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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. What does 'radical' means?
Red and Yellow
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
bring in good luck and prosperity
Parts of Chinese characters
2. What are the four great invention of China?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
wife or husband
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
Paper making - Gunpowder - Compass - Printing
3. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
noodles
False
Red and Yellow
Dragon Boat Festival
4. What are the six working languages of the United Nations
cash
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Atheism
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
5. How many ethnic groups are there in China?
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
white rice
56 (including Han)
6. What fruit does the Chinese believe to give you a long life?
Show emotion
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
2
Peach (T
7. List some Chinese inventions.
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Taiwan
Television
Peach (T
8. 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
Mt. Everest
title
Erhu - Guzheng - Yang Qin - Pi pa - Di zi
9. Which of these should you try to do when negotiating in China?
Emperor and Empress
Most senior ranking attendee
Inflate your prices
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
10. Some animals that make their homes in China.
Television
Beijing
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
11. Who complied the earliest Chinese dictionary?
Great Wall of China
xu Sh
4
True
12. _________ founded the People's Republic of China in 1949
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Mao Zedong
red
Dragon Boat Festival
13. The earliest Chinese dictionary is called
cash
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Shuo W
greeting you
14. The largest ethnic group in China is called
Han
East
Taiwan
you could wipe away your good fortune
15. Where was the fortune cookie original from?
Chinese Americans in USA
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Fried Dumplings (pot stickers) - Kung Pao Chicken - Hot and Sour Soup - Fried Rice - Mushu Pork - Beef with Broccoli - Spring Rolls/Egg Rolls - Szechuan Chicken
learned skill
16. What is China's currency called?
Pinyin
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
Renminbi Yuan
her own last name
17. And the traditional form of characters is used in
snow leopards - elephants - wild yaks - reindeer - moose - giant panda - etc.
adult content
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Taiwan - Hong Kong
18. What the three common Chinese greetings?
the lantern celebration
Nihao! Zenme y
red
the Shaolin Monks
19. About how many Giant Pandas remain in the world today?
cash
55
1600
Fourth
20. Gifts within the business context in China are often seen as bribes?
title
with both hands
borrowing - trading - cleaning - using knives or scissors - cutting noodles
False
21. Why should the house be cleaned in preparation for the Chinese New Year?
Shuo W
Dragon Boat Festival
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
14 hours a day eating - rest of the time sleeping
22. What fruits are brought to the homes of family and friends? What do they symbolize?
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
wife or husband
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
you could wipe away your good fortune
23. The Chinese holiday related to 'Eating Zongzi' is called
Dragon Boat Festival
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
cat
Television
24. What was the Great Wall originally built?
bring in good luck and prosperity
greeting you
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
Beijing
25. Which of these should you not do during a business meeting?
Show emotion
Chong Qing - Shanghai - Beijing
to protect China from invasion or attack by tribal enemies
East
26. What are lion dances believed to do?
Hong boa or Lai see
scare away the evil spirits
Tea (Cha)
bamboo - up to 40 lbs. a day
27. How many players does it take to play Ma-Jiang
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
4
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
fireworks go off; doors and windows are left open to let out the old and evil
28. Which of these things did not originally come from China
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Great Wall of China
Television
Most senior ranking attendee
29. When a Chinese friend says: 'Have you eaten yet?' to you (in Chinese) - what is the meaning?
title
Shuo W
Show emotion
greeting you
30. How many pieces of cannon are there in each side of the Chinese chess?
noodles
2
NE quadrant
white rice
31. Most people live in the_______of China
white rice
Shuo W
East
Emperor and Empress
32. The Republic of China is located on...
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
oranges and tangerines - abundant happiness
Taiwan
xu Sh
33. If a woman's name is Zhang Xiaomei - Zhang is :
Fourth
the Shaolin Monks
title
her own last name
34. Who is President of the People's Republic of China?
multiple
Signature
paper - printing - silk - ice cream - wheel barrow - anagrams - magnetic compass - porcelain - gunpowder - bow and arrow
Hin Jintao
35. Where is the Great Wall?
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
adult content
Television
NE quadrant
36. What flower represents courage and hope?
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
wife or husband
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
Parts of Chinese characters
37. About how much does a Giant Panda weigh?
about 275 lbs.
About 50 -000. Frequently used 3 -500.
Tea (Cha)
Year. These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac.
38. Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party who lived from 1893 to 1976?
1600
Mao Zedong
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Parts of Chinese characters
39. With what are Zongzi traditionally wrapped before they are steamed?
Parts of Chinese characters
Bamboo leaves
Tea (Cha)
communist
40. How did Kung Fu start?
noodles
Inflate your prices
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Taiwan - Hong Kong
41. When is China's National Day?
October 1st
greeting you
Mt. Everest
cash
42. Where does the Giant Panda live?
Mt. Everest
red envelopes given to children - they contain lucky money
in the misty mountains of SW China - nowhere else on Earth
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
43. How many minority nationalities are there in China?
with a guy meditating in a cave for 9 years and studying the movements of animals and humans
Most senior ranking attendee
Mao Zedong
55
44. In order of population - what are the top five ethnic groups in China
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Han Zu - Zhuang Zu - Man zu - Hui Zu - Miao Zu
Han
multiple
45. What are the ancient rulers of China called?
Taiwan
Emperor and Empress
Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
4
46. Who would you expect to make decisions from negotiations and meetings?
Most senior ranking attendee
yuan - renminbi in Chinese
True
Mandarin Chinese
47. The greatest majority of people in China belong to what nationality?
Show emotion
Han
Gong Xi
the Shaolin Monks
48. What does renminbi mean?
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49. Why shouldn't the house be cleaned on New Year's Day?
greeting you
you could wipe away your good fortune
the plum blossom - they bloom year round
Fortune cookies
50. What is the name of the tray with eight compartments that is offered to guests?
adult content
to get rid of the bad luck and the old
Tray of Togetherness
Taiwan - Hong Kong