- 1. Which branch of the Indo-European language family does English belong to?
A) Romance
B) Baltic
C) Germanic
D) Slavic
- 2. Which modern language is considered to be closest to the Proto-Indo-European language?
A) Japanese
B) Arabic
C) Chinese
D) Lithuanian
- 3. Into how many subgroups is the Romance branch traditionally divided?
A) Five
B) Three
C) Two
D) Seven
- 4. What branch of the Indo-European family does the French language belong to?
A) Balto-Slavic
B) Romance
C) Germanic
D) Celtic
- 5. Which of the following languages is considered the oldest attested Indo-European language?
A) Old Norse
B) Latin
C) Sanskrit
D) Hittite
- 6. In which modern country is the Indo-European language Sanskrit primarily associated with?
A) Russia
B) Greece
C) France
D) India
- 7. Which of the following languages is a member of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European family?
A) Italian
B) Greek
C) Dutch
D) Persian
- 8. Which branch of the Indo-European language family includes languages spoken primarily in the eastern part of Europe (e.g., Russian, Polish)?
A) Hellenic
B) Celtic
C) Italic
D) Slavic
- 9. Before the rise of the Roman Empire, what language family dominated the Italian Peninsula?
A) Celtic
B) Slavic
C) Hellenic
D) Italic
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