Question 1

Which of the following is not a Romance language?

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A)   Bulgarian
B)   Italian
C)   Portuguese
D)   Romanian
E)   FrenchF) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

The second-largest language family is

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A)   Indo-European.
B)   Sino-Tibetan.
C)   Afro-Asiatic.
D)   Austronesian.
E)   Dravidian.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

-The maps in this chapter show that the second most widely spoken language family in Europe is

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A)   Balto-Slavic.
B)   Indo-European.
C)   Romance.
D)   Uralic.
E)   Celtic.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

A creolized language is

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A)   extinct.
B)   a mix of indigenous and colonial languages.
C)   an isolated language family.
D)   a possible prehistoric superfamily.
E)   a revived formerly extinct language.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

The main difference between languages in the same family, branch, or group is how

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A)   recently in time the languages were once the same.
B)   closely the speakers of each language live to one other.
C)   they correspond to the diffusion of free markets across much of the world.
D)   similar the cultures of the speakers of each language are.
E)   they all emerged at the same point in history, according to the Bible.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

Australia and New Zealand's language policies differ today in that Australia

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A)   emphasizes the English language while New Zealand gives a lot of support to linguistic diversity.
B)   was settled by English colonists but the original colonial language of New Zealand was French.
C)   recognizes Maori as an official Aboriginal language whereas New Zealand does not.
D)   has virtually no indigenous language speakers remaining.
E)   requires immigrants to take a dictation test whereas the New Zealand test is written.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

Basque is a good example of a(n)

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A)   language family.
B)   globalizing language.
C)   language group.
D)   lingua franca.
E)   isolated language.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

In what ways does your dialect of American or British English differ from television or radio spokespeople that you typically hear? What geographic or cultural factors might you consider to explain the similarities and differences in these dialects? Give specific examples.

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Question 9

According to the maps and diagrams in this chapter, the branch of Indo-European that includes Slovak is

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A)   European.
B)   Balto-Slavic.
C)   Indo-Iranian.
D)   Romance.
E)   Germanic.F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 10

Hebrew is an example of an extinct language.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

One line of evidence suggests the first speakers of Indo-European were the Kurgans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A language family is a collection of languages related through a common ancestral language existing before recorded history.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The first speakers of the language that evolved into English were tribes that lived in present-day

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A)   France.
B)   Denmark.
C)   United States.
D)   Italy.
E)   Switzerland.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Why do people in different regions of the United States speak English differently?

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Question 15

According to the maps and diagrams in this chapter, England was invaded by tribes from

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A)   English-speaking areas
B)   Uric-speaking areas
C)   Native American-speaking areas
D)   Italian-speaking areas
E)   Germanic-speaking areasF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

Analysis of the maps and diagrams in this chapter shows that the branch of Indo-European that includes Kurdish is

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A)   European.
B)   Indo-Iranian.
C)   Romance.
D)   Balto-Slavic.
E)   Germanic.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

The language spoken by the greatest number of native speakers in the world is

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A)   Cantonese.
B)   English.
C)   Hindi.
D)   Mandarin.
E)   Spanish.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 18

Think of two or three examples of foreign language use or fictitious languages that you have seen or heard in film or television programs. How convincing are the actors' portrayals of those languages? What clues indicate to you that the languages either seem authentic or fake? Give specific names and examples to support your opinion.

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Question 19

A literary tradition is

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A)   a form of a language intended to be printed in official government documents.
B)   a language spoken in an area.
C)   a collection of languages related to one other.
D)   the written form of a language.
E)   the variety of dialects in a language used in obscure examples of poetry.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

The large number of individual languages documented in Africa has resulted primarily from

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A)   thousands of years of isolation between cultural groups.
B)   repeated invasions by outsiders.
C)   introduction of many different languages by the colonial powers.
D)   frequent migration by the different tribal groups.
E)   colonial administration of native lands.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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