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