Question 1

A literary tradition is

Accepted Answer

A)  a form of a language used for official government business. 
B)  a form of a language spoken in a particular area. 
C)  a collection of languages related to each other. 
D)  the written form of a language. 
E)  the variety of dialects in a language. 
A)  a form of a language used for official government business. 
B)  a form of a language spoken in a particular area. 
C)  a collection of languages related to each other. 
D)  the written form of a language. 
E)  the variety of dialects in a language.

Question 2

Who were the Kurgans and how may they have been important to the geography of language?

Accepted Answer

proposed by Marija G

Question 3

The most important language family in Sub-Saharan Africa is

Accepted Answer

A)  Khoisan. 
B)  Niger-Congo. 
C)  Nilo-Saharan. 
D)  Afro-Asiatic. 
E)  Altaic. 
A)  Khoisan. 
B)  Niger-Congo. 
C)  Nilo-Saharan. 
D)  Afro-Asiatic. 
E)  Altaic.

Question 4

An isogloss is

Accepted Answer

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)  None of these answers is correct. 
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)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 5

A language's survival depends on

Accepted Answer

A)  its similarity to other languages. 
B)  the ease foreign speakers have in learning it. 
C)  its existence on a small island. 
D)  the political and military strength of its speakers. 
E)  the homogenization of its dialects. 
A)  its similarity to other languages. 
B)  the ease foreign speakers have in learning it. 
C)  its existence on a small island. 
D)  the political and military strength of its speakers. 
E)  the homogenization of its dialects.

Question 6

Belgium's multilingual divisions are more peaceful than Switzerland's.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Québec has acted to protect the French language by

Accepted Answer

A)  outlawing other languages in public. 
B)  electing English-speaking leaders. 
C)  accepting only French-speaking immigrants. 
D)  having one of the strongest economies in Canada. 
E)  requiring its use on signs. 
A)  outlawing other languages in public. 
B)  electing English-speaking leaders. 
C)  accepting only French-speaking immigrants. 
D)  having one of the strongest economies in Canada. 
E)  requiring its use on signs.

Question 8

Dialects developed within England primarily because

Accepted Answer

A)  different Germanic invaders settled in different regions. 
B)  the Normans invaded from the south. 
C)  the Viking invaders did not remain long in England. 
D)  British Received Pronunciation became the standard dialect. 
E)  commerce developed more slowly in England than on the European continent. 
A)  different Germanic invaders settled in different regions. 
B)  the Normans invaded from the south. 
C)  the Viking invaders did not remain long in England. 
D)  British Received Pronunciation became the standard dialect. 
E)  commerce developed more slowly in England than on the European continent.

Question 9

A pidgin language is a mixture of a colonial and indigenous language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

New Englanders use a different dialect of English than other Americans because they came from different regions of England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

All but which are true about the English language?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a lingua franca. 
B)  Recent growth in use is due to expansion diffusion. 
C)  It is an Indo-European language. 
D)  It is an isogloss. 
E)  It is the leading language of the Internet. 
A)  It is a lingua franca. 
B)  Recent growth in use is due to expansion diffusion. 
C)  It is an Indo-European language. 
D)  It is an isogloss. 
E)  It is the leading language of the Internet.

Question 12

Official languages in Switzerland include all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Italian 
B)  Flemish 
C)  Romansh 
D)  French 
E)  German 
A)  Italian 
B)  Flemish 
C)  Romansh 
D)  French 
E)  German

Question 13

A lingua franca is

Accepted Answer

A)  an English word that has entered the French language. 
B)  a language that is mutually 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. 
A)  an English word that has entered the French language. 
B)  a language that is mutually 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.

Question 14

________ is to Canada as ________ is to the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  French;Spanish 
B)  Presidential government;parliamentary government 
C)  Conflict over ethnicity;conflict over language 
D)  Northern hemisphere;southern hemisphere 
E)  Dialect;accent 
A)  French;Spanish 
B)  Presidential government;parliamentary government 
C)  Conflict over ethnicity;conflict over language 
D)  Northern hemisphere;southern hemisphere 
E)  Dialect;accent

Question 15

Which of the following is not one of the four most commonly spoken branches of Indo-European?

Accepted Answer

A)  Balto-Slavic 
B)  Germanic 
C)  Romance 
D)  Greek 
E)  Indo-Iranian 
A)  Balto-Slavic 
B)  Germanic 
C)  Romance 
D)  Greek 
E)  Indo-Iranian

Question 16

Americans spell words differently than the British primarily because of a strong national desire in the United States for an independent identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Nigeria's cultural diversity is summed up by

Accepted Answer

A)  the diverse ecosystems that make up the country. 
B)  the more than 500 distinct languages spoken there. 
C)  its location in western Africa. 
D)  its colonial history under the British. 
E)  the movement of the capital from Lagos to Abuja. 
A)  the diverse ecosystems that make up the country. 
B)  the more than 500 distinct languages spoken there. 
C)  its location in western Africa. 
D)  its colonial history under the British. 
E)  the movement of the capital from Lagos to Abuja.

Question 18

A group of languages that share a common ancestor before recorded history is a

Accepted Answer

A)  dialect. 
B)  language branch. 
C)  language family. 
D)  language group. 
E)  language root. 
A)  dialect. 
B)  language branch. 
C)  language family. 
D)  language group. 
E)  language root.

Question 19

The second-largest language family is

Accepted Answer

A)  Indo-European. 
B)  Sino-Tibetan. 
C)  Afro-Asiatic. 
D)  Austronesian. 
E)  Dravidian. 
A)  Indo-European. 
B)  Sino-Tibetan. 
C)  Afro-Asiatic. 
D)  Austronesian. 
E)  Dravidian.

Question 20

Which of the following is not a Romance language?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bulgarian 
B)  Italian 
C)  Portuguese 
D)  Romanian 
E)  French 
A)  Bulgarian 
B)  Italian 
C)  Portuguese 
D)  Romanian 
E)  French

A literary tradition is

Who were the Kurgans and how may they have been important to the geography of language?

The most important language family in Sub-Saharan Africa is

An isogloss is

A language's survival depends on

Belgium's multilingual divisions are more peaceful than Switzerland's.

Québec has acted to protect the French language by

Dialects developed within England primarily because

A pidgin language is a mixture of a colonial and indigenous language.

New Englanders use a different dialect of English than other Americans because they came from different regions of England.

All but which are true about the English language?

Official languages in Switzerland include all but which of the following?

A lingua franca is

is to Canada as is to the United States.

Which of the following is not one of the four most commonly spoken branches of Indo-European?

Americans spell words differently than the British primarily because of a strong national desire in the United States for an independent identity.

Nigeria's cultural diversity is summed up by

A group of languages that share a common ancestor before recorded history is a

The second-largest language family is

Which of the following is not a Romance language?

Thinking Geographically

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Exam 5: Language

A literary tradition is

Who were the Kurgans and how may they have been important to the geography of language?

The most important language family in Sub-Saharan Africa is

An isogloss is

A language's survival depends on

Belgium's multilingual divisions are more peaceful than Switzerland's.

Québec has acted to protect the French language by

Dialects developed within England primarily because

A pidgin language is a mixture of a colonial and indigenous language.

New Englanders use a different dialect of English than other Americans because they came from different regions of England.

All but which are true about the English language?

Official languages in Switzerland include all but which of the following?

A lingua franca is

________ is to Canada as ________ is to the United States.

Which of the following is not one of the four most commonly spoken branches of Indo-European?

Americans spell words differently than the British primarily because of a strong national desire in the United States for an independent identity.

Nigeria's cultural diversity is summed up by

A group of languages that share a common ancestor before recorded history is a

The second-largest language family is

Which of the following is not a Romance language?

Thinking Geographically

Population

Migration

Folk and Popular Culture

Religion

Ethnicity

Political Geography

Development

Food and Agriculture

Industry

Services and Settlements

Urban Patterns

Resource Issues

Filters

is to Canada as is to the United States.