APHG Chapter 5: Language
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Both the Angles and the Normans contributed to the development of the English language, because they
A) invaded England
B) spoke languages derived from Latin
C) spoke Germanic languages
D) agreed to divide England
E) diffused English around the world
A) invaded England
B) spoke languages derived from Latin
C) spoke Germanic languages
D) agreed to divide England
E) diffused English around the world
A
The four most frequently spoken branches of Indo-European include all but
A) Indo-Iranian
B) Germanic
C) Celtic
D) Balto-Slavic
E) Romance
A) Indo-Iranian
B) Germanic
C) Celtic
D) Balto-Slavic
E) Romance
C
An Indo-European language is spoken in which of these European countries?
A) Finland
B) Estonia
C) Bulgaria
D) Hungary
E) All of the above
A) Finland
B) Estonia
C) Bulgaria
D) Hungary
E) All of the above
C
The Icelandic language has changed less than any other Germanic language because of
A) migration by German tribes
B) the extinction of the East Germanic group
C) Iceland's relative isolation from other places
D) continuous exchange with Norway and Sweden
E) Iceland's close contact with other people and activities
A) migration by German tribes
B) the extinction of the East Germanic group
C) Iceland's relative isolation from other places
D) continuous exchange with Norway and Sweden
E) Iceland's close contact with other people and activities
C
Every European country is dominated by Indo-European speakers except
A) Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
B) Finland, Hungary, and Estonia
C) Spain, Italy, and Portugal
D) Denmark, Sweden, and Norway
A) Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
B) Finland, Hungary, and Estonia
C) Spain, Italy, and Portugal
D) Denmark, Sweden, and Norway
B
The most widely spoken language in Brazil is
A) Creole
B) Catalan
C) French
D) Spanish
E) Portuguese
A) Creole
B) Catalan
C) French
D) Spanish
E) Portuguese
E
English is part of which language group?
A) Indo-European
B) Semitic
C) West Germanic
D) North Germanic
E) Germanic
A) Indo-European
B) Semitic
C) West Germanic
D) North Germanic
E) Germanic
C
The language spoken by the greatest number of native speakers in the world is
A) Mandarin
B) Cantonese
C) Spanish
D) English
E) Hindi
A) Mandarin
B) Cantonese
C) Spanish
D) English
E) Hindi
A
T/F The most frequently spoken Afro-Asiatic language is Arabic.
True
T/F English was spread around the world through the establishment of British colonies.
True
T/F Regional dialects in England can be traced back to the settlement patterns of the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes.
True
Basque is spoken primarily in
A) Liechtenstein
B) Brittany
C) Barcelona, Spain
D) the Swiss Alps
E) the Pyrenees Mountains
A) Liechtenstein
B) Brittany
C) Barcelona, Spain
D) the Swiss Alps
E) the Pyrenees Mountains
E
T/F Indo-European divided into different branches because of isolation of different speakers.
True
A creolized language is
A) a mix of indigenous and colonial languages
B) an isolated language family
C) a possible prehistoric superfamily
D) a revived formerly extinct language
E) extinct
A) a mix of indigenous and colonial languages
B) an isolated language family
C) a possible prehistoric superfamily
D) a revived formerly extinct language
E) extinct
A
Which of the following is not a Romance language?
A) Italian
B) Portuguese
C) Bulgarian
D) Romanian
E) French
A) Italian
B) Portuguese
C) Bulgarian
D) Romanian
E) French
C