Cantonese WS Q/A

What is a major misconception about Cantonese?

• It evolved from Mandarin.
• It is not spoken in China.
• It uses a different writing system than Mandarin.
• It was only spoken in the 6th to 10th centuries.

From which language did both Cantonese and Mandarin evolve?

• Classical Chinese
• Middle Chinese
• Old Chinese
• English

When was Middle Chinese spoken?

• From the 1st to the 5th centuries
• From the 6th to the 10th centuries
• From the 11th to the 15th centuries
• From the 16th to the 20th centuries

What does Cantonese have that more closely aligns it with Old Chinese compared to Mandarin?

• A richer assortment of tones and final consonants
• More colloquial expressions
• Separate sets of written forms
• Different Chinese character set

Where is Cantonese primarily spoken?

• Beijing and Shanghai
• Sichuan and Tibet
• Taiwan and Singapore
• Guangdong Province, Hong Kong, and Macau

How have Cantonese and Mandarin diverged over centuries?

• They have developed different tonal structures.
• They have developed separate sets of colloquial expressions and even written forms.
• They have stopped using the Chinese character set in writing.
• They have become dialects of each other.

Are Cantonese and Mandarin mutually intelligible in their spoken forms?

• Yes, they are completely identical.
• Yes, but only to a limited extent.
• No, they are mutually unintelligible.
• Only Mandarin speakers can understand Cantonese, but not vice versa.

What do Cantonese and Mandarin share in writing?

• Separate sets of written forms
• The same fundamental Chinese character set
• Completely different alphabets
• No common elements

What era was responsible for the evolution of Cantonese and Mandarin?

• Ming Dynasty
• Qing Dynasty
• Tang Dynasty
• Song Dynasty

Which language preserved more traits from classical Chinese?

• Cantonese
• Mandarin
• Both preserved equally
• Neither preserved any traits