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1. Acupuncture, the traditional Chinese technique for healing, is based on:

[ ] a. a. balancing the 4 humours of blood, black bile, phlegm, and yellow bile

[ ] b. b. balancing the 14 merdians that run through the body's vital organs

[ ] c. c. a balance between three fundamental bodily humours or doshas called Vata, Pitta and Kapha

2. The Chinese family structure is traditionally

[ ] a. a. Matrilineal, where individuals trace their lineage through female heads.

[ ] b. b. Matriarchal, allowing for family name and property to pass from the mother.

[ ] c. c. Patriarchal, requiring a male heir to carry on the family line and inherit property.

3. The "Gate of Heavenly Peace" is also known as

[ ] a. a. The Great Wall

[ ] b. b. Tiananmen Square

[ ] c. c. Summer Palace

4. "The best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not good."

Who said this?

[ ] a. a. Sun Tzu

[ ] b. b. Mao Zedong

[ ] c. c. Confucius

5. Under this system from the 18th and 19th centuries, China limited the ports in which European traders could do business in China. Europeans had to trade with an association of Chinese merchants known as the Cohong. What was the system called?

[ ] a. A. Zhenjiang System

[ ] b. B. Canton System

[ ] c. C. Hunan System

6. This author wrote The Good Earth, a novel about China. The novel was made into a movie that won two Oscars. Who is the author?

[ ] a. a. Pearl Buck

[ ] b. b. Gao Xingjian

[ ] c. c. Amy Tan

7. This Chinese organization had a British inspector oversee the collection of customs duties, charting waterways, dredging channels, and maintaining lighthouses, buoys, and wharf and harbor facilities. The Chinese Revolution closed it down in 1911. What was the organization's name?

[ ] a. a. The Ministry of Collections

[ ] b. b. British East Indian Company

[ ] c. c. Chinese Martime Customs Service

8. China ceded Hong Kong to the British under this treaty.

[ ] a. a. Tianjin

[ ] b. b. Nanjing

[ ] c. c. Beijing

9. This is the famous photo of a young man who tried to stop a line of tanks a day after the Chinese Government's bloody crack down in Tiananmen Square. What happened to the young man?

[ ] a. A. He was executed.

[ ] b. B. He was exhiled.

[ ] c. C. Only the Chinese Government knows.

10. By harmonized tariff chapter and by volume, what does the US import most from China?

[ ] a. A. Apparel

[ ] b. B. Electronic machinery and equipment

[ ] c. C. Toys and games

11. By harmonized tariff chapter and by volume, what does the US export most to China?

[ ] a. A. Iron & steel

[ ] b. B. Air & spacecraft

[ ] c. C. Electrical machinery & equipment

12. Who is this?

[ ] a. A. Liu Xiang, Olympic sprinter

[ ] b. B. The youngest of China's 146 billionaires

[ ] c. C. Jet Li, movie star

13. This US movie won an Oscar for best picture, but it's a remake of a Chinese film.

[ ] a. A. The Departed

[ ] b. B. Gladiator

[ ] c. C. No Country of Old men

14. Which is the most accurate?

[ ] a. A. Giant pandas are bears and red pandas are raccoons.

[ ] b. B. Giant pandas are raccoons and red pandas are bears.

[ ] c. C. Giant pandas and red pandas are raccoons.

15. These were once called "the golden lilies".

[ ] a. A. Deformed feet

[ ] b. B. Private collection of sacred blooms, the Emperor's Palace

[ ] c. C. Twin Chinese singers/sisters performing on Vaudeville

16. The Little Red Book is:

[ ] a. A. A children's novel with colorful characters.

[ ] b. B. Quotations from Chairman Mao Ts-Tung.

[ ] c. C. The euphemism for the secret list of state enemies.

17. The Chinese Exclusion Act

[ ] a. A. Was a US law that severely limited Chinese immigration following the Civil War.

[ ] b. B. Was a play/musical held at Grauman's Chinese Theater.

[ ] c. C. Is a law currently being considered by the US Congress to exclude slave labor importations.

18. The traditional recipe for Peking Duck does not have:

[ ] a. A. Honey

[ ] b. B. Mustard

[ ] c. C. Vinegar

19. This muscial instrument is a

[ ] a. A. Erhu

[ ] b. B. Ruan

[ ] c. C. Jinghu

20. 2008 is the year of the

[ ] a. A. Monkey

[ ] b. B. Pig

[ ] c. C. Rat

21. Which creature is the symbol for whom?

[ ] a. A. Tiger for the Emperor, Dragon for the Empress.

[ ] b. B. Dragon for the Emperor; Phoenix for the Empress.

[ ] c. C. Dragon for the Emperor; Tiger for the Empress.

22. The Chinese first learned of bicycles from a customs official named Binchun who visited Paris in 1866 and wrote of Parisians riding vehicles made of "two wheels with a pipe in the middle."

True or false?

[ ] a. True

[ ] b. False

23. This policy exempted Western nations, individuals, and companies from having to comply with Chinese law even as they traded within China. What was the policy?

[ ] a. A. Extraterritoriality

[ ] b. B. Tribute

[ ] c. C. Manifest Destiny

24. Number of cities in the US and China with populations of over 1 million, respectively.

[ ] a. A. 11, 45

[ ] b. B. 12, 32

[ ] c. C. 9, 89

25. Rank in the world of China and US by prison population.

[ ] a. A. 2, 1

[ ] b. B. 1, 5

[ ] c. C. 1, 2

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