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