Aphg Chapter 5 Quiz
Rubenstein AP edition Chapter 5: Language Quiz
- 1.Write text here
- 2.The two most important languages in South America are
- A.
Dutch and English.
- B.
English and Spanish.
- C.
French and Spanish.
- D.
Portuguese and Spanish.
- E.
Creole and Portuguese
- 3.Russian is part of what language branch?
- A.
Balto-Slavic
- B.
Germanic
- C.
Indo-Iranian
- D.
Romance
- E.
Altaic
- 4.According to Colin Renfrew's research, Indo-European languages diffused across Europe
- A.
Entirely by sea.
- B.
By way of the Kurgan homeland.
- C.
With the conquests of warriors on horseback.
- D.
With the diffusion of agriculture.
- E.
Following the traders on the silk road.
- 5.English is part of which language branch?
- A.
Germanic
- B.
Northern
- C.
Western
- D.
Indo-European
- E.
Austronesian
- 6.A lingua franca is
- A.
A lingua franca is
- B.
A language understood by people who have different native languages.
- C.
An extinct language that has been revived.
- D.
An official language in a region of the world different from where the language originated.
- E.
A language used by French colonial administrations.
- 7.Analyzing the maps and diagrams in this chapter, we can see that the branch of Indo-European that includes Ukrainian is
- A.
European.
- B.
Balto-Slavic.
- C.
Indo-Iranian
- D.
Romance.
- E.
Germanic.
- 8.According to the maps and diagrams in this chapter, the branch of Indo-European that includes Haitian Creole is
- A.
European.
- B.
Romance
- C.
Indo-Iranian.
- D.
Balto-Slavic.
- E.
Germanic.
- 9.According to the diagrams in this chapter, Turkmen is part of what language branch?
- A.
Altaic
- B.
Germanic
- C.
Indo-Iranian
- D.
Romance
- E.
Balto-Slavic
- 10.An isogloss is
- A.
A form of a language spoken in a local area.
- B.
A collection of unique words
- C.
A boundary between language regions.
- D.
A blending of two language families
- E.
A line that separates literary traditions.
- 11.The most important language family in Sub-Saharan Africa is
- A.
Khoisan.
- B.
Niger-Congo.
- C.
Nilo-Saharan.
- D.
Afro-Asiatic.
- E.
Altaic.
- 12.British and American English differ in all but which of the following?
- A.
Alphabet
- B.
Pronunciation
- C.
Spelling
- D.
Vocabulary
- E.
Prevalent dialects
- 13.A form of a language spoken in a local area is a
- A.
Dialect.
- B.
Branch.
- C.
Family.
- D.
Group
- E.
Root.
- 14.A creolized language is
- 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.
A revived formerly extinct language.
- 15.The Icelandic language has changed less than any other Germanic language because of
- A.
Iceland's close contact with other people and activities.
- B.
Migration by German tribes.
- C.
Iceland's relative isolation from other places.
- D.
The extinction of the East Germanic group.
- E.
Continuous exchange with Norway and Sweden.
- 16.The large number of individual languages documented in Africa has resulted primarily from
- 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.
- 17.________ is to Canada as ________ is to the United States.
- A.
French; Spanish
- B.
English; French
- C.
French; English
- D.
Conflict over ethnicity; conflict over language
- E.
Alaska; Greenland
- 18.All of the following describe the English language except
- A.
It is a lingua franca.
- B.
Its recent growth is due to expansion diffusion.
- C.
It is an Indo-European language.
- D.
It has diffused along with economic globalization.
- E.
It is an isogloss.
- 19.English has achieved unprecedented acceptance globally due to
- A.
The refusal to use English in colonial and imperial expansion.
- B.
The diffusion of command economies across much of the world.
- C.
Its role as the common language of a global economy and culture.
- D.
The rise of folk culture and the decline of popular culture.
- E.
The diffusion of religion from LDCs to MDCs.
- 20.In the 1700s, 1800s, and afterward, English diffusion has been strongly related to colonialism and imperialism in many parts of the world because
- A.
Conquered populations refused to use English while colonial and imperial expansion was underway.
- B.
As imperial Russia and China expanded they used English as a lingua franca in Asia.
- C.
Conquered peoples wishing to participate in the new government and the increasingly global economy felt pressured to learn English.
- D.
People in conquered countries knew that in the distant future, English would become the main language associated with exports of popular culture, such as Disney cartoons and Hollywood movies.
- E.
Religious missionaries from every European country used English-language translations of the Bible.
- 21.The main difference between languages in the same family, branch, or group is how
- 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.
- 22.English is a good example of a(n)
- A.
Language family.
- B.
Globalizing language
- C.
Language group.
- D.
Lingua franca.
- E.
Isolated language.
- 23.Franglais is
- A.
The lingua franca of France.
- B.
A dialect of French.
- C.
The standard language of French.
- D.
The use of English in the French language.
- E.
A language used by French colonial administrations.
- 24.The two largest language families in the world are
- A.
Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic.
- B.
Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European.
- C.
Afro-Asiatic and Sino-Tibetan.
- D.
Balto-Slavic and Sino-Tibetan.
- E.
Altaic and Nilo-Saharan.
- 25.Both the Angles and the Normans contributed to the development of the English language, because they
- A.
Spoke ancient English languages.
- B.
Invaded England.
- C.
Spoke languages derived from Latin.
- D.
Diffused English around the world.
- E.
Agreed to divide Ireland from England.
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