Lingua inglese 2 da lezione 73

Blogs and online games become typical lingua-franca situations. it depends on context. None of the above. False. True.

Welsh and Gaelic speakers, Native Americans, Australian Aborigines have switched to Gaelic. It depends on the historical moment. None of the above. True. False.

The model is above all the teacher’s usage. None of the above. True. It depends on the countries involved. False.

Exposure is what the English learners listen to or read. False. it depends on the countries involved. None of the above. True.

Seidlhofer (2010) recommends adopting English as an official lingua franca, but making it clear that this is exclusively British English. None of the above. False. True. it depends on the countries involved.

The Commonwealth of Nations uses English. True. It depends on the occasions. None of the above. False.

Italian is increasingly used as a corporate or company language in multinational corporations. it depends on context. False. None of the above. True.

The most obvious effect of English on other languages is borrowed lexis. False. True. None of the above. It depends on the languages involved.

English affects the code of other languages, above all their ...... phonetics. pragmatics. syntax. vocabulary.

What factors led to the use of English as a sort of lingua franca?. This was made possible first of all by historical events. This was made possible first of all by cultural events. This was made possible first of all by religious events. None of the above.

What do African-English literatures have in common?. All the new African-English literatures are less interested in introspection and psychological analysis or in elaborate experiments in language and structure. All the new African-English literatures have have arisen around the globe throughout human history. All the new African-English literatures have shared similar styles and approaches, have dealt with the same basic themes, and gone through the same phases of development. None of the above.

The term ‘apartheid’ came from an African word meaning change. It came from a Japanese word meaning change. False. None of the above. True.

Chinua Achebe was born in 1930 in a small ........ vilage. Australian. Nigerian. Canadian. None of the above.

A lingua franca is a language systematically used to make communication possible between people not sharing a mother tongue, in particular when it is a third language, distinct from both mother tongues. True. It depends on the countries involved. None of the above. False.

What is the name of the protagonist of Thigs Fall Apart?. Okorowo. Okinawa. Okinowo. Okonkwo.

Midnight's Children covers the years. from 1915 to 1977. from 1930 to 1978. from 1920 to 1980. from 1940 to 1985.

n Runaway, when Carla started to live with Clark, she only looked at. pile dwellings. mansions. villas. mobile homes.

What is the central idea of Midnight's Children?. The central idea of the book is that nothing has to be taken for granted. The central idea of the book is not just that public life affects private life, but that, thanks to the act of writing, any historical event or person may flow into people’s lives and thoughts. The central idea of the book is that private lives of Indian people show somewhat selfishness and lack of consideration of other people's feelings. none of the above.

The Remains of the Day was published in. 1986. 1980. 1982. 1989.

Ishiguro uses. an informal language. a semiformal language. none of the above. a formal language.

In Runaway, Carla didn't use to... none of the above. live in a big house. consider mobile homes as real homes. like mobile homes.

According to the text you've read, what did Article 5 of the Constitution in Iran establish?. Article 5 established that the government had the responsibility to confiscate all wealth accumulated through usury, usurpation, and bribery. Article 5 stated that the Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour. none of the above. Article 5 stated that the highest authority in the Islamic Republic was the Leader, who exercised the supreme political and religious powers and was a manifestation of the integration of politics with religion.

The peoples of the Islamic countries, according to Naipaul, are. none of the above. poor, fragmented, backward and confused. rich, supportive, forefront and sterne. poor, supportive, backward and sterne.

V.S. Naipaul was born in Trinidad in. 1952. 1932. 1922. 1942.

What is the main theme of Beyond Beliefs by V.S. Naipaul?. The main theme is the clash between love and death. The main theme is political philosophy which cannot and should not be combined with religious faith. The main theme is religious enslavement which cannot be subverted. none of the above.

In Midnight's Children, what are the children a metaphor for?. for slavery and corruption. For guilt and selfishness. For hope and opportunities betrayed. none of the above.

In Midnight's Children, what colours are in the flag of the new nation?. Black, white, and red. Saffron, white, and green. Black, grey, and blue. Orange, white, and green.

Shalimar the Clown was published in. 2006. 2005. 2004. 2010.

n Midnight's Children, what happens at midnight?. The two babies were born and India awakens to life and freedom. Vanita and Amina get married and fly away from India. There was a bombing in New Delhi which destroys entirely the city. Vanita killed Amina and then flies away from India.

In 15th August 1947, who is Miss Mary Pereira?. an actress. a secretary. a midwife. an English teacher.

The system of apartheid brought about. none of the above. the granting of citizenship to all racial groups. a long international arms and trade. black political representation.

Writers living in the ex-colonies and the Commonwealth who write in English. judge England as saviours. reject the popular tradition of their countries. find themselves torn between their two cultures. judge England as outsiders.

Things Fall Apart was published ...... years before Nigerian independence. 10. 8. 5. 2.

How did the clansmen react to the Ibo interpreter?. At first everybody laughed at him, then all joined to slaughter him. At first everybody beat him, then all joined to kill him. At first everybody celebrated him, then all prepared a birthday cake for him. At first everybody laughed at him, then all listened to him.

Where does the title of Things Fall Apart come from?. The title of the novel comes from W.B. Yeats’s poem The Second Coming. The title of the novel comes from S.T. Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. The title of the novel comes from Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist. The title of the novel comes from W. Shakespeare's Macbeth.

The aims of Things Fall Apart is to show Nigerian people how the strength of their own culture could help them build a nation. FALSE. No, they are people from Cuba, and not Nigeria. Apart from Nigerian people, there are references to Gods. TRUE.

The Satanic Verses was published in 1983. 1983. 1987. 1988. 1989.

The Remains of the Day is written in. first person narrative. none of the above. second person narrative. third person narrative.

When did India gain its independence from British rule?. 15th August 1947. 10th May 1945. 2nd June 1946. 1st December 1944.

Do you think Stevens' behaviour is the sign of ......?. a true professional. someone who is slave to his work. none of the above. guilt.

In Runaway, Flora appeared .... in James's dreams. in Carla's dreams. in Fiona's dreams. none of the above.

In the second part of the passage from Runaway you've read, the narrator writes about Lizzie. Lizzie is. a woman. a horse. a goat. a cat.

in Runaway, Clara. helps her husband with his work. none of the above. helps his husband stealing money from the rich. doesn't help his husband with his work.

In Runaway, the couple is. really rich. none of the above. quite poor. quite wealthy.

From the first lines of the excerpt you have read from Runaway, the couple lives. In New York. In the city. in the countryside. in the Philippines.

In Things Fall Apart, Achebe describes the gradual decay of the Ibo traditional society from colonial times to independence and neo-colonisation. There are hints of this decay just in the last chapter. FALSE. TRUE. There are hints of this decay just in the first chapter.

Which theme is amongst the most salient ones in The Remains of the Day?. guilt. spontaneity. prejudice. none of the above.

Which of the following themes can you find in The Remains of the Day?. prejudice. none of the above. love and lost opportunities. guilt.

All the new African-English literatures have. created revolutionary techniques. recorded the disillusionment with the outcome of independence. dealth with memories of the past. dealt with different themes.

What is Miss Kenton like?. She understands Mr Stevens and wants to help. none of the above. She is not very sensitive. She is interfering in Mr Stevens' private affairs.

The only consolation for the protagonist of Runaway is. a dog. a squirrel. a sheep. a goat.

The protagonists of Munro's works are mostly. European young men. none of the above. American girls. Canadian women.

Alice Munro has become famous for. her poems. her novels. her short stories. none of the above.

Midnight's Children is set in India, Pakistan and ...... Bangladesh. Japan. Indonesia. China.

Saleem Sinai sees hinself as a metaphor for . the nation. mankind. women. the body.

In Midnight's Children the children become a metaphor of guilt. only in the first part of the work. false. only in the second part of the work. true.

Alice Munro is .......... writer. a British. a Canadian. an American. a Jamaican.

How does the reader learn of Stevens's true feeling about his father?. from the other characters. none of the above. from Miss Kenton. from Mrs Mortimer.

Alice Munro was awarded. the Booker Prize. the Nobel Prize for Literature. none of the above. the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction.