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Topic 3.5 Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Swahili in East Africa and English in global business are examples of

a)

pidgin languages

b)

lingua franca

c)

standard language

d)

creole language

2.
A highly simplified language developed between two heterogeneous groups for the purpose of basic group inter group communication is a
a)
Creole language
b)
Lingua franca
c)
Standard dialet
d)
Pidgin language
3.
The spread of an idea or trait through the physical movement of people from one place to another.
a)
Relocation Diffusion
b)
Hierarchical Diffusion
c)
Stimulus Diffusion
d)
Contagious Diffusion
4.

A lingua franca is

a)

an extinct language that has been revived.

b)

a language understood by people who have different native languages.

c)

an English word that has entered the French language.

d)

an official language in a region of the world different from where the language originated.

5.
The spread of Blue Jeans from the US to the rest of the world is...
a)
Contagious Diffusion
b)
Hierarchical Diffusion
c)
Relocation Diffusion
d)
Stimulus Diffusion
6.

What is a centripetal force?

a)

A force that pulls a state together

b)

A force that pulls different states all together

c)

A force that pulls a state apart

d)

A force that pulls different cities together

7.
Whip/nae nae, Harlem Shake, or Ice bucket challenge videos are examples this type of diffusion... 
a)
Relocation Diffusion
b)
Contagious Diffusion
c)
Stimulus Diffusion
d)
Hierarchical Diffusion
8.
The spread of Roman Catholicism to Latin America is an example of 
a)
stimulus diffusion
b)
contagious diffusion 
c)
relocation diffusion
d)
hierarchical diffusion 
9.
What is the language spoken by the greatest number of native speakers?
a)
Mandarin
b)
English
c)
Spanish
d)
Hindi
10.
the language used by the government for laws, reports, and public objects, such as road signs, money, and stamps...
a)
creole language
b)
pidgin language
c)
official language
d)
standard language
11.
a mother tongue formed from the contact of two languages through an earlier pidgin stage that formed into a new language.
a)
Pidgin
b)
Creole
c)
Language Family
d)
Official Language
12.

What is a centrifugal force?

a)

Force that pushes a state together

b)

Force that pushes different cities together

c)

Force that pushes a state apart

d)

Force that pushes countries together

13.

The major globalized languages of the world are....(select all that apply)

a)

Mandarin Chinese

b)

English

c)

French

d)

Spanish

e)

Arabic

14.

The introduction of pizza to the U.S. in the 19th century came through what type of diffusion?

a)

Hierarchical

b)

Stimulus

c)

Relocation

d)

Contagious

15.

Vietnam, Laos, Nigeria, and Senegal were all colonized by the______________________.

a)

Spanish

b)

British

c)

Germans

d)

French

e)

Portugese