Ch 5 AP HUG

The most widely spoken language in Argentina is a. Catalan. b. Portuguese. c. Spanish. d. French. e. Creole.

C. Spanish

Analyzing the maps and diagrams in this chapter, we can see that the branch of Indo-European that includes Ukrainian is a. Indo-Iranian. b. Balto-Slavic. c. Romance. d. Germanic. e. European.

b. Balto-Slavic.

Which of the following is not a Romance language? a. French b. Bulgarian c. Italian d. Romanian e. Portuguese

b. Bulgarian

The first speakers of the language that evolved into English were tribes that lived in present-day a. United States. b. Denmark. c. Italy. d. France. e. Switzerland.

b. Denmark

Which statement best describes the use of English on the Internet? a. The number of English-speaking Internet users remains above 50 percent. b. English has become less dominant but is still the leading Internet language. c. Different Internets exist for most other widely spoken languages, like Chinese, Japanese, and Russian. d. English has become more dominant as the most common language on the Internet. e. No one seems to be able to spell English correctly anymore.

b. English has become less dominant but is still the leading Internet language.

The maps and diagrams in this chapter show that an Indo-European language is chiefly spoken in which of these countries? a. Estonia b. Finland c. Hungary d. China e. BulgariaThis is the correct answer.

b. Finland

The language spoken by the greatest number of native speakers in the world is a. Hindi. b. Mandarin. c. English. d. Spanish. e. Cantonese.

b. Mandarin

The two most important languages in South America are a. French and Spanish. b. Portuguese and Spanish. c. Dutch and English. d. Creole and Portuguese. e. English and Spanish.

b. Portuguese and Spanish.

The second-largest language family is a. Indo-European. b. Sino-Tibetan. c. Afro-Asiatic. d. Austronesian. e. Dravidian.

b. Sino-Tibetan

In the following answer choices, the best example of a literary tradition is a. the oral traditions of Australia's Aborigines that were passed down from generation to generation without the aid of writing. b. the historical documents and religious texts of the ancient Maya that were partly destroyed by Spanish conquerors. c. the diffusion of television and radio broadcasts. d. the variety of dialects in a language used in obscure examples of spoken poetry. e. the religious rituals and traditions of ancient European civilizations.

b. the historical documents and religious texts of the ancient Maya that were partly destroyed by Spanish conquerors

Spanish is an important language in the United States primarily because of a. the global dominance of the United States. b. the diffusion of Mexican colonies into the northern territories. c. the Mexican conquest of the U.S. Southwest in the 1800s. d. the diffusion of Spanish colonies and subsequent migration patterns. e. official U.S. policies proclaiming Spanish a national language, along with English.

. the diffusion of Spanish colonies and subsequent migration patterns.

The four most frequently spoken branches of Indo-European include all but a. Celtic. b. Indo-Iranian. c. Germanic. d. Balto-Slavic. e. Romance.

A. Celtic

An analysis of the maps and diagrams in this chapter shows that Indo-European speakers dominate a. Sweden b. Malaysia c. Estonia d. Finland e. Madagascar

A. Sweden

According to the maps and diagrams in this chapter, the branch of Indo-European that includes Slovak is a. Germanic. b. Balto-Slavic. c. Romance. d. European. e. Indo-Iranian.

B. Balto-Slavic

The Icelandic language has changed less than any other Germanic language because of a. migration by German tribes. b. Iceland's relative isolation from other places. c. Iceland's close contact with other people and activities. d. continuous exchange with Norway and Sweden. e. the extinction of the East Germanic group.

B. Iceland's relative isolation from other places

Chinese is traditionally written in the form of a. a Latin alphabet. b. Cantonese. c. ideograms. d. phonemes. e. a literary tradition.

C ideograms

The English language is a "second" or "third" language in many regions where it is used as a(n) a. expansion diffusion. b. global lingua. c. lingua franca. d. colonial dialect. e. Indo-European import.

C lingua Franca

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

French;Spanish

A language that was nearly extinct in British-controlled areas but which is now being revived is a. English. b. Pictish. c. Iranian. d. Slavic. e. Celtic.

E Celtic

British and American English differ in all but which of the following? a. spelling b. vocabulary c. prevalent dialects d. pronunciation e. alphabet

E. Alphabet

The most widely spoken Indo-European language is a. Bengali. b. Hindi. c. English. d. Spanish. e. Indo-European.

English

Analysis of the maps and diagrams in this chapter shows that the Dutch language is from the branch of Indo-European known as a. Germanic. b. Romance. c. Balto-Slavic. d. European. e. Indo-Iranian.

a. Germanic.

Which group of the Germanic family is extinct? a. East Germanic b. West Germanic c. South Germanic d. North Germanic e. Uber Germanic

a. East Germanic

Official languages in Switzerland include all but which of the following? a. Flemish b. Italian c. Romansh d. German e. French

a. Flemish

English is part of which language branch? a. Germanic b. Indo-European c. Austronesian d. Northern e. Western

a. Germanic

The language maps in this chapter show that Tamil is an important language in a. India and Sri Lanka. b. Pakistan and Sri Lanka. c. Pakistan and India. d. Iran and Pakistan. e. Bangladesh and India.

a. India and Sri Lanka

Immigrants to which American colonies had the most diverse backgrounds in the 1700s and 1800s? a. Middle Atlantic b. Southeast c. Northern d. New England e. French Canadian

a. Middle Atlantic

Marija Gimbutas has contributed to the ________ Hypothesis. a. Nomadic Warrior b. Sedentary Archer c. Sedentary Farmer-Warrior d. Nomadic Fisher e. Sedentary Farmer

a. Nomadic Warrior

An analysis of the map of U.S. soft drink terminology shows that the word "pop" is more common in a. Oregon. b. New Mexico. c. Mississippi. d. Florida. e. California.

a. Oregon

The most widely spoken language in Brazil is a. Portuguese. b. Creole. c. French. d. Spanish. e. Catalan.

a. Portuguese.

When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the roots of the trees below the surface represent a. possible prehistoric superfamilies. b. language groups. c. language families. d. dialects. e. language sects.

a. possible prehistoric superfamilies

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. they all emerged at the same point in history, according to the Bible. e. similar the cultures of the speakers of each language are.

a. recently in time the languages were once the same.

The survival of any language relies on a. the political and military strength of its speakers. b. the homogenization of its dialects. c. rapid migration into other areas. d. the efficient "corrections" of the global free market. e. the spread of its speakers' material culture.

a. the political and military strength of its speakers.

A literary tradition is a. the written form of a language. b. a language spoken in an area. c. the variety of dialects in a language used in obscure examples of poetry. d. a collection of languages related to one other. e. a form of a language intended to be printed in official government documents.

a. the written form of a language

The Kurgans a. were the earliest speakers of Sino-Caucasian, which they diffused through conquest. b. were herders from the steppes of Central Asia. c. were a Germanic tribe that invaded England. d. conquered much of East Asia several thousand years ago. e. preserved Basque in present-day Spain.

b. were herders from the steppes of Central Asia

According to Colin Renfrew's research, Indo-European languages diffused across Europe a. entirely by sea. b. with the diffusion of agriculture. c. following the traders on the silk road. d. by way of the Kurgan homeland. e. with the conquests of warriors on horseback.

b. with the diffusion of agriculture

English is part of which language family? a. West Germanic b. North Germanic c. Indo-European d. Germanic e. Romance

c. Indo-European

All of the following describe the English language except a. It has diffused along with economic globalization. b. Its recent growth is due to expansion diffusion. c. It is an isogloss. d. It is a lingua franca. e. It is an Indo-European language.

c. It is an isogloss

The most important language family in Sub-Saharan Africa is a. Altaic. b. Afro-Asiatic. c. Niger-Congo. d. Nilo-Saharan. e. Khoisan.

c. Niger-Congo.

English is part of which language group? a. North Germanic b. Semitic c. West Germanic d. Indo-European e. East Germanic

c. West Germanic

Both the Angles and the Normans contributed to the development of the English language, because they a. agreed to divide Ireland from England. b. diffused English around the world. c. invaded England. d. spoke ancient English languages. e. spoke languages derived from Latin.

c. invaded England

Basque is spoken primarily in a. Liechtenstein. b. Barcelona, Spain. c. the Pyrenees Mountains. d. Brittany. e. the Swiss Alps.

c. the Pyrenees Mountains

In the 1700s, 1800s, and afterward, English diffusion has been strongly related to colonialism and imperialism in many parts of the world because a. conquered populations refused to use English while colonial and imperial expansion was underway. b. conquered peoples wishing to participate in the new government and the increasingly global economy felt pressured to learn English. c. religious missionaries from every European country used English-language translations of the Bible. d. as imperial Russia and China expanded they used English as a lingua franca in Asia. e. people in conquered countries knew that in the distant future, English would become the main language associated with exports of popular culture, such as Disney cartoons and Hollywood movies.

conquered peoples wishing to participate in the new government and the increasingly global economy felt pressured to learn English.

Marija Gimbutas' theory points to the first speakers of the Indo-European language as the ancient a. Dravidians. b. Germans. c. Russians. d. Kurgans. e. Celts.

d. Kurgans

The two largest language families in the world are a. Balto-Slavic and Sino-Tibetan. b. Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic. c. Altaic and Nilo-Saharan. d. Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European. e. Afro-Asiatic and Sino-Tibetan.

d. Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European.

Hebrew is an example of a. a language family. b. an isolated language. c. an extinct language. d. a revived language. e. an Altaic language.

d. a revived language

A form of a language spoken in a local area is a a. root. b. family. c. branch. d. dialect. e. group.

d. dialect.

Dialects developed within England primarily because a. the Viking invaders did not remain long in England. b. the Normans invaded from the south. c. British Received Pronunciation became the standard dialect. d. different Germanic invaders settled in different regions. e. commerce developed more slowly in England than on the European continent.

d. different Germanic invaders settled in different regions

The Flemings and Walloons speak languages belonging to different a. dialects. b. language groups. c. language families. d. language branches. e. language sects.

d. language branches

When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunks of the trees represent a. language sects. b. possible prehistoric superfamilies. c. dialects. d. language families e. language groups.

d. language families

Gumbo and jazz are terms that originated in the English dialects of a. New Englanders. b. Irish Americans. c. French Americans. d. Jewish immigrants to the United States. e. African Americans.

e. African Americans

Russian is part of what language branch? a. Altaic b. Romance c. Indo-Iranian d. Germanic e. Balto-Slavic

e. Balto-Slavic

The Flemings and Walloons live in a. France. b. Switzerland. c. South Africa. d. Liechtenstein. e. Belgium.

e. Belgium

An analysis of the maps and diagrams in this chapter shows that every European country is dominated by Indo-European speakers except a. Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. b. Spain, Italy, and Portugal. c. Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. d. Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia. e. Finland, Hungary, and Estonia.

e. Finland, Hungary, and Estonia

An analysis of the map of U.S. soft drink terminology shows that the word "Coke" is more common in a. New York. b. Illinois. c. Oregon. d. California. e. Mississippi.

e. Mississippi.

Colin Renfrew's research constitutes much of the ________ Hypothesis. a. Nomadic Herder b. Silk Road Trader c. Nomadic Warrior d. Kurgan Farmer e. Sedentary Farmer

e. Sedentary Farmer

The language family encompassing the languages of the People's Republic of China is a. Austro-Asiatic. b. Mandarin. c. Indo-Iranian. d. Indo-European. e. Sino-Tibetan.

e. Sino-Tibetan

When people who speak a given language migrate to a different location and become isolated from other members of their group a. their language usually shows very little change even over a long period of time, despite the appearance of a small number of changes typical of different dialects. b. they immediately develop a literary tradition. c. groups form multiple dialects. d. they lose their linguistic abilities. e. isolation usually results in the differentiation of one language into dialects, followed eventually by two distinct languages.

e. isolation usually results in the differentiation of one language into dialects, followed eventually by two distinct languages.

English has achieved unprecedented acceptance globally due to a. the rise of folk culture and the decline of popular culture. b. the diffusion of command economies across much of the world. c. the refusal to use English in colonial and imperial expansion. d. the diffusion of religion from LDCs to MDCs. e. its role as the common language of a global economy and culture.

e. its role as the common language of a global economy and culture.

The geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good example of a. the diffusion of folk culture in different areas of the world. b. political conflicts that arise due to ethnic tensions. c. the diffusion of free markets across much of the world. d. the role and spread of religion across much of the world. e. the interplay between globalization and local diversity

e. the interplay between globalization and local diversity

English is the most important language in North America primarily because of a. the diffusion of English colonies. b. the Norman conquest. c. prohibitions against foreign languages. d. the global dominance of the United States. e. official government policy.

the diffusion of English colonies.