Chapter 5

17) Dialects developed within England primarily because 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

18) Which of the following is not a Romance language? A) Bulgarian B) Italian C) Portuguese D) Romanian E) French

A

2) The main difference between languages in the same family, branch, or group is how A) recently in time the languages were once the same. B) closely the speakers of each language live to one other. C) they correspond to the diffusion of free markets across much of the world. D) similar the cultures of the speakers of each language are. E) they all emerged at the same point in history, according to the Bible.

A

24) Russian is part of what language branch? A) Balto-Slavic B) Germanic C) Indo-Iranian D) Romance E) Altaic

A

28) English is part of which language branch? A) Germanic B) Northern C) Western D) Indo-European E) Austronesian

A

40) According to the diagrams in this chapter, Turkmen is part of what language branch? A) Altaic B) Germanic C) Indo-Iranian D) Romance E) Balto-Slavic

A

7) The geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good example of A) the interplay between globalization and local diversity. B) the diffusion of folk culture in different areas of the world. C) the role and spread of religion across much of the world. D) the diffusion of free markets across much of the world. E) political conflicts that arise due to ethnic tensions.

A

1) A lingua franca is A) an English word that has entered the French language. B) a language 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.

B

11) The charts or diagrams in this chapter indicate that the percentage of Altaic language speakers in the world is greater than the percentage speaking ________ languages. A) Sino-Tibetan B) Austro-Asiatic C) Indo-European D) Niger Congo E) Austronesian

B

12) The charts or diagrams in this chapter indicate that the percentage of Austronesian language speakers in the world is greater than the percentage speaking ________ languages. A) Sino-Tibetan B) Dravidian C) Indo-European D) Niger-Congo E) Afro-Asiatic

B

13) The diagrams in this chapter show that the percentage of Sino-Tibetan speakers in the world is less than the percentage speaking ________ languages. A) Austronesian B) Indo-European C) Dravidian D) Altaic E) Niger-Congo

B

15) Both the Angles and the Normans contributed to the development of the English language, because they A) spoke ancient English languages. B) invaded England. C) spoke languages derived from Latin. D) diffused English around the world. E) agreed to divide Ireland from England.

B

16) The first speakers of the language that evolved into English were tribes that lived in present-day A) France. B) Denmark. C) United States. D) Italy. E) Switzerland.

B

22) The four most frequently spoken branches of Indo-European include all but A) Balto-Slavic. B) Celtic. C) Indo-Iranian. D) Romance. E) Germanic.

B

3) A group of languages that share a common origin but have since evolved into individual languages is a A) dialect. B) language branch. C) language family. D) language group. E) language root.

B

33) Analyzing the maps and diagrams in this chapter, we can see that the branch of Indo-European that includes Ukrainian is A) European. B) Balto-Slavic. C) Indo-Iranian. D) Romance. E) Germanic.

B

34) According to the maps and diagrams in this chapter, the branch of Indo-European that includes Slovak is A) European. B) Balto-Slavic. C) Indo-Iranian. D) Romance. E) Germanic.

B

35) According to the maps and diagrams in this chapter, the branch of Indo-European that includes Romanian is A) European. B) Romance. C) Indo-Iranian. D) Balto-Slavic. E) Germanic.

B

36) According to the maps and diagrams in this chapter, the branch of Indo-European that includes Haitian Creole is A) European. B) Romance. C) Indo-Iranian. D) Balto-Slavic. E) Germanic.

B

37) According to the maps and diagrams in this chapter, the branch of Indo-European that includes Rangpuri is A) European. B) Indo-Iranian. C) Romance. D) Balto-Slavic. E) Germanic.

B

38) Analysis of the maps and diagrams in this chapter shows that the branch of Indo-European that includes Kurdish is A) European. B) Indo-Iranian. C) Romance. D) Balto-Slavic. E) Germanic.

B

39) Analysis of the maps and diagrams in this chapter shows that the Dutch language is from the branch of Indo-European known as A) European. B) Germanic. C) Romance. D) Balto-Slavic. E) Indo-Iranian.

B

8) The two largest language families in the world are A) Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic. B) Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European. C) Afro-Asiatic and Sino-Tibetan. D) Balto-Slavic and Sino-Tibetan. E) Altaic and Nilo-Saharan.

B

20) The most widely spoken language in Brazil is A) Creole. B) French. C) Portuguese. D) Spanish. E) Catalan.

C

21) The most widely spoken language in Argentina is A) Creole. B) French. C) Spanish. D) Portuguese. E) Catalan.

C

25) The Kurgans A) conquered much of East Asia several thousand years ago. B) were a Germanic tribe that invaded England. C) were herders from the steppes of Central Asia. D) preserved Basque in present-day Spain. E) were the earliest speakers of Sino-Caucasian, which they diffused through conquest.

C

30) Which group of the Germanic family is extinct? A) West Germanic B) North Germanic C) East Germanic D) South Germanic E) Uber Germanic

C

4) A group of languages that share a common ancestor before recorded history is a A) dialect. B) language branch. C) language family. D) language group. E) language root.

C

9) When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunks of the trees represent A) dialects. B) language groups. C) language families. D) possible prehistoric superfamilies. E) language sects.

C

10) The language family encompassing the languages of the People's Republic of China is A) Indo-European. B) Indo-Iranian. C) Mandarin. D) Sino-Tibetan. E) Austro-Asiatic.

D

14) The maps in this chapter show that the second most widely spoken language family in Europe is A) Balto-Slavic. B) Indo-European. C) Romance. D) Uralic. E) Celtic.

D

19) The language spoken by soldiers stationed throughout the Roman Empire was known as A) Official Latin. B) Romance language. C) standard language. D) Vulgar Latin. E) Catalan Latin.

D

23) The two most important languages in South America are A) Dutch and English. B) English and Spanish. C) French and Spanish. D) Portuguese and Spanish. E) Creole and Portuguese.

D

26) According to Colin Renfrew's research, Indo-European languages diffused across Europe A) entirely by sea. B) by way of the Kurgan homeland. C) with the conquests of warriors on horseback. D) with the diffusion of agriculture. E) following the traders on the silk road.

D

27) Colin Renfrew's research constitutes much of the ________ Hypothesis. A) Nomadic Herder B) Kurgan Farmer C) Nomadic Warrior D) Sedentary Farmer E) Silk Road Trader

D

29) English is part of which language family? A) Germanic B) North Germanic C) West Germanic D) Indo-European E) Romance

D

6) Franglais is A) the lingua franca of France. B) a dialect of French. C) the standard language of French. D) the use of English in the French language. E) a language used by French colonial administrations.

D

31) According to the maps and diagrams in this chapter, the Germanic invaders of England included which groups or tribes? A) Germans, Normans, and Danes B) Brittans, Normans, and Welsh C) Irish, Welsh, and English D) Scots, Irish, and Welsh E) Angles, Jutes, and Saxons

E

32) According to the maps and diagrams in this chapter, England was invaded by tribes from A) English-speaking areas B) Uric-speaking areas C) Native American-speaking areas D) Italian-speaking areas E) Germanic-speaking areas

E

5) Basque is a good example of a(n) A) language family. B) globalizing language. C) language group. D) lingua franca. E) isolated language.

E