World Languages & Religions Test

English is a language in the _______ branch of the Indo-European family.

• European

• Romance

• Germanic

• Indian

Spanish & French are languages in the _______ branch of the Indo-European family.

• Sino-Tibetan

• Romance

• Germanic

• European

True or False: Mandarin Chinese belongs to the Indo-European language family.

• True

• False

A regional variety of a language is

• a language

• an accent

• a dialect

• slang

What percentage of the world's languages may die out in the next 100 years?

• 50

• 70

• 85

• 90

Which of the following is a word Spanish borrowed from English?

• beisbol

• equipo

• taco

• burrito

Which of the following is a word that French borrowed from English?

• bonjour

• croissant

• le weekend

• The Weeknd

Indo-European and Uralic-Altaic dominate

• North & South America

• Africa

• Australia

• Europe

Malayo-Polynesian, Niger-Congo, Afro-Asiatic, & Indo-European dominate

• North & South America

• Africa

• Australia

• Europe

Native American & Indo-European dominate

• North & South America

• Africa

• Australia

• Europe