Lesson 2 Strange Laws (Anglomania)

Multiple Choice

In France, you are not allowed to call a pig "Napoleon".

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

In Scotland, boys have to wear a kilt to school.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

In Brazil, you should never make the "OK" sign with your thumb. It is very rude.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

In Germany, every office must have a view of the sky.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

In the Middle East, you shouldn't admire anything in your host's home. They will feel that they have to give it to you.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

In India, you mustn't thank your hosts at the end of a meal. It is an insult.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

In Singapore, you mustn't chew gum. It's against the law.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

In Iceland, dogs were banned from the city capital.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

In Thailand, you shouldn't touch a person's head (even of a child). The head is sacred.

• true

• false.

Multiple Choice

In Switzerland, you mustn't clean your car or cut the grass on Sunday.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

What organization wants to introduce a new law?

• Italy’s ruling party

• Italy’s top dictionary

• Accademia Della Crusca

• An Italian language school

Multiple Choice

Where might people not be able to use English and non-italian words?

• Online in Italy

• In Antartica

• In official communications

• Rome

Multiple Choice

What did Fabio Rampelli call the Italian love of English words?

• Anglocentric

• Anglophilia

• Anglophobia

• Anglomania

Multiple Choice

What word did Fabio Rampelli say he was unhappy with?

• hate

• dispenser

• jam

• vocabulary

Multiple Choice

What’s the highest fine Italians could get for using English words?

• €100,000

• €110,000

• €101,000

• €100,001

Multiple Choice

For how long has English been increasing around the world?

• a decade or two

• 63 years

• a few months

• over a century

Multiple Choice

What did many people say English is harming?

• global trade

• children's reading

• native languages

• culture

Multiple Choice

What kind of society is the Accademia della Crusca?

• a teachers society

• a linguistics society

• an examination society

• a secret society

Multiple Choice

What did the Accademia della Crusca think of Mr Rampellis idea?

• they’re still thinking

• they loved it

• they disagreed with it

• they’re not sure

Multiple Choice

How much has the number of English words in Italian increased?

• 737%

• 773%

• 373%

• 777%