Germanic languages.

Test1

100

1. Germanic languages belong to which language family?

A) Uralic

B) Indo-European 

C) Altaic

D) Romance

B) Indo-European ✅

200

6. German, Dutch, and English belong to:

A) East Germanic

B) North Germanic

C) West Germanic 

D) Slavic branch

C) West Germanic ✅

300

11. Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish are mainly spoken in:

A) Eastern Europe

B) Scandinavia 

C) Central Asia

D) South America

B) Scandinavia ✅

400

16. Which of these is NOT a Germanic language?

A) German

B) English

C) Italian 

D) Swedish

C) Italian ✅

500

21. Which branch does Norwegian belong to?

A) West Germanic

B) North Germanic 

C) East Germanic

D) Celtic

B) North Germanic ✅

Test2

100

2. How many main branches are Germanic languages divided into?

A) Two

B) Three 

C) Four

D) Five

B) Three ✅

200

7. Which language is an example of a North Germanic language?

A) Danish 

B) German

C) Gothic

D) Afrikaans

A) Danish ✅

300

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 ✅

400

17. The alphabet used in most Germanic languages is:

A) Cyrillic

B) Arabic

C) Latin alphabet 

D) Greek

C) Latin alphabet ✅

500

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 ✅

Test3

100

3. Which of the following is a West Germanic language?

A) Swedish

B) Gothic

C) English 

D) Icelandic

C) English ✅

200

8. Gothic language belongs to which branch?

A) West Germanic

B) North Germanic

C) East Germanic 

D) Romance

C) East Germanic ✅

300

13. Which language is closest to German?

A) Dutch 

B) Spanish

C) Russian

D) Arabic

A) Dutch ✅

400

18. Dutch is mainly spoken in:

A) Norway

B) Netherlands and Belgium 

C) Austria

D) France

B) Netherlands and Belgium ✅

500

23. Which of the following languages is closest to English historically?

A) German 

B) Spanish

C) Turkish

D) Chinese

A) German ✅

Test4

100

4. The North Germanic languages are also called:

A) Eastern languages

B) Scandinavian languages 

C) Southern languages

D) Celtic languages

B) Scandinavian languages ✅

200

9. Afrikaans developed mainly from which language?

A) German

B) Dutch 

C) Swedish

D) Icelandic

B) Dutch ✅

300

14. English developed from which subgroup?

A) North Germanic

B) East Germanic

C) West Germanic 

D) Celtic

C) West Germanic ✅

400

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 ✅

500

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 ✅

Test5

100

5. Which branch of Germanic languages is extinct today?

A) West Germanic

B) North Germanic

C) East Germanic 

D) Modern Germanic

C) East Germanic ✅

200

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 ✅

300

15. Faroese and Icelandic belong to:

A) West Germanic

B) North Germanic 

C) East Germanic

D) Baltic

B) North Germanic ✅

400

20. Which language is spoken in Austria and belongs to the Germanic family?

A) Italian

B) German 

C) Hungarian

D) Polish

B) German ✅

500

25. Which country mainly speaks Swedish?

A) Denmark

B) Germany

C) Sweden 

D) Netherlands

C) Sweden ✅