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Korean Color Symbolism

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the five colors considered significant in Korean color symbolism?

a)

Blue, red, white, black, and yellow

b)

Green, red, white, black, and yellow

c)

Blue, red, white, black, and green

d)

Blue, red, white, black, and orange

2.

What do the five colors represent in Korean color symbolism?

a)

Directions

b)

Elements of life

c)

Both directions and elements of life

d)

None of the above

3.

Which color represents the east direction in Korean color symbolism?

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

White

d)

Black

4.

Which color represents the south direction in Korean color symbolism?

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

White

d)

Black

5.

Which color represents the center in Korean color symbolism?

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

Yellow

d)

Black

6.

Which color represents the west direction in Korean color symbolism?

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

White

d)

Black

7.

Which color represents the north direction in Korean color symbolism?

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

White

d)

Black

8.

Which color represents the wood element in Korean color symbolism?

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

White

d)

Black

9.

Which color represents the fire element in Korean color symbolism?

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

White

d)

Black

10.

Which color represents the earth element in Korean color symbolism?

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

Yellow

d)

Black

11.

These five colors originated from the theory of Yin and Yang, which believed that everything in life must be (a)   .

12.

Adhering to ‘​ (a)   ’ in Korean ​ (b)   was – and is – thought to ensure a ​ (c)   meal, both ​ (d)   and ​ (e)   .

Choose from the below words
obangsaek
cooking
healthy
physically
spiritually
emotionally
culture
13.

One of the best-known Korean foods to incorporate ‘obangsaek’ is _____.

a)
kimchi
b)
bibimbap
c)
bulgogi
d)
ramyeon