Culture Quiz: Giving & Receiving Gifts
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Gifts are given for various reasons in the world today, and they can act as a form of appreciation or mark a special occasion. Being that there are different types of people in the world with a different culture, how you give and receive gifts. This quiz is designed to help people learn about the different ways of giving and accepting gifts in different cultures.
- 1.
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In some countries, people use __________ to give or receive presents to show their mutual respect.- A.
Right hand
- B.
Left hand
- C.
Both hands
- D.
Either hand
- 2.In Muslim countries, one should use only the ___________ to give and accept gifts.
- A.
Right hand
- B.
Left hand
- C.
Both hands
- D.
Either hand
- 3.
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In Japan or China and some other countries, it is __________ to open gifts immediately.- A.
Polite
- B.
Impolite
- C.
Appropriate
- 4.People in Mexico don’t give a ___________ as a present because it might turn friends into enemies.
- A.
Purple flowers
- B.
A handkerchief
- C.
A clock
- D.
Perfume or hygiene products
- 5.
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Some Americans avoid giving ____________ as wedding gifts because they symbolize destruction of the union between man and wife.- A.
A handkerchief
- B.
Dishes
- C.
Scissors or knives
- D.
Mirrors
- 6.People in Denmark avoid giving ______________ as presents because these items symbolize bad luck.
- A.
Purses
- B.
Mirrors
- C.
Vases
- D.
Knives, needles and scissors
- 7.Like the Chinese, people in _________ avoid giving a clock as a gift because it might cause the end of relationships.
- A.
Portugal
- B.
Turkey
- C.
Spain
- D.
Ukraine
- 8.The Danes give a bag or a purse that should always contain a small _________ to bring wealth.
- A.
Coin
- B.
Mirror
- C.
Comb
- D.
Key
- 9.Similarly, a gift that contains cash (often in red envelopes) symbolizes ____________ luck in China.
- A.
Good
- B.
Bad
- C.
No
- D.
Big
- 10.
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In general, people in many countries think that you __________ give really personal things to people who are not close to you.- A.
Must
- B.
Should
- C.
Shouldn't
- D.
Had better
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