Language quiz

How many languages are estimated to come from Europe?

• 0

• 100-200

• 200-300

• 300-400

How many living languages are estimated to be in the world?

• about 500

• about 2000

• about 4000

• about 6000

Which language is the most used one in the world?

• Chinese

• English

• Spanish

• Hindi

What proportion of all languages in the world are African languages?

• one third

• a half

• one fifth

• zero

Which of the following languages are written from right to left? (There are more correct answers.)

• Hebrew

• Maltese

• Japanese

• Arabic

Which of the following languages, that is spoken in Europe, is considered to be the oldest one?

• Galician

• Basque

• Icelandic

• Greek

Which of the following countries is German the official language in? (There are more correct answers.)

• Liechtenstein

• Switzerland

• Austria

• Belgium

• Luxembourg

The official language in Azerbaijan is called:

• Azerbaijan

• Azerbaijani

• Azerban

• Azeri

Where is the language "aleut" spoken?

• Alaska

• Siberia

• Norway

• Greenland

Sign language is universal.

• True

• False