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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. ____________ were not invented in China?
xu Sh
Fortune cookies
Dessert (Small Heart)
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
2. What does the word yellow imply?
Renminbi Yuan
adult content
Taiwan - Hong Kong
people's money
3. The author of 'The Art of War' is
Fortune cookies
Sun Zi ??
title
Han
4. What is the state religion in China?
NE quadrant
Atheism
the Shaolin Monks
Shuo W
5. What are the five official religions of China?
56 (including Han)
Parts of Chinese characters
4
Buddhism - Islam - Taoism - Catholicism - Protestantism
6. The population in Mainland China is
multiple
Afghanistan
red
1.3 Billion
7. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :
her own last name
October 1st
noodles
multiple
8. There are often what main courses?
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
October 1st
multiple
Tray of Togetherness
9. Gifts within the business context in China are often seen as bribes?
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
just over 8
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
False
10. What does 'radical' means?
Hong boa or Lai see
Parts of Chinese characters
white rice
with both hands
11. What are the four great invention of China?
noodles
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
12. What is the capital city of The People's Republic of China?
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
people's money
Beijing
True
13. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
15
56 (including Han)
adult content
14. What are the six working languages of the United Nations
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Tray of Togetherness
Show emotion
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
15. The largest ethnic group in China is called
Tray of Togetherness
Fourth
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
Han
16. Simplified Chinese character system is used in
Mandarin Chinese
China - Signapore
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
multiple
17. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
title
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
just over 8
Bamboo leaves
18. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
communist
Signature
4
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
19. Some animals that make their homes in China.
Atheism
1.3 Billion
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
Red and Yellow
20. What do Chinese people use 'Name Chop'(y
October 1st
NE quadrant
Signature
false
21. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
October 1st
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
Taiwan
22. Which of these things did not originally come from China
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
greeting you
Television
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
23. China shares a border with
Afghanistan
multiple
Nihao! Zenme y
starts on the first lunar month - ends on the full moon
24. Aggressive negotiation tactics are recommended.
false
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Bamboo leaves
the lantern celebration
25. One U.S. dollar is equal to how many renminbis?
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
Hong Kong
just over 8
Red and Yellow
26. What happens at midnight on New Year's Eve?
East
Red and Yellow
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
27. Chinese New year is also known as what?
bring in good luck and prosperity
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
the Spring Festival
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
28. Which of these should you try and have on your business cards?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Face to Face
title
the Shaolin Monks
29. Where does the Giant Panda live?
Bamboo leaves
title
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
Chinese Americans in USA
30. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
Most senior ranking attendee
you could wipe away your good fortune
Hin Jintao
Parts of Chinese characters
31. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
Tray of Togetherness
Afghanistan
Black ??
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
32. Common greeting used during Chinese New Year
Gong Xi
2
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
cat
33. What does Kung Fu mean?
Mandarin Chinese
1.3 Billion
with both hands
learned skill
34. And the traditional form of characters is used in
Yangzi
Taiwan - Hong Kong
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
white rice
35. What is the 12 zodiac sign?
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
noodles
Fortune cookies
NE quadrant
36. The Republic of China is located on...
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Taiwan
just over 8
2
37. How did Kung Fu start?
with both hands
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
people's money
East
38. Why should the house be cleaned in preparation for the Chinese New Year?
Atheism
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Hin Jintao
4
39. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
Show emotion
Han
Bamboo leaves
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
40. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
scare away the evil spirits
False
xu Sh
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
41. How should one receive business cards?
Emperor and Empress
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
with both hands
56 (including Han)
42. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
Mt. Everest
cat
you could wipe away your good fortune
Chinese Americans in USA
43. What does renminbi mean?
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44. When is China's National Day?
2500
October 1st
Television
Han
45. What are the four treasures of the study (w
Pen Brush - Ink - Paper - Ink Stone
Hin Jintao
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
46. What does the Chinese eat on birthday to symbolize long life?
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Shuo W
Sun Zi ??
Noodle (Mi
47. Martial Arts/Kung Fu was invented by who?
the Shaolin Monks
Emperor and Empress
Peach (T
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
48. It is acceptable to answer phone calls in meetings.
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Hong boa or Lai see
True
Tray of Togetherness
49. What are lion dances believed to do?
scare away the evil spirits
Sun Zi ??
Television
Han
50. What are some things that should not be done on New Year's Day?
Nihao! Zenme y
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Chinese Americans in USA
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles