Test1
1. Germanic languages belong to which language family?
A) Uralic
B) Indo-European
C) Altaic
D) Romance
B) Indo-European ✅
2. How many main branches are Germanic languages divided into?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five
B) Three ✅
3. Which of the following is a West Germanic language?
A) Swedish
B) Gothic
C) English
D) Icelandic
C) English ✅
4. The North Germanic languages are also called:
A) Eastern languages
B) Scandinavian languages
C) Southern languages
D) Celtic languages
B) Scandinavian languages ✅
5. Which branch of Germanic languages is extinct today?
A) West Germanic
B) North Germanic
C) East Germanic
D) Modern Germanic
C) East Germanic ✅
6. German, Dutch, and English belong to:
A) East Germanic
B) North Germanic
C) West Germanic
D) Slavic branch
C) West Germanic ✅
7. Which language is an example of a North Germanic language?
A) Danish
B) German
C) Gothic
D) Afrikaans
A) Danish ✅
8. Gothic language belongs to which branch?
A) West Germanic
B) North Germanic
C) East Germanic
D) Romance
C) East Germanic ✅
9. Afrikaans developed mainly from which language?
A) German
B) Dutch
C) Swedish
D) Icelandic
B) Dutch ✅
10. Proto-Germanic is:
A) A modern language
B) A Romance language
C) The reconstructed ancestor of Germanic languages
D) A Scandinavian dialect
C) The reconstructed ancestor of Germanic languages ✅
11. Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish are mainly spoken in:
A) Eastern Europe
B) Scandinavia
C) Central Asia
D) South America
B) Scandinavia ✅
12. One common feature of Germanic languages is:
A) Tone marks
B) Strong and weak verbs
C) Character writing system
D) No grammar rules
B) Strong and weak verbs ✅
13. Which language is closest to German?
A) Dutch
B) Spanish
C) Russian
D) Arabic
A) Dutch ✅
14. English developed from which subgroup?
A) North Germanic
B) East Germanic
C) West Germanic
D) Celtic
C) West Germanic ✅
15. Faroese and Icelandic belong to:
A) West Germanic
B) North Germanic
C) East Germanic
D) Baltic
B) North Germanic ✅
16. Which of these is NOT a Germanic language?
A) German
B) English
C) Italian
D) Swedish
C) Italian ✅
17. The alphabet used in most Germanic languages is:
A) Cyrillic
B) Arabic
C) Latin alphabet
D) Greek
C) Latin alphabet ✅
18. Dutch is mainly spoken in:
A) Norway
B) Netherlands and Belgium
C) Austria
D) France
B) Netherlands and Belgium ✅
19. Gothic is important because it is:
A) A modern dialect
B) The main example of East Germanic
C) A Scandinavian language
D) A Romance language
B) The main example of East Germanic ✅
20. Which language is spoken in Austria and belongs to the Germanic family?
A) Italian
B) German
C) Hungarian
D) Polish
B) German ✅
21. Which branch does Norwegian belong to?
A) West Germanic
B) North Germanic
C) East Germanic
D) Celtic
B) North Germanic ✅
22. The term “Germanic” first refers to:
A) A group of countries
B) A language family branch
C) A religion
D) A writing style
B) A language family branch ✅
23. Which of the following languages is closest to English historically?
A) German
B) Spanish
C) Turkish
D) Chinese
A) German ✅
24. East Germanic languages are mainly known from:
A) Modern movies
B) Old manuscripts and inscriptions
C) Social media
D) Newspapers
B) Old manuscripts and inscriptions ✅
25. Which country mainly speaks Swedish?
A) Denmark
B) Germany
C) Sweden
D) Netherlands
C) Sweden ✅