Chapter 05

1. Chapter 05

2. 05.01 Which of the following will encompass the largest number of speakers? 1. Language family 2. Language branch 3. Individual language 4. Dialect 5. Language group

3. 05.01 Which of the following will encompass the largest number of speakers? 1. Language family 2. Language branch 3. Individual language 4. Dialect 5. Language group

4. 05.02 Which of the following is not a Romance language? 1. Portuguese 2. Italian 3. Spanish 4. German 5. French

5. 05.02 Which of the following is not a Romance language? 1. Portuguese 2. Italian 3. Spanish 4. German 5. French

7. 05.03 Which of the following language branches is not a member of the Indo-European language family? 1. Balto-Slavic 2. Celtic 3. Germanic 4. Greek 5. Caucasian

8. 05.03 Which of the following language branches is not a member of the Indo-European language family? 1. Balto-Slavic 2. Celtic 3. Germanic 4. Greek 5. Caucasian

10. 05.04 The ancestral roots of the English language have been traced back to present-day 1. France 2. Iceland 3. Finland 4. Denmark 5. Greece

11. 05.04 The ancestral roots of the English language have been traced back to present-day 1. France 2. Iceland 3. Finland 4. Denmark 5. Greece

12. 05.05 The second-most commonly spoken language in South America is 1. Portuguese 2. Spanish 3. French 4. English 5. Chinese

13. 05.05 The second-most commonly spoken language in South America is 1. Portuguese 2. Spanish 3. French 4. English 5. Chinese

14. 05.06 A creolized language is a local language mixed with 1. Another local language 2. At least 20% slang 3. The language of a colonial power 4. English 5. French

15. 05.06 A creolized language is a local language mixed with 1. Another local language 2. At least 20% slang 3. The language of a colonial power 4. English 5. French

16. 05.07 The most common language branch in eastern Europe is 1. Romance 2. West Germanic 3. Balto-Slavic 4. Greek 5. East Germanic

17. 05.07 The most common language branch in eastern Europe is 1. Romance 2. West Germanic 3. Balto-Slavic 4. Greek 5. East Germanic

18. 05.08 The primary reason why there are so many distinct languages in Africa is 1. The long periods of isolation between tribes 2. The policies of the European colonial powers 3. The migrations to Africa from Asia and Europe 4. The major religious differences between tribes 5. A cultural preference for languages that are unintelligible to others outside the immediate political unit

19. 05.08 The primary reason why there are so many distinct languages in Africa is 1. The long periods of isolation between tribes 2. The policies of the European colonial powers 3. The migrations to Africa from Asia and Europe 4. The major religious differences between tribes 5. A cultural preference for languages that are unintelligible to others outside the immediate political unit

20. 05.09 The predominant lingua franca today is 1. Swahili 2. Pidgin 3. Creole 4. French 5. English

21. 05.09 The predominant lingua franca today is 1. Swahili 2. Pidgin 3. Creole 4. French 5. English

22. 05.10 _________ is the native language of the largest number of people. 1. Hindi 2. English 3. Spanish 4. Mandarin 5. Russian

23. 05.10 _________ is the native language of the largest number of people. 1. Hindi 2. English 3. Spanish 4. Mandarin 5. Russian