- 1. Which language is the second-most common in French homes?
A) German
B) Portuguese
C) Arabic
D) Italian
- 2. What is the most spoken Asian language in France?
A) Tamil
B) Turkish
C) Vietnamese
D) Armenian
- 3. Which Bantu language is spoken in Mayotte?
A) Shimaore
B) Shibushi
C) Futunan
D) Wallisian
- 4. In which French overseas territory is Shibushi spoken?
A) Réunion
B) Mayotte
C) New Caledonia
D) French Polynesia
- 5. How many speakers of Berber languages were estimated in France?
A) 325,000
B) 486,000
C) 2,200,000
D) 700,000
- 6. Which language is the most widely taught foreign language in the French education system?
A) German
B) English
C) Spanish
D) Italian
- 7. In the 1999 INSEE census, what was the primary focus of the language question?
A) Languages used in official government documents
B) Languages used in professional workplaces
C) Languages parents spoke to children before age five
D) Languages learned in secondary school
- 8. According to the 1999 INSEE study, which language was the second most widely spoken in metropolitan France?
A) Occitan
B) Arabic
C) Oïl languages
D) German
- 9. Which languages are spoken in Saint Martin alongside French-based creoles?
A) Arabic and Berber
B) German and Italian
C) Dutch and English
D) Spanish and Portuguese
- 10. Which regional variant of French Sign Language is specifically mentioned in the text?
A) Alsace
B) Brittany
C) Corsica
D) Provence
- 11. Approximately how many Italian speakers (excluding dialects) are in France?
A) 790,000
B) 300,000
C) 700,000
D) 130,000
- 12. Where are British minorities notably found in France?
A) Aquitaine and Brittany
B) Alsace and Lorraine
C) Mayotte and Réunion
D) Nice and Savoie
- 13. What is the approximate number of Portuguese speakers in France?
A) 486,000
B) 700,000
C) 325,000
D) 790,000
- 14. Which languages are spoken in Wallis & Futuna?
A) Shibushi and Shimaore
B) Dutch and English
C) Wallisian and Futunan
D) Tahitian and French
- 15. What is the status of French Sign Language in France?
A) Extinct
B) Taught only in private schools
C) Recognised as a language of France
D) Not recognised
- 16. What type of language is French classified as?
A) Italo-Dalmatian
B) Gallo-Romance
C) Celtic
D) Alemannic
- 17. What percentage of the population speaks Alsatian?
A) 1.25%
B) 0.61%
C) 1.33%
D) 1.44%
- 18. Which language is classified as a language isolate?
A) Basque
B) Corsican
C) Breton
D) Occitan
- 19. To which language family does Breton belong?
A) Gallo-Romance
B) Celtic
C) Alemannic
D) Italo-Dalmatian
- 20. What percentage of the population speaks Breton?
A) 0.61%
B) 1.25%
C) 1.33%
D) 1.44%
- 21. What type of language is Corsican?
A) Gallo-Romance
B) Alemannic
C) Celtic
D) Italo-Dalmatian
- 22. Which of the following is considered an Alemannic variety?
A) Occitan
B) Basque
C) Alsatian
D) Breton
- 23. Who authored the 1999 report that identified 75 languages in France?
A) Frédéric Mistral
B) François Hollande
C) Bernard Cerquiglini
D) The Constitutional Council
- 24. How many languages were identified in the 1999 report as qualifying for recognition?
A) 75
B) 24
C) 100
D) 50
- 25. How many of the 75 identified languages are indigenous to the European territory of France?
A) 24
B) 51
C) 75
D) 10
- 26. What is the term 'patois' often considered when referring to regional languages?
A) Official
B) Academic
C) Derogatory
D) Complimentary
- 27. Which author won a Nobel Prize for literature in 1904?
A) Frédéric Mistral
B) Napoleon Bonaparte
C) François Hollande
D) Bernard Cerquiglini
- 28. In what year did the Parliament in Congress at Versailles create official recognition for regional languages?
A) 2008
B) 1871
C) 1789
D) 2012
- 29. What percentage of the population could speak French at the time of the French Revolution in 1789?
A) 25%
B) 75%
C) 100%
D) 50%
- 30. As late as 1871, what percentage of the population spoke French as their native language?
A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 75%
D) 10%
- 31. Which institution blocked the ratification of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages?
A) The Parliament
B) The Constitutional Council
C) The European Union
D) The Presidency
- 32. Which president promised in 2012 to ratify the European Charter for regional languages?
A) Frédéric Mistral
B) Bernard Cerquiglini
C) François Hollande
D) Charles de Gaulle
- 33. What percentage of the population speaks Langues d'oïl according to the text?
A) 0.61%
B) 1.25%
C) 1.44%
D) 1.33%
- 34. What percentage of the population speaks Occitan?
A) 1.33%
B) 1.25%
C) 0.61%
D) 1.44%
- 35. What is the primary national language of France?
A) Breton
B) English
C) Occitan
D) French
- 36. Which Minister of Education formally acknowledged in 2001 that political powers had repressed regional languages?
A) Jacques Chirac
B) François Hollande
C) Nicolas Sarkozy
D) Jack Lang
- 37. Which of the following is listed as a Celtic language of France?
A) Corsican
B) Picard
C) Alsatian
D) Breton
- 38. What is a major argument opponents use against teaching regional languages in schools?
A) There is no public interest
B) The government requires them to be taught
C) They are too widely spoken
D) They are often non-standardised
- 39. Which foreign language is mentioned as being commonly studied in French schools?
A) Chinese
B) Japanese
C) German
D) Russian
- 40. Which of the following is considered an Oïl language?
A) Provençal
B) Norman
C) Catalan
D) Gascon
- 41. What is another name for Franco-Provençal?
A) Arpitan
B) Lenga d'òc
C) Occitan
D) Béarnese
- 42. In which neighboring country is French spoken as a cross-border language?
A) Monaco
B) United Kingdom
C) Germany
D) Spain
- 43. Which language is listed under the Germanic group?
A) Breton
B) Yiddish
C) Corsican
D) Gallo
- 44. What does the text identify as a reason proponents support teaching regional languages?
A) Increased international trade
B) Respect for local culture
C) Practical economic benefits
D) Mandates by the European Union
- 45. What is a sub-variety of the Breton language mentioned in the text?
A) Lyonnais
B) Léonard
C) Savoyard
D) Nissart
- 46. Which language is classified under the Occitan language category?
A) Walloon
B) Picard
C) Berrichon
D) Gascon
- 47. Which language is listed as a Gallo-Italic language?
A) Catalan
B) Ligurian
C) Provençal
D) Walloon
- 48. Which of these is NOT an Oïl language?
A) Limousin
B) Picard
C) Walloon
D) Champenois
- 49. What percentage of adult people in France in 1999 were raised in families speaking languages other than French?
A) 16%
B) 86%
C) 35%
D) 14%
- 50. The data in the provided text refers to which specific aspect of language?
A) Actual language practice
B) Mother tongues
C) Formal education levels
D) Second language acquisition
- 51. How does regional and immigrant language transmission change with each new generation?
A) It increases significantly
B) It remains exactly the same
C) It decreases dramatically
D) It fluctuates unpredictably
- 52. According to the Enquête familiale survey, what percentage of parents with a regional or immigrant mother tongue spoke that language to their children?
A) 14%
B) 50%
C) 35%
D) 86%
- 53. Are macrolanguages like Arabic and Chinese included in the Ethnologue section provided?
A) Yes
B) Only if they have over 1 million speakers
C) Only if they are regional languages
D) No
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