Question 1

A language of international communication, such as English, is known as a lingua franca.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is a creolized language?

Accepted Answer

A creole or creolized language is define

Question 3

Thousands of languages are ________. These were once in use, even in the recent past but are no longer spoken or read in daily activities by anyone in the world.

Accepted Answer

A)  endangered 
B)  extinct 
C)  lingua franca 
D)  dialects 
E)  none of the above 
A)  endangered 
B)  extinct 
C)  lingua franca 
D)  dialects 
E)  none of the above

Question 4

French has become an increasingly important language in the United States because of large-scale immigration from Latin America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Figure 7.7.1, Distribution of Religions  
-Looking at Figure 7.7.1, which of the following is the predominant branch of Christianity found in the southeastern US?

Accepted Answer

A)  Catholicism 
B)  Protestantism 
C)  Eastern Orthodoxy 
D)  Bahá'í 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Catholicism 
B)  Protestantism 
C)  Eastern Orthodoxy 
D)  Bahá'í 
E)  None of the above

Question 6

Native speakers are people for whom the language is their first, second or third language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following are adherents to the two main branches of Islam?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bahá'ís and Sikhism 
B)  Sunnis and Shi'ites 
C)  Muslims and Mohammedans 
D)  Arabs and Ahmediyans 
E)  Caliphs and Sufis 
A)  Bahá'ís and Sikhism 
B)  Sunnis and Shi'ites 
C)  Muslims and Mohammedans 
D)  Arabs and Ahmediyans 
E)  Caliphs and Sufis

Question 8

What are some of the differences between the Christian church (building) and the Muslim mosque?

Accepted Answer

In Christianity, a church plays a more c

Question 9

In the first 100 years of its existence, the main way of expansion and spread of Islam was:

Accepted Answer

A)  war 
B)  migration 
C)  revelation 
D)  the crusades 
E)  none of the above 
A)  war 
B)  migration 
C)  revelation 
D)  the crusades 
E)  none of the above

Question 10

The world's leading lingua franca is

Accepted Answer

A)  French 
B)  German 
C)  Chinese 
D)  English 
E)  Spanish 
A)  French 
B)  German 
C)  Chinese 
D)  English 
E)  Spanish

Question 11

Christianity first diffused from its hearth in Southwest Asia through:

Accepted Answer

A)  war 
B)  migration 
C)  revelation 
D)  the crusades 
E)  none of the above 
A)  war 
B)  migration 
C)  revelation 
D)  the crusades 
E)  none of the above

Question 12

A dialect is a regional variation of a language distinguished by distinctive vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Spoken across an 8,000-kilometer (5,000-mile) band of Asia between Turkey and China, the Altaic language family is spoke by the largest number of people in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A(n) ________ such as Basque in Europe, is a language unrelated to any other and therefore not attached to any language family.

Accepted Answer

A)  isolated language 
B)  dead language 
C)  confining language 
D)  diffusing language 
E)  lingua franca 
A)  isolated language 
B)  dead language 
C)  confining language 
D)  diffusing language 
E)  lingua franca

Question 15

Figure 7.4, English-Speaking Countries  
-Which of the following languages is becoming increasingly important in the United State as a result of large-scale immigration from Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Portuguese 
B)  English 
C)  Spanish 
D)  French 
E)  Chinese 
A)  Portuguese 
B)  English 
C)  Spanish 
D)  French 
E)  Chinese

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT true of languages?

Accepted Answer

A)  Language is a system of communication through speech. 
B)  Language is a collection of sounds that a group of people understands to have the same meaning 
C)  All languages have a literary tradition, or a system of written communication 
D)  Approximately 85 languages are spoken by at least 10 million people 
E)  About 304 languages are spoken by between 1 million and 10 million people 
A)  Language is a system of communication through speech. 
B)  Language is a collection of sounds that a group of people understands to have the same meaning 
C)  All languages have a literary tradition, or a system of written communication 
D)  Approximately 85 languages are spoken by at least 10 million people 
E)  About 304 languages are spoken by between 1 million and 10 million people

Question 17

Swahili in East Africa and Hindi in South Asia are two examples of lingua francas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

This faith has built houses of worship or temples in every continent to specifically dramatize that their faith is a universalizing religion with adherents all over the world.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bahá'í 
B)  Islam 
C)  Buddhism 
D)  Sikhism 
E)  Hinduism 
A)  Bahá'í 
B)  Islam 
C)  Buddhism 
D)  Sikhism 
E)  Hinduism

Question 19

Russian is an example of an isolated language and it is unrelated to other language families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is Islam and what are the main branches of Islam?

Accepted Answer

The word Islam in Arabic means submissio

A language of international communication, such as English, is known as a lingua franca.

What is a creolized language?

Thousands of languages are ________. These were once in use, even in the recent past but are no longer spoken or read in daily activities by anyone in the world.

French has become an increasingly important language in the United States because of large-scale immigration from Latin America.

Figure 7.7.1, Distribution of Religions -Looking at Figure 7.7.1, which of the following is the predominant branch of Christianity found in the southeastern US?

Native speakers are people for whom the language is their first, second or third language.

Which of the following are adherents to the two main branches of Islam?

What are some of the differences between the Christian church (building) and the Muslim mosque?

In the first 100 years of its existence, the main way of expansion and spread of Islam was:

The world's leading lingua franca is

Christianity first diffused from its hearth in Southwest Asia through:

A dialect is a regional variation of a language distinguished by distinctive vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.

Spoken across an 8,000-kilometer (5,000-mile) band of Asia between Turkey and China, the Altaic language family is spoke by the largest number of people in the world.

A(n) ________ such as Basque in Europe, is a language unrelated to any other and therefore not attached to any language family.

Figure 7.4, English-Speaking Countries -Which of the following languages is becoming increasingly important in the United State as a result of large-scale immigration from Latin America?

Which of the following is NOT true of languages?

Swahili in East Africa and Hindi in South Asia are two examples of lingua francas.

This faith has built houses of worship or temples in every continent to specifically dramatize that their faith is a universalizing religion with adherents all over the world.

Russian is an example of an isolated language and it is unrelated to other language families.

What is Islam and what are the main branches of Islam?

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Exam 7: Languages and Religion

A language of international communication, such as English, is known as a lingua franca.

What is a creolized language?

Thousands of languages are ________. These were once in use, even in the recent past but are no longer spoken or read in daily activities by anyone in the world.

French has become an increasingly important language in the United States because of large-scale immigration from Latin America.

Figure 7.7.1, Distribution of Religions -Looking at Figure 7.7.1, which of the following is the predominant branch of Christianity found in the southeastern US?

Native speakers are people for whom the language is their first, second or third language.

Which of the following are adherents to the two main branches of Islam?

What are some of the differences between the Christian church (building) and the Muslim mosque?

In the first 100 years of its existence, the main way of expansion and spread of Islam was:

The world's leading lingua franca is

Christianity first diffused from its hearth in Southwest Asia through:

A dialect is a regional variation of a language distinguished by distinctive vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.

Spoken across an 8,000-kilometer (5,000-mile) band of Asia between Turkey and China, the Altaic language family is spoke by the largest number of people in the world.

A(n) ________ such as Basque in Europe, is a language unrelated to any other and therefore not attached to any language family.

Figure 7.4, English-Speaking Countries -Which of the following languages is becoming increasingly important in the United State as a result of large-scale immigration from Latin America?

Which of the following is NOT true of languages?

Swahili in East Africa and Hindi in South Asia are two examples of lingua francas.

This faith has built houses of worship or temples in every continent to specifically dramatize that their faith is a universalizing religion with adherents all over the world.

Russian is an example of an isolated language and it is unrelated to other language families.

What is Islam and what are the main branches of Islam?

Thinking Geographically

Weather, Climate, and Climate Change

Landforms

Biosphere

Population

Migration

Political Geography

Development

Food and Agriculture

Industry

Services and Settlements

Urban Patterns

Resources

Filters