Chinese Etiquette Quiz

Chinese Etiquettes

Start this quiz after you have read through the "Chinese Etiquette" page.

1. What gifts are associated with funerals and death?

Clocks, handkerchiefs or straw sandals
Scissors, knives or other cutting utensils
Chopsticks or Bowls
Books, Clothes or Stationary


2. How should you hold the bowl when you eat?

From the table
Close to your mouth
Slightly away from your mouth
Stick to your mouth


3. Who offers the first toast?

Host
Oldest
Youngest
Anyone


4. Why is the number "4" considered as unlucky?

Fortune tellers long ago predicted that it is an unlucky number.
It is the name of their devil.
The day that they believe the world would end.
It sounds like death in the Chinese language.


5. Who eats the last piece on the serving tray?

Anyone
The host
The guest
No one


6. What colour should you not wrap a present in?

Black, white, blue
Green, yellow, red
Purple, brown, pink
Gold, silver, bronze


7. What should you do when you enter a Chinese's man house?

Holler a loud greeting to the host's
Clap your hands 3 times
Remove your shoes
Just walk in


8. What should you do even though you dislike the food?

Turn it down firmly
Continue to pretend to eat heartily
Push the food to someone else
Act like you have a stomach ache


9. What do the Chinese do to show that they enjoy their food?

Eat quietly
Bang the chopsticks on the table
Make slurping or belching sounds
They lick their bowl


10. Where should bones be placed when eating?

In your own bowl
On the table or in a special bowl for that purpose
On the floor
The edge of the plate

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