Translation

What's the main role of translation today?

• To make languages disappear

• To make communication easier between people speaking different languages

• To create new languages

• To promote nationalism

When did people start translating texts?

• During the Renaissance

• Thousands of years ago

• In the Middle Ages

• During the Enlightenment

Which ancient places are mentioned for early translation?

• Ancient Greece and Rome

• Mesopotamia and Egypt

• Persia and India

• China and Japan

What did the Greeks and Romans do with translations?

• They translated texts into Arabic

• They used printing presses

• They translated texts into Greek or Latin

• They developed Google Translate

What did people do with old Greek and Latin texts during the Renaissance?

• Ignored them

• Translated them for ordinary people

• Wrote new texts in Greek and Latin

• Burned them

What helped translation in the 19th and 20th centuries?

• Printing presses and computers

• Google Translate

• Typewriters

• Fax machines

Why did translation become more important later on?

• Because people stopped speaking different languages

• Because of Google Translate

• Due to the growing interconnectedness of the world

• Because printing presses became obsolete

In which period did people translate texts into Arabic?

• Renaissance

• Ancient Times

• Middle Ages

• Enlightenment

When did ideas spread through translations of works by famous thinkers?

• Ancient Times

• Renaissance

• Middle Ages

• Enlightenment

Translation in English grammar refers to the process of converting text from one language to another. Which of the following is NOT a key consideration in translation?

• Cultural context

• Literal word-for-word translation

• Idiomatic expressions

• Target audience