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1. 
How many languages are estimated to be indigenous to Europe?
A.
less than 100
B.
100 - 200
C.
200 - 300
D.
300 - 400
2. 
How many living languages are there estimated in the world?
A.
Around 500
B.
Around 2000
C.
Around 4000
D.
Around 6000
3. 
Which is the most widely spoken language in the world?
A.
English
B.
Chinese
C.
Hindi
D.
Spanish
4. 
What proportion of all languages in the world are African languages?
A.
1/3 of all the languages
B.
1/2 of all the languages
C.
1/4 of all the languages
D.
1/5 of all the languages
5. 
Which of the following languages are written from right to left?
A.
Japanese
B.
Hebrew
C.
Maltese
D.
Modern Greek
6. 
Which of the following languages spoken in Europe today is considered to be the oldest?
A.
Icelandic
B.
Greek
C.
Basque
7. 
What is generally considered to be the first form of written language?
A.
Egyptian hieroglyphs
B.
Cuneiform script
C.
Phoenician script
D.
Cyrillic alphabet
8. 
Where does the word 'alphabet' come from?
A.
From Sanskrit
B.
From the first two letters of the Greek Alphabet
C.
From the name of the Greek god Alphaeus
D.
From the Egyptian word for 'writing'
9. 
What is the origin of the Latin alphabet, used by the Romans?
A.
borrowed from the Etruscan language
B.
based upon the Greek language
C.
created by the Romans themselves
D.
derived from Hebrew script
10. 
Which stone helped in the deciphering of the hieroglyphs by European researchers?
A.
Napoleon‘s stone
B.
Babel stone
C.
Rosetta stone
D.
Hieroglyphius
11. 
To which country does the adjective 'Lusitanian' refer to?
A.
Latvia
B.
Lithuania
C.
Poland
D.
Portugal
12. 
From which language does the flower name 'tulip' come from?
A.
Latin
B.
Turkish
C.
Dutch
D.
German
13. 
In which country is the language Cymraeg spoken?
A.
Ireland
B.
Scotland
C.
Wales
D.
Faroe Islands
14. 
Which book is considered to be the world's oldest?
A.
The Epic of Gilgamesh
B.
Bede's Historia
C.
The Koran
D.
Chanson de Roland
15. 
What is a reverse dictionary?
A.
A dictionary which starts with the letter 'z' and ends with the letter 'a‚
B.
A dictionary listing words alphabetically from their last letter
C.
A dictionary which provides etymological information
D.
A dictionary which provides phonological information