Lesson 4: Dragon Bones

What do dragons symbolize in Chinese culture?

• Happiness

• Serenity

• Power and good fortune

• Sorrow

In what year did Wang Yirong discover the dragon bones?

• 1888

• 1890

• 1889

• 1800

What is the significance of the dragon in Chinese culture?

• Wisdom and longevity

• Peace and harmony

• Strength and protection

• Power and good fortune

When did the Chinese dragon first appear in written records?

• 3rd century BC

• 5th century BC

• 7th century BC

• 9th century BC

What color is traditionally associated with the Chinese dragon?

• Red

• Blue

• Green

• Yellow

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Chinese dragon?

• Wings

• Horns

• Whiskers

• Scales

What is the Chinese dragon often depicted as chasing or holding in its claws?

• Pearl

• Sword

• Scroll

• Flower

In the earliest Shang time, who wrote questions on the oracle bones?

• Kings

• Nobles

• Priests

• Merchants

What "pyromancy" means?

• telling the future with fire

• telling the truth

• telling and asking help for ancestors

• telling the secrets

The following are the things that writing on the bones also tells us, EXCEPT:

• politics

• Shang life

• shang kings that ruled

• message to the friend