How Linguistically Discriminatory Are You? Quiz

1. You think that everyone in the United States should learn English

True

False

2. You think that people with Southern accents sound lazy or unintelligent.

True

False

3. Is it important to talk in the regional language in your workplace?

True

False

4. Do you think a person should be treated differently if he doesn't speak your language?

True

False

5. You think people who use big words are intelligent.

True

False

6. You think people who don't annunciate certain words or letters in words or drop endings to words and lazy or unintelligent.

True

False

7. You think that all non-foreign-language classes should be taught in English.

True

False

8. You think you know the race or gender of someone you're speaking with on the phone either by their name or how they speak.

False

True

9. You try to come up with nicknames for people who have names that are difficult to pronounce, or you don't try to say the name of someone with a difficult-sounding name.

True

False

10. Do you think it is wrong to speak a native language with a different accent?

True

False