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Origins of the Spanish Language

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which people gave the Alphabet its name?

a)

The Greeks

b)

The Australians

c)

The South Africans

d)

The British

2.

Which language is written from right to left?

a)

English

b)

German

c)

Thai

d)

Arabic

3.

Which people made the Alphabet exactly as it looks today?

a)

The Greeks

b)

The Egyptians

c)

The Phoenicians

d)

The Romans

4.

Who did NOT play a part in developing the Alphabet?

a)

The Chinese

b)

The Phoenicians

c)

The Romans

d)

The Greeks

5.

What was the first method of writing?

a)

letters and vowels

b)

drawings

c)

symbols

d)

straight lines

6.

How many letters did the Phoenician Alphabet has?

4 lines
7.

Name 3 Romance Languages

4 lines
8.

The Latin spoken on the country side is known as

4 lines
9.

Which civilization is credited with the earliest known form of writing?

a)

The Sumerians

b)

The Greeks

c)

The Egyptians

d)

The Romans

10.

The Egyptians form of writing was?

a)

letters

b)

Latin

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Arabic

11.

In What year was the first Grammar Book Published for Castilian Spanish?

(a)  

12.

"Classical Latin" is also the same as

4 lines
13.

What is the main purpose of an alphabet?

a)

To represent sounds

b)

To convey emotions

c)

To depict images

d)

To create art

14.

The year 1492 was very important for Spain because in this year ocurred three events, one of them was:

a)

The printing press was invented.

b)

Christopher Columbus discovered America.

c)

The telephone was invented

d)

None of the above

15.

Which people gave the Alphabet its name?

a)

The Greeks

b)

The Australians

c)

The South Africans

d)

The British