The Stories of Qu Yuan and the Dragon Boat Festival

Which person is NOT associated with the Duan Wu Jie (Dragon Boat Festival)?

• 孔子(Kong Zi)
• 伍子胥(Wu Zixu)
• 屈原(Qu Yuan)
• 曹娥(Cao e)

Which kingdom was Qu Yuan part of?

• Wu
• Qin
• Chu
• Yue

What is NOT another name for the Dragon Boat Festival?

• Cinco de Mayo
• Fifth month festival
• Double fifth festival
• Fifth day festival

Which food is eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival?

• Zongzi (粽子)
• Mooncake (月餅)
• Tang yuan (t湯圓)
• Cold noodles (涼麵)

What are three of the virtues Qu Yuan followed?

• Righteousness

• Loyalty

• Integrity

• Filial Piety

The Dragon Boat Festival is always on May 5th of the Lunar Calendar

• true
• false

Which one is NOT a tradition during the Dragon Boat Festival?

• Drinking Xiong Huang Jiu
• Wearing fragrant bags
• Carrying lanterns
• Racing dragon boats

Why did Qu Yuan die in the Miluo river?

• He slipped and fell
• He was practicing swimming
• He saw a pretty fish
• He felt hopeless

Qu Yuan wrote which literary work?

• 論語 (The Analects)
• 孟子 (Mencius)
• 楚辭 (Chu Ci)
• 孝經 (Classic of Filial Piety)

Why did Qu Yuan get exiled?

• He stole food from the kitchen
• The king thought he was tricking him
• He killed another official
• He was actually from another planet