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