Question 1

A lingua franca is

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a language that is mutually understood by people who have different native languages.

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a language used by French colonial administrations.

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an official language in a region of the world different from where the language originated.

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an extinct language that has been revived.

Question 2

All but which are true about the English language?

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It is an isogloss.

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It is an Indo-European language.

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Recent growth in use is due to expansion diffusion.

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It is the leading language of the Internet.

Question 3

A language without known language relatives is a(n)

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isolated language.

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pidgin language.

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lingua franca.

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isogloss.

Question 4

Hebrew is an example of

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a revived language.

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an extinct language.

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an isolated language.

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a language family.

Question 5

A language's survival depends on

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the political and military strength of its speakers.

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its similarity to other languages.

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its existence on a small island.

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the ease foreign speakers have in learning it.

Question 6

Basque is a good example of a(n)

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isolated language.

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language family.

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lingua franca.

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language group.

Question 7

Québec has acted to protect the French language by

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requiring its use on signs.

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electing English-speaking leaders.

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having one of the strongest economies in Canada.

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accepting only French-speaking immigrants.

Question 8

A creolized language is

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a mix of indigenous and colonial languages.

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an isolated language family.

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a revived formerly extinct language.

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a possible prehistoric superfamily.

Question 9

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

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French; Spanish

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Conflict over ethnicity; conflict over language

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Presidential government; parliamentary government

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Dialect; accent

Question 10

Spanish is increasingly important in the United States because

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of large-scale immigration from Latin America.

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None of these answers is correct; Spanish is decreasing in importance.

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schools are increasingly requiring it for high school graduation.

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27 states have made it an official language.

Question 11

The Flemings and Walloons live in what country?

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Belgium

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France

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Switzerland

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France

Question 12

The Flemings and Walloons speak languages belonging to different

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language branches.

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language sects.

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language families

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language groups.

Question 13

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

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Flemish

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German

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Romansh

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Italian

Question 14

Nigeria's cultural diversity is summed up by

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the more than 500 distinct languages spoken there.

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its location in western Africa.

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the diverse ecosystems that make up the country.

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its colonial history under the British.

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