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CLAS 126 - EXAM 1 QUIZ QUESTIONSWhat is the phenomenon called when a "less elite" language borrows words from a "more
elite" language?
A. Communicative isolation
B. Proto-Indo-European
C. Prestige Factor
D. A parent language gives rise to a daughter language - correct answer-C. Prestige Factor
English is a
A. Germanic language
B. Romance language
C. Slavic language
D. Greek language - correct answer-A. Germanic language
What year was the Norman Invasion of England?
A. 106
B. 1066
C. 1606
D. 6 - correct answer-B. 1066
What is the Latin-derived doublet for the English word "spit"?
A. Exanimate
B. Defenestrate
C. Rubricate
D. Expectorate - correct answer-D. Expectorate
"Locate" is a(n)...
A. Verb
B. Noun
C. Adjective
D. All of the above - correct answer-A. Verb
Where does infrared fall on the electromagnetic spectrum?
A. below the red
B. between the red (and microwave)
C. above the red
D. within the red - correct answer-A. below the red
Which of the following prefixes has nothing to do with space or time?
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