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Ch 5 KI 1-2 Quiz

1. What distinguishes a language branch?a. Languages related through a common ancestorb. Differences are not as old as in language familiesc. Scientific evidence can confirm branches derived from the same familyd. All of the abovee. None of the above

2. English is part of which branch of the Indo-European Family?a. Balto-Slavicb. Indo-Iranianc. Celticd. Germanice. Altaic

3. Which Romance languages are primarily spoken in southwestern Europe and Latin America?a. Portugueseb. Spanishc. Frenchd. Italiane. All of the above

4. Which of these languages is Low Germanic?a. Flemishb. Dutchc. Frisiand. Afrikaanse. All of the above

5. Which of these languages are the North Germanic Group?a. Swedishb. Icelandicc. Danishd. Norwegiane. All of the above

6. From where did the four Scandinavian languages derive?a. Danish

b. Old Norsec. Germanicd. Swedishe. Celtic

7. What is one of the main elements of cultural diversity among the nearly one billion residents of India?a. Religionb. Languagec. Dressd. Foode. All of the above

8. Which of the following language families belong to India?a. Indo-Europeanb. Austro-Asiaticc. Dravidiand. Sino-Tibetane. All of the above

9. Which are the first and second most-spoken languages in the world?a. German, Mandarinb. Mandarin, Englishc. Cantonese, Frenchd. Spanish, Englishe. Spanish, Mandarin

10. The three tribes that brought the beginnings of English to the British Isles came froma. Schleswig and Holsteinb. Germany and Denmarkc. Central and eastern Germanyd. Austria and Germanye. Hungary and Galicia

Extra Credit

Name the three tribes that brought the beginnings of English to the British Isles?

How has globalization affected language?

Identify the term Standard Language