Language Origins Quiz 2
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Questions and Answers
- 1.Which of the following trill consonants is not included in the International Phonetic Alphabet?
- A.
Uvular Trill
- B.
Bilabial Trill
- C.
Coronal Trill
- D.
Linguolabial Trill
- 2.Syllepsis, paronomasia, and antanaclasis are all types of what?
- A.
Puns
- B.
Tongue Positions
- C.
Verbs
- D.
Phonemes
- 3.What term is used for the diacritical mark that looks like a backwards accute accent?
- A.
Macron
- B.
Circumflex
- C.
Cedilla
- D.
Grave
- 4.The court of which Korean king created the Hangul alphabet in 1443?
- A.
Taejong
- B.
Sejong
- C.
Munjong
- D.
Danjong
- 5.Which mid-central vowel is the is the most common reduced vowel in English?
- A.
Ash
- B.
Schwa
- C.
Barred U
- D.
Open-o
- 6.As of 2012, the International Phonetic Alphabet has how many letters?
- A.
107
- B.
28
- C.
77
- D.
54
- 7.As of 2012, the International Phonetic Alphabet has how many diacritics?
- A.
91
- B.
52
- C.
34
- D.
18
- 8.As of 2012, the International Phonetic Alphabet has how many prosodic marks?
- A.
12
- B.
27
- C.
31
- D.
4
- 9.The word "butler" comes from an Old French word for someone who worked with what?
- A.
Chickens
- B.
Horses
- C.
Wine
- D.
Bread
- 10.The word "alcohol" stems from an Arabic phrase meaning what?
- A.
Outstretched Foot
- B.
Burning Water
- C.
Fine Black Powder
- D.
Essence of Life
- 11.The word "alligator" can be traced back to the Latin word for what?
- A.
Monster
- B.
Teeth
- C.
Lizard
- D.
Devil
- 12.The word "mummy" originally comes from the Arabic word for what?
- A.
Bandage
- B.
King
- C.
Death
- D.
Wax
- 13.The word "lemur" comes from a Latin word for what?
- A.
Rotten Fruit
- B.
Precious Gems
- C.
Spirits of the Dead
- D.
Burrowing Insects
- 14.The name of the beverage "punch" comes from the Sanskrit word for which number?
- A.
5
- B.
3
- C.
4
- D.
2
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