China Weekly News Quiz: March 1-8, 2020

1

As of March 8, central China's Wuhan City has closed 11 of its 14 temporary hospitals, leaving about 100 COVID-19 patients in the remaining three temporary facilities. How many patients have these hospitals treated so far?

About 5,000
About 7,000
About 10,000
More than 12,000

1 / 7

2

What is the total outlay of funds that China has allocated to fighting the novel coronavirus?

About 1.3 billion dollars
About 5.7 billion dollars
About 10.5 billion dollars
More than 15.5 billion dollars

2 / 7

3

A Chinese study published last week shows that the novel coronavirus has mutated. What has it evolved into?

Altogether a different type of virus
A virus strain close to influenza
Two major subtypes
A strain close to Ebola virus

3 / 7

4

Researchers have identified two new species of a mammal at Mount Huangshan scenic area in eastern China. Which mammal is it?

Bat
Shrew
Weasel
Lemur

4 / 7

5

March 5 marked the 100th birth anniversary of renowned Chinese writer Wang Zengqi (1920-1997). He wrote many heartwarming stories of ordinary people during the late 1970s – a time when "scar literature" dominated the literary arena. What constitutes "scar literature"?

Chinese literature portraying the suffering of migrant workers
Chinese literature portraying the suffering of medical workers
Chinese literature portraying the suffering of women
Chinese literature portraying the suffering of intellectuals

5 / 7

6

In order to prevent a possible spread of novel coronavirus, China last week organized a national level sports competition online. Which competition was it?

Shooting
Archery
Curling
Golf

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7

As China battles COVID-19, the southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has called off a local ethnic festival that is held in the beginning of the third lunar month. What is the name of the festival?

Sanyuesan Festival
Light Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Qixi Festival

7 / 7

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