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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 Global Language.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author finds that many languages _________________________.
(a) have many similarities
(b) are difficult to learn
(c) overlap geographically
(d) die out eventually

2. Language issues tend to be __________________.
(a) universal
(b) constant
(c) irreconcilable
(d) political

3. From what do most languages derive?
(a) Cro-Magnon utterances
(b) Sign language
(c) South America
(d) Indo-European language family

4. What is often cited as an equalizing force in English?
(a) The lack of grammatical gender
(b) Sentence structure
(c) Latin derivatives
(d) Tenses

5. Why could the Neanderthals not keep up with the Cro-Magnons?
(a) They couldn't communicate with the same complexity
(b) They could not run as fast
(c) Their brains were not as big
(d) They did not have fire

Short Answer Questions

1. Language differences within a country are often ________________.

2. Language has the ability to do what?

3. What did Sir William Jones recognize?

4. What does Chomsky think are innate in children?

5. Which part of Spain often engages in violence to protect its language?

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