Quiz
E-Term 2022
Quiz
1. A) What is the Chinese character that we use for demonstrating calligraphy technique? (Write down both pinyin and the character) what does it mean?
Character: ___________ Pinyin _____________ meaning ________________
B) What style of calligraphy have we been practicing?
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2. What are the four treasures that one uses for writing calligraphy?
__________, _____________, ________________, ____________
3. What are the Five Elements? Write down both Pinyin and Chinese characters. What does it mean?
Character: ___________ Pinyin _____________ meaning ________________
Character: ___________ Pinyin _____________ meaning ________________
Character: ___________ Pinyin _____________ meaning ________________
Character: ___________ Pinyin _____________ meaning ________________
Character: ___________ Pinyin _____________ meaning ________________
4. what’s the relationship among these five elements?
5. How to write “Yin” & “Yang” characters?
A) “Yin” Character: ____________,
How many parts can you take “yin” character apart? What does each part mean?
B) “Yang” Character: ____________,
How many parts can you take “yang” character apart? What does each part mean?
6. What is a common objective among Tai Ji (太极) practioners?
7. What is the popular color for paper cutting? What character did we cut for paper cutting? What does it mean?
8. What benefits can you get from Yin Yang theory? Besides martial arts, food, and sports, can you list some applications of Yin Yang theory in Chinese culture and elaborate it? (e.g., medicine, architecture…)
9. What is your Chinese name? (Write down both pinyin and the character) what does it mean?