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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. _________ was a British Colony recently reabsorbed by China.






2. What color is considered lucky?






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






4. What are the five official religions of China?






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






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






7. What is the highest mountain in China?






8. What are the ancient rulers of China called?






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






10. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China






11. When people playing 'Go'game - which color stone goes first?






12. What are lion dances believed to do?






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






14. What does Kung Fu mean?






15. ____________ were not invented in China?






16. Chinese New year is also known as what?






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






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






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






20. What does the word yellow imply?






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






22. How should one receive business cards?






23. How many Chinese characters are there






24. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called






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






26. Name three traditional Chinese musical instruments






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






28. List some Chinese foods.






29. There are often what main courses?






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






31. What is the longest river in China?






32. What economy does China have?






33. What is the national drink for Chinese?






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






35. What are dragon dances believed to do?






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






37. The largest ethnic group in China is called






38. What are the four great invention of China?






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






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






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






42. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang






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






44. List some Chinese inventions.






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






46. What the three common Chinese greetings?






47. What colors are on the Chinese flag?






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






49. The Republic of China is located on...






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