Language Origins Quiz 2

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1. The word "mummy" originally comes from the Arabic word for what?
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2. The court of which Korean king created the Hangul alphabet in 1443?
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3. Which mid-central vowel is the is the most common reduced vowel in English?
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4. As of 2012, the International Phonetic Alphabet has how many diacritics?
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5. As of 2012, the International Phonetic Alphabet has how many prosodic marks?
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6. The word "alligator" can be traced back to the Latin word for what?
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7. The name of the beverage "punch" comes from the Sanskrit word for which number?
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8. Which of the following trill consonants is not included in the International Phonetic Alphabet?
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9. Syllepsis, paronomasia, and antanaclasis are all types of what?
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10. What term is used for the diacritical mark that looks like a backwards accute accent?
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11. As of 2012, the International Phonetic Alphabet has how many letters?
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12. The word "butler" comes from an Old French word for someone who worked with what?
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13. The word "alcohol" stems from an Arabic phrase meaning what?
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14. The word "lemur" comes from a Latin word for what?
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The word "mummy" originally comes from the Arabic word for what?
The court of which Korean king created the Hangul alphabet in 1443?
Which mid-central vowel is the is the most common reduced vowel in...
As of 2012, the International Phonetic Alphabet has how many...
As of 2012, the International Phonetic Alphabet has how many prosodic...
The word "alligator" can be traced back to the Latin word for what?
The name of the beverage "punch" comes from the Sanskrit word for...
Which of the following trill consonants is not included in the...
Syllepsis, paronomasia, and antanaclasis are all types of what?
What term is used for the diacritical mark that looks like a backwards...
As of 2012, the International Phonetic Alphabet has how many letters?
The word "butler" comes from an Old French word for someone who worked...
The word "alcohol" stems from an Arabic phrase meaning what?
The word "lemur" comes from a Latin word for what?
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