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Relationship Between Historical Languages and Modern Languages

Description: This quiz will test your knowledge on the relationship between historical languages and modern languages.
Number of Questions: 15
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Tags: historical linguistics language evolution comparative linguistics
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Which language family is the most widely spoken in the world?

  1. Indo-European

  2. Sino-Tibetan

  3. Afro-Asiatic

  4. Niger-Congo

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Indo-European language family is the most widely spoken in the world, with over 3 billion speakers.

What is the relationship between Latin and the Romance languages?

  1. Latin is the ancestor of the Romance languages

  2. Latin is a descendant of the Romance languages

  3. Latin and the Romance languages are unrelated

  4. Latin and the Romance languages are sister languages

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Latin is the ancestor of the Romance languages, which include Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian.

Which language family includes English, German, and Dutch?

  1. Indo-European

  2. Sino-Tibetan

  3. Afro-Asiatic

  4. Niger-Congo

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

English, German, and Dutch are all members of the Indo-European language family.

What is the relationship between Sanskrit and Hindi?

  1. Sanskrit is the ancestor of Hindi

  2. Hindi is the ancestor of Sanskrit

  3. Sanskrit and Hindi are unrelated

  4. Sanskrit and Hindi are sister languages

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sanskrit is the ancestor of Hindi, which is a modern Indo-Aryan language.

Which language family includes Chinese, Tibetan, and Burmese?

  1. Indo-European

  2. Sino-Tibetan

  3. Afro-Asiatic

  4. Niger-Congo

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Chinese, Tibetan, and Burmese are all members of the Sino-Tibetan language family.

What is the relationship between Arabic and Hebrew?

  1. Arabic is the ancestor of Hebrew

  2. Hebrew is the ancestor of Arabic

  3. Arabic and Hebrew are unrelated

  4. Arabic and Hebrew are sister languages

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Arabic and Hebrew are both members of the Afro-Asiatic language family and are considered to be sister languages.

Which language family includes Swahili, Zulu, and Xhosa?

  1. Indo-European

  2. Sino-Tibetan

  3. Afro-Asiatic

  4. Niger-Congo

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Swahili, Zulu, and Xhosa are all members of the Niger-Congo language family.

What is the relationship between Japanese and Korean?

  1. Japanese is the ancestor of Korean

  2. Korean is the ancestor of Japanese

  3. Japanese and Korean are unrelated

  4. Japanese and Korean are sister languages

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Japanese and Korean are not related to each other and belong to different language families.

Which language family includes Quechua, Aymara, and Mapudungun?

  1. Indo-European

  2. Sino-Tibetan

  3. Afro-Asiatic

  4. Amerind

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Quechua, Aymara, and Mapudungun are all members of the Amerind language family.

What is the relationship between Basque and other European languages?

  1. Basque is the ancestor of other European languages

  2. Other European languages are the ancestors of Basque

  3. Basque is unrelated to other European languages

  4. Basque is a sister language to other European languages

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Basque is a language isolate and is not related to any other European language.

Which language family includes Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada?

  1. Indo-European

  2. Sino-Tibetan

  3. Dravidian

  4. Niger-Congo

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada are all members of the Dravidian language family.

What is the relationship between Hungarian and Finnish?

  1. Hungarian is the ancestor of Finnish

  2. Finnish is the ancestor of Hungarian

  3. Hungarian and Finnish are unrelated

  4. Hungarian and Finnish are sister languages

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Hungarian and Finnish are not related to each other and belong to different language families.

Which language family includes Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Kazakh?

  1. Indo-European

  2. Sino-Tibetan

  3. Afro-Asiatic

  4. Turkic

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Kazakh are all members of the Turkic language family.

What is the relationship between Vietnamese and Thai?

  1. Vietnamese is the ancestor of Thai

  2. Thai is the ancestor of Vietnamese

  3. Vietnamese and Thai are unrelated

  4. Vietnamese and Thai are sister languages

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Vietnamese and Thai are not related to each other and belong to different language families.

Which language family includes Malay, Indonesian, and Tagalog?

  1. Indo-European

  2. Sino-Tibetan

  3. Austronesian

  4. Niger-Congo

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Malay, Indonesian, and Tagalog are all members of the Austronesian language family.

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