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