treasures of the study (w
scare away the evil spirits
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
2500
China - Signapore