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Active Learning Week Friday Session

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The influence exerted by English on a lexical component of another language is called

a)

Localization

b)

Lexical Anglicism

c)

Grammatical Anglicism

d)

Technical vocabulary

2.

One of the basic areas of concern of Post-Transfer is:

a)

Fidelity to the meaning of the original text

b)

Checking that the translation does not already exist

c)

Preparation of the material

d)

Setting up an archive of the project

3.

The stages of: Pre-transfer, Transfer, and Post-transfer, belong to the activity of

a)

Pre-translation

b)

Translation

c)

Post-translation

d)

Phraseology

4.

Translations can only be improved by the author of the translation.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Rendering "I don't think that'll be easy" into "Creo que aquello será difícil" is a case of

a)

Compensation by splitting

b)

Compensation in kind

c)

modulation

d)

circumlocution

6.

Who is the author of the story called "beowulf"?

a)

Alfred the Great

b)

The Duke of Normandy

c)

Christian Monk

d)

Nobody knows for sure

7.

A difference between the epic poem of beowulf and the movie is that

a)

In the epic poem, Grendel kills Beowulf's warriors in their sleep, in the movie it wasn't like that.

b)

In the epic poem, Beowulf was an evil demon, in the movie he was the opposite.

c)

In the epic poem, the Danish King was Beowulf's father, in the movie, it wasn't like that.

d)

In the epic poem, Grendel's father is a monster, in the movie it wasn't like that.

8.

Rendering "little creature" as "criaturita" is a case of

a)

Compensation by merging

b)

Compensation by splitting

c)

Compensation in kind

d)

modulation

9.

The rendering of "sick hearts" into "almas enfermas" is a case of

a)

Substitution

b)

Omission

c)

Commission

d)

Literal translation

10.

Based on the presentation, when a translator is in the process of transferring a technical text, a suitable translation approach might be:

a)

Direct translation

b)

Oblique translation

c)

Borrowing

11.

In the Canterbury Tales, this character is a strong and brave wrestler.

a)

The Pardoner

b)

The Miller

c)

The Summoner

12.

This character studies philosophy.

a)

The Oxford Clerk

b)

The Pardoner

c)

The Shipman

13.

The Wife of Bath is a shy woman.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The Summoner sells official church pardons.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Who wrote the essay "Being Content with Myself?

a)

Derek Bacon

b)

Rajeev Hamel

c)

Kamaal Majeed

d)

London Russell

16.

Rendering "crepe-de-chine" into "crèpe de chine" is a case of

a)

Calque

b)

Substitution

c)

Modulation

d)

Borrowing

17.

Rendering "an eye-sore" into "una vergüenza a la vista" is an example of

a)

Compensation by merging

b)

Compensation in kind

c)

Compensation by splitting

d)

Compensation in place

18.

Rendering "cars bought and sold" into "compraventa de autos" is a case of

a)

Compensation by merging

b)

Compensation by splitting

c)

Compensation in kind

d)

Compensation in place

19.

Rendering "No more smoking or chewing" into "No fumar o mascar chicle" is a case of

a)

Generalization

b)

Globalization

c)

Particularization

d)

Substitution

20.

A technical document

a)

does not address specific readers

b)

is a task oriented tool

c)

uses citations