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