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Language and Communication Quiz

Authored by robert hunt

Social Studies

12th Grade

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Language and Communication Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When do anthropologists believe language may have emerged?

Between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago

Between 50,000 and 200,000 years ago

Between 500,000 and 1,000,000 years ago

Between 1,000 and 5,000 years ago

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis about?

Language is unrelated to thought

Language shapes thought and reality

Language is a universal constant

Language is only for communication

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a form of animal communication mentioned in the text?

Vocalizations

Gestures

Written symbols

Colors

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What allows for the emergence of a flexible and open-ended communication system in humans?

Limited vocabulary

Special aspects of human biology

Simple gestures

Fixed vocal patterns

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of language in human communities according to the document?

Language is primarily used for writing.

Language is fundamentally social and used for communication.

Language is only used for formal settings.

Language is mainly for entertainment purposes.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does code-switching involve?

Using different languages in the same sentence.

Shifting between ways of speaking the same language in different settings.

Speaking only in formal language.

Avoiding the use of vernacular language.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can language be performative?

By being used only in written form.

By calling forth action and performing actions in the world.

By being used exclusively in academic settings.

By being spoken in a monotone voice.

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