Course Home Page

Quiz on Language and Religion

No. of Questions= 10
Grade Standards: below 60% F, 60-70 D, 70-80 C, 80-90 B, 90-100 A.

Press the Mark it button at the bottom of the page to have the quiz marked.

Answer these questions about Languages and Religions.

1.  Which is the most spoken primary language in the world?
     
a) English
b) German
c) Hindi
d) Chinese
e) none of the above.
2.  Which of the following is not a Germanic Language?
     
a) Dutch
b) Italian
c) English
d) Norwegian
e) none of the above.
3.  The langauges in use today number approximately:
     
a) 1000
b) 8000
c) 20 000
d) 3000
e) none of the above.
4.  Which of the following languages is not in the romance group of languages?
     
a) French
b) Spanish
c) Italian
d) Portugese
e) Welsh
5.  The Romance language category contains:
     
a) Spanish, Portugese, French, and Italian.
b) Italian, Spanish, Portugese, and English
c) English, Chinese, Spanish, and Portugese
d) Italian, Hindi, Islam, and German
e) none of the above.
6.  The percent of people following the Hindu religion in the world is about:
     
a) 3%
b) 23%
c) 45%
d) 17%
e) 13.7%
7.  Religion:
     
a) is one aspect of culture
b) is of great importance in the technological world
c) is a destablilizing influence
d) creates change in society
e) none of the above.
8.  The approximate percentages of the major world religions, Christianity, Moslem, Hindu, and Buddhist, respectively are:
     
a) 23%, 20%, 11%, and 6%
b) 23%, 14%, 7%, and 2%
c) 29%, 20%, 13%, and 5%
d) 33%, 24%, 19%, and 3%
e) none of the above.
9.  The distribution of Christianity throughout the world is mostly the result of:
     
a) the origins of Christianity
b) the result of present-day missionary work
c) television evangelism
d) cable television in general
e) European expansionism
10.  Religion is:
     
a) defined by a system of beliefs
b) is of primary importance in many Islamic countries
c) varies in importance among different cultures
d) all of the above
e) none of the above



Go to top of quiz