Question 1

From most distant to closest relatives, languages can be classified into

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families, branches, and groups.

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families, groups, and branches.

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groups, branches, and families

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branches, families, and groups.

Question 2

The geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good example of

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the interplay between globalization and local diversity.

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the role and spread of religion across much of the world.

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the diffusion of folk culture in different areas of the world.

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political conflicts that arise due to ethnic tensions.

Question 3

Tens of thousands of years ago, languages may have been joined together as

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superfamilies.

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branches.

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families.

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lingua franca.

Question 4

The two largest language families in the world are

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Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European.

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Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic.

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Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic.

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Altaic and Nilo-Saharan.

Question 5

When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the roots of the trees below the surface represent

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possible prehistoric superfamilies.

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language families.

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language groups.

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dialects.

Question 6

When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunks of the trees represent

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language families.

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language groups.

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dialects.

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possible prehistoric superfamilies.

Question 7

A literary tradition is

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the written form of a language.

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a collection of languages related to each other.

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the variety of dialects in a language.

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a form of a language spoken in a particular area.

Question 8

The main difference between languages in the same family, branch, or group is how

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recently in time the languages were once the same.

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similar the cultures of the speakers of each language are.

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all of the above

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closely the speakers of each language live to each other.

Question 9

A group of languages that share a common origin but have since evolved into individual languages is a

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language branch.

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language root.

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language family.

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dialect.

Question 10

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

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language family.

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language root.

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language group.

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language branch.

Question 11

The residents of Hong Kong, China are exposed to a lot of English especially because

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it was until recently a British colony.

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it is an easier language to speak and understand.

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many Australian tourists visit each year.

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all television programming is in English.

Question 12

The second-largest language family is

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Sino-Tibetan.

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Austronesian.

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Afro-Asiatic.

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Indo-European.

Question 13

How many language families in the world have at least 100 million native speakers?

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nine

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seven

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twelve

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ten

Question 14

The most important language family in Sub-Saharan Africa is

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Niger-Congo.

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Nilo-Saharan.

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Khoisan.

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Afro-Asiatic.

Question 15

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

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Greek

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Indo-Iranian

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Germanix

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Balto-Slavic

Question 16

English is part of which language branch?

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Germanic

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North Germanic

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Indo-European

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West Germanic

Question 17

English is part of which language family?

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Indo-European

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North Germanic

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Germanic

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West Germanic

Question 18

Which of the following is not a Romance language?

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Bulgarian

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Portuguese

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Romanian

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Italian

Question 19

Russian is part of what language branch?

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Balto-Slavic

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Indo-Iranian

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Romance

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Germanic

Question 20

The predominant language branch of Russia and Central Europe is

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Balto-Slavic.

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Celtic

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Romance

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Scandinavian

Question 21

Which branch of Indo-European has the most native speakers?

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Indo-Iranian

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Balto-Slavic

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Germanic

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Romance

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