1) How many people in the world speak the Chinese language? a) 500 000 b) 1 million c) 100 million d) 1,5 billion 2) The "Chinese language" refers to  a) Mandarin Chinese and other dialects b) Northern dialects in China c) Southern dialects in China 3) Mandarin Chinese is a) spoken by 30% of the population in China b) spoken by 70% of the population in China c) is spoken only in Taiwan 4) The term "Mandarin" means a) " a government official" from the Portuguese language b) "language of Gods" from ancient Chinese c) "farmers' language" 5) Standard Mandarin Chinese is.... a) an official language of People's Republic of China and Taiwan b) a dialect spoken in the south of China c) an ancient dialect which is not used anymore 6) Chinese language has a) alphabetic writing system b) hieroglyphic writing system c) Mayan writing system 7) Chinese characters have a history of a) 100 years b) 1000 years c) more than 4000 years d) 2000 years 8) A Chinese character stands for a) one word or one syllable b) a sentence c) a letter 9) The earliest Chinese inscriptions were written  a) on people's skulls b) on the animals' bones and turtles' shells c) on the rocks d) on the houses' walls 10) The earliest written characters were used for... a) writing the dates of birth and death b) communication between ancient settlements c) divinatory purposes d) counting math problems 11) How many characters (minimum) should a person know in order to be able to live and work in China? a) about 500 b) about 1000 c) about 3000 d) about 10 000 12) Learning the Chinese language a) helps you to sleep well at night b) helps to train your memory c) helps to increase your hemoglobin level

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