China Today Video Bonus Quiz Name______________________ Pd. ___

___1. If a family has more than one child, the additional child becomes a ward of the state.

True or False

___2. The Forbidden City was once home to_______________

a. lepers

b. Mao Zedong

c. Chinese emperors

d. Buddhist monks

___3. Although the Chinese government encourages atheism, other beliefs are permitted. Which of the following is among China’s main religions?

a. Daoism

b. Judaism

c. Animism

d. Hinduism

___4. Which of the following is one of China’s four main agricultural crops?

a. wheat

b. peaches

c. papayas

d. soybeans

___5. What does China say gives it its high literacy rate?

a. all children are schooled at home

b. all children must attend school for nine years

c. children are not allowed to leave school before they have passed certain exams

d. children read because there is no television or video games to entertain them

___6. What is cloisonne’?

a. food made from ground soybeans

b. an ancient form of Chinese clothing

c. a cloth made from the cocoons of silkworms

d. a process of decorating copper or brass with enamel paints

___7. Which form of the Chinese language do most Chinese speak?

a. Pinyin

b. Mandarin

c. Cantonese

d. A mixture of Cantonese, Pinyin, and Mandarin

___8. The Chinese government refuses to relax its restrictions on foreign tourists.

Yes or No

___9. What major difference separates Hong Kong from the rest of China?

a. Its laws condone organized religion

b. Its businesses accept only British currency

c. It thrives on a capitalist instead of communist economy

d. It attracts more tourists than any other site in the country.

___10. Why are Chinese people flocking to Shanghai?

a. to find jobs

b. to avoid crime

c. to hear jazz music

d. to flee communism