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Language, Communication, and Belief
Language, Communication, and Belief
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1
The use of language distinctive of a particular group is known as
idiom
drawl
dialect
diaspora
2
According to Philip Zimbardo, which culture has no future tense verb form in their dialect?
Aboriginal
Inuit
Sicilian
Amondawa
3
According to the book, which of the following is the least "intimate" form of communication?
Twitter
E-mail
Facebook
Video chat
4
Where would you be more likely to use "Standard Language"?
On the soccer pitch
At school
Home
In a noraebang
5
Which of the following is NOT likely a "sacred space"?
The Wailing Wall
Burj Khalifa
Angkor Wat
The Vatican
6
The "wearing out" of words is known as
etymological destruction
etymological diffusion
linguistic erosion
linguistic weathering
7
Which of the following is most likely to experience linguistic weathering?
"Awesome!"
"YOLO!"
"That's unfortunate."
"Unfriend me"
8
Which of the following terms is most likely to encompass the largest number of languages?
Language Root
Language Branch
Language Family
Language Group
9
Someone who is "functionally illiterate" would have difficulty with which of the following?
Reading a sign on the street
Writing down a phone number
Listening to lyrical music
Taking the SAT
10
A person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in a God/higher power
Heretic
Atheist
Evangelist
Agnostic
11
Which is not one of the fundamental human facial expressions?
Anger
Trust
Disgust
Sadness
12
Which of the following countries is an outlier on the graph of PPP($) vs. Religiosity?
Nigeria
Australia
Brazil
United States
13
According to MIT linguistics professor Noam Chomsky, we are all born with this
LAD
CPR
Our first language
AED
14
Who is most likely to employ "vocal fry"?
Angela Merkel
Jeff Bezos
Kim Kardashian
LeBron James
15
The oldest existing denomination of Christianity
Eastern Orthodox
Calvinism
Catholicism
Protestantism
16
Which of the following is NOT one of the Abrahamic religions?
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Scientology
17
Currently, around the world, there are nearly ________ living languages.
7000
700
70
70000
18
Second-largest religion in the world
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
19
Which of the following is a good example of a fusion language?
NYC's Garifuna
German
Quenya in Lord of the Rings
Nicaraguan sign language
20
Which of the following is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths?
Follow the Eightfold Path
Life is Suffering
The cause of Suffering is Desire
Freedom from Suffering requires the Hajj