Yellow River Chronicles and Reading Comprehension!
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Yellow River Chronicles Pop Quiz! Put away your books and notes, it's time to test your learning from the Chronicles. Ten points for each correct question and no points lost for "wrong" answers! Let us know how you think you did and we'll have the answers next week!
Yellow River Chronicles POP Quiz!
Instructor:
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YRC Staff
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Name:
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(Type Name Here)
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Class:
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Life on the Other Side
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Date:
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July 6, 2012
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Period:
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Friday Afternoons
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Results:
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(Self Scoring!)
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Instructions
You know the drill,
people. Multiple choice tests
ROCK. Advanced test guessing studies
show that teachers have a tendency to “hide” the correct answer between two “distractors”,
so B or C are always a good guess, with C having a slight edge. Hint hint.
The Questions:
1)
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You are getting ready to go out for a night on the town
in Shanghai with your main squeeze, Madame SlinkyFox. Your plans include drinks and dinner with
a late night KTV stop. What do you
choose to wear?
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a.
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Chairman Mao jacket, duuuhhhh.
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b.
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Every night is Halloween in Shanghai!
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c.
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Formal evening wear or pajamas
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2)
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Western fast food is extremely popular in Shanghai. However, one chain has a clear lead in market
share, number of locations and hours of operation
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a.
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Mickey D’s
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b.
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Pizza Hut
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c.
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Kenny Roger’s Roasters
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d.
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KFC
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3)
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The evening goes well and you do indeed end up at a late night Karaoke place. You decide on a Chinese mainland classic and sing: |
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a.
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Yue liang daibiao wo do xin
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b.
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Hotel California
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c.
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You Shook Me All Night Long
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4)
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You are waiting patiently at a busy street crossing. The light turns green and the pedestrian walkway sign now shows a glowing green walking person. You should: |
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a.
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Wet yourself in fear, turn, and flee homeward
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b.
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Proceed across the street in a dignified and orderly manner
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c.
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Move like iced lightning, dodge like a lawyer and watch
your six like an assassin
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5)
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There are many examples of duplicates, copies or fakes in most markets in Shanghai. What is the best way to determine if an item is fake? |
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a.
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If you have purchased it on the mainland of China, it is a
fake
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b.
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Tourists are carrying shopping bags full of the same item
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c.
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A medium size will fit on a gopher
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d.
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There is an official seal of authenticity from a Chinese
government regulatory body
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6)
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Which of the following items will you NOT find as part of the standard outfit worn by American tourists visiting Shanghai for the first time: |
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a.
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Brand new, white running shoes
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b.
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An over sized t-shirt with the name of a plumbing company
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c.
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Four or five pairs of glasses and sunglasses, hung from
various lanyards around the neck
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A “Free Tibet” t-shirt
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7)
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While excellent and quite inexpensive, Chinese beer has a
very low alcohol content. What is the labeled alcohol content of a bottle of
Tsing Tao beer?
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a.
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6.7%
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b.
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Your horse has a kidney infection
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c.
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3.5%
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None, it’s a FAKE, dummy!
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8)
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You are visiting an eco-retreat in a remote Chinese
province famous for its bamboo groves and mountain vistas. In the evening, as you approach the
resort, what is the first thing you see?
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a.
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Blue mountains with epaulets of snow
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b.
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Gentle pines bowing like geishas to the wind
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c.
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Neon, baby!
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A group of hikers wearing “Hello Kitty” garb
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9)
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The Chinese are fond of things that are re nao. A restaurant is good if it is re nao. A street market on a Sunday is best if it is
re nao. A public park on the weekend
will usually be re nao. Based on what
you have learned from the YRC, what does the phrase mean, literally?
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a.
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Good value
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b.
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Hot and noisy
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c.
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Calm or serene
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d.
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Fake!
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10)
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An attraction in China (not Shanghai) was described as
follows in the brochure. What was the
attraction? When in rainy season,
it seems a sensational giant dragon under moist vapor like to kiss you cool
and comfortable.
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a.
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An ancient meditation cave
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b.
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A Ming Dynasty bath house
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c.
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The showers at a highway rest stop
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d.
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An underground waterfall
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A car wash
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11)
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Which of the following was not one of the Toxic Food items in the Chinese press this year?
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a.
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Pork that glows in the dark
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b.
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A condom in a container of yogurt
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c.
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Exploding watermelons
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d.
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Hydrochloric acid and formaldehyde used to produce counterfeit
beer
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e.
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Cooking oil recovered from sewers
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