Chinese Language Introduction

The Chinese language is about 2000 years old.

• True

• False

The most common method of creating Chinese characters is using pictographs.

• True

• False

Chinese characters should generally be written from top to bottom, left to right.

• True

• False

The Chinese characters look exactly the same as when they were first written on oracle bones.

• True

• False

How many tones are there in the Mandarin Chinese language (not counting the neutral tone)?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Each Chinese syllables is generally made of 3 components: initials, ______ and tones.

Which of the following is the Chinese character for 8?

• 五

• 六

• 七

• 八

Which of the following is the Chinese character for the number 4?

• 三

• 四

• 五

• 十

The best way to memorize the dialogues is to read the pinyin and remember everything without knowing the meaning of the conversation.

• True

• False

I can redo the web app exercises as many times as I want before the due date.

• True

• False