Chapter 5:

Jeopardy

Review

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

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

05.02 Which of the following is not a

Romance language?

1. Portuguese

2. Italian

3. Spanish

4. German

5. French

05.02 Which of the following is not a

Romance language?

1. Portuguese

2. Italian

3. Spanish

4. German

5. French

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

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

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

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

05.05 The second-most commonly spoken

language in South America is

1. Portuguese

2. Spanish

3. French

4. English

5. Chinese

05.05 The second-most commonly spoken

language in South America is

1. Portuguese

2. Spanish

3. French

4. English

5. Chinese

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

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

05.07 The most common language branch

in eastern Europe is

1. Romance

2. West Germanic

3. Balto-Slavic

4. Greek

5. East Germanic

05.07 The most common language branch

in eastern Europe is

1. Romance

2. West Germanic

3. Balto-Slavic

4. Greek

5. East Germanic

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

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

05.09 The predominant lingua franca today

is

1. Swahili

2. Pidgin

3. Creole

4. French

5. English

05.09 The predominant lingua franca today

is

1. Swahili

2. Pidgin

3. Creole

4. French

5. English

05.10 _________ is the native language of the

largest number of people.

1. Hindi

2. English

3. Spanish

4. Mandarin

5. Russian

05.10 _________ is the native language of the

largest number of people.

1. Hindi

2. English

3. Spanish

4. Mandarin

5. Russian