Coverage : The Japanese Etiquette Quiz is designed to test your knowledge of Japanese etiquette as it relates to dining, conversing, and meeting people.
The Japanese Etiquette quiz questions are carefully crafted so you can gauge how much you really know about proper Japanese etiquette.
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| 1. | When people in Japan greet each other, they always bow. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 2. | When you visit someone's home in Japan, what should you bring with you? |
| a. | | A pair of slippers, since shoes aren't worn in the home |
| b. | | A plant or flowers |
| c. | | A gift of food, wrapped |
| d. | | Your own food plate, with your own preferred food
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| 3. | If a Japanese person tells you (in Japanese or English) to "come visit me sometime", what should you do? |
| a. | | Follow up within 2 weeks and bring a gift |
| b. | | Take it with a grain of salt and understand it's an expression of speech and you aren't expect to just drop by |
| c. | | Drop in anytime; the Japanese are open and their homes are too |
| d. | | Express delight at the invitation and suggest a day and time for getting together
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| 4. | In a Japanese restaurant, how do you eat noodles or ramen? |
| a. | | With chopsticks, but rolled around them like pasta |
| b. | | Cut them in small pieces and eat with a fork or chopsticks |
| c. | | Quietly and biting into the pieces with tiny bites |
| d. | | Loudly; slurping is OK
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| 5. | What is a common way for co-workers and students to bond in Japan? |
| a. | | They go drinking |
| b. | | They eat a long, sumptuous dinner together |
| c. | | They engage in outdoor activities like bike riding or walking |
| d. | | They take small trips together
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| 6. | If someone toasts you with "Kampai" in Japan, what are they saying? |
| a. | | "Good drinking!" |
| b. | | "Lucky night" |
| c. | | "Full glass" |
| d. | | "Dry glass"
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| 7. | In Japan, what do you do before getting into the bathtub for a long soak? |
| a. | | Wash your hands |
| b. | | Soak your socks or slippers in the sink |
| c. | | Brush your teeth |
| d. | | Scrub your entire body
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| 8. | In Japan, it's important to be careful with what? |
| a. | | Drinks |
| b. | | Compliments |
| c. | | Money |
| d. | | Humor
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| 9. | In Japan, it's common to add "san" to the end of someone's name. This is equivalent to what? |
| a. | | Junior |
| b. | | Second or third (ie., George II) |
| c. | | Mr. or Mrs. |
| d. | | Sir or Madam
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| 10. | After dining in a Japanese restaurant, what is the customary tip? |
| a. | | 10% |
| b. | | 15% |
| c. | | 20% |
| d. | | Tipping is not customary and mostly "no tipping" is the standard
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| 11. | In Japan, what is the customary gift for weddings? |
| a. | | Money |
| b. | | Gift cards or gift certificates |
| c. | | China or crystal |
| d. | | Bedding in muted or neutral tones
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| 12. | When Japanese men bow, their hands should be where? |
| a. | | To the front of their body |
| b. | | Around their back |
| c. | | At their sides |
| d. | | On their knees
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| 13. | In Japan, which seat in the car is reserved for the person of honor or most wealth? |
| a. | | Passenger seat |
| b. | | Driver seat |
| c. | | Rear right (to the side of the driver) |
| d. | | Directly behind the driver
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| 14. | When given a compliment in Japan, it's customary to do what? |
| a. | | Say "thank you" |
| b. | | Deny the compliment |
| c. | | Ignore it |
| d. | | Just smile and change the subject
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| 15. | A Japanese meal usually includes a bowl of rice, soup (or miso) and side dishes. In what order are the dishes eaten? |
| a. | | Start with the rice, then move in the order of the size of the dishes |
| b. | | Start with the vegetable dishes, then eat the rice and meat dishes, with soup last |
| c. | | Always end with the soup, eating everything else in whatever order you like |
| d. | | Start with soup, then eat other dishes simultaneously
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