About this Study Set
This study set covers Linguistics through
25 practice questions.
A collection of factual questions covering linguistics, language families, and global communication systems. Every question includes the correct answer so you can learn as you go — pick any format above to get started.
Questions & Answers
Browse all 25 questions from the
Foreign Language Fundamentals study set below.
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1
Which language family does Mandarin Chinese belong to?
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A
Indo-European
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B
Sino-Tibetan
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C
Austronesian
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D
Uralic
2
What is the official script used for the Japanese language that incorporates Chinese characters?
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A
Hiragana
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B
Katakana
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C
Kanji
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D
Hangul
3
Which language is the primary official language of Brazil?
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A
Spanish
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B
Portuguese
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C
French
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D
English
4
In which country is Amharic the official working language?
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A
Ethiopia
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B
Kenya
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C
Nigeria
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D
Somalia
5
Which ancient language is considered the ancestor of most European languages?
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A
Ancient Greek
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B
Proto-Indo-European
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C
Latin
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D
Sanskrit
6
What is the name of the Korean alphabet system created during the Joseon Dynasty?
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A
Kana
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B
Devanagari
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C
Hangul
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D
Cyrillic
7
Which language is spoken by the majority of the population in Iran?
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A
Arabic
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B
Turkish
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C
Persian
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D
Kurdish
8
Which writing system is used for the Russian language?
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A
Latin
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B
Cyrillic
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C
Greek
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D
Arabic
9
What is the most widely spoken language in the world by total number of speakers (native and non-native)?
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A
Spanish
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B
Mandarin Chinese
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C
English
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D
Hindi
10
Which language serves as one of the official languages of both Switzerland and Belgium?
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A
German
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B
Italian
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C
Dutch
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D
French
11
The Arabic language belongs to which family of languages?
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A
Afroasiatic
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B
Indo-European
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C
Dravidian
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D
Altaic
12
Which of these countries uses the Hindi language as an official language?
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A
Pakistan
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B
India
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C
Bangladesh
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D
Sri Lanka
13
What is the primary language spoken in Thailand?
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A
Vietnamese
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B
Khmer
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C
Thai
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D
Lao
14
Which alphabet is used for the modern Turkish language?
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A
Arabic script
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B
Latin alphabet
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C
Cyrillic alphabet
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D
Greek alphabet
15
Which language is spoken as an official language in both Vietnam and parts of Canada?
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A
French
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B
English
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C
Spanish
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D
Portuguese
16
Swahili is a lingua franca in which region of the world?
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A
West Africa
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B
East Africa
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C
North Africa
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D
Southern Africa
17
Which language family does Finnish belong to?
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A
Indo-European
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B
Uralic
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C
Altaic
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D
Sino-Tibetan
18
The Tagalog language is native to which country?
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A
Indonesia
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B
Malaysia
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C
Philippines
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D
Singapore
19
What is the main language spoken in Argentina?
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A
Spanish
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B
Portuguese
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C
Italian
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D
German
20
Which language is written using the Devanagari script?
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A
Bengali
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B
Tamil
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C
Hindi
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D
Telugu
21
Which of these languages is an official language of the United Nations?
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A
Japanese
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B
German
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C
Arabic
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D
Portuguese
22
The Hungarian language is most closely related to which of these?
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A
Romanian
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B
Finnish
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C
Czech
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D
Serbian
23
Which country has the most native Spanish speakers?
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A
Spain
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B
Argentina
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C
Colombia
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D
Mexico
24
What is the term for a language that has no native speakers but is used for communication between groups?
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A
Dialect
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B
Pidgin
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C
Creole
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D
Lingua franca
25
In which country is Malay the official language?
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A
Malaysia
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B
Thailand
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C
Philippines
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D
Vietnam
