History of the French language

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1/ Gaulish was the language spoken in France before the Gallic Wars, waged by the Romans.

Maybe!

True

False
2/ "80" is "quatre-vingt" in modern French because...

the Romans used "20" as a basis in their numerical system.

the Gauls used "4" as a basis in their numerical system.

the Gauls used "20" as a basis in their numerical system.
3/ Gaulish became a dead language...

around the 3rd and 4th centuries.

around the 4th and 5th centuries.

around the 2nd and 3rd centuries.
4/ "Vulgar Latin" refers to...

the colloquial form of Latin, spoken by the Gauls.

the rude form of Latin, spoken by the Gauls.

the literary form of Latin, spoken by the Gauls.
5/ When the north of the Roman Gaul was invaded by the Franks, the Frankish language...

became the official language in Gaul.

influenced the "vulgar Latin" spoken in Gaul.

replaced the "vulgar Latin" spoken in Gaul.
6/ The name "Francia" (France) originally means "Kingdom of the Franks".

Maybe!

False

True
7/ Old French, with its local variations, was recognised as a seperate language...

in the 7th century.

in the 9th century.

in the 11th century.
8/ Modern French comes from Old French dialects spoken...

in Western France.

in Southern France.

in Northern France.
9/ The first literary work written in Old French was...

a poem

a novel

a play
10/ French became the official language of France...

in 842.

in 1539.

in 1115.
11/ To preserve and develop the French language, the French Academy was founded in 1635...

by René Descartes.

by Richelieu.

by King Francois I of France.
12/ In the 18th century, Modern French (based on the dialect spoken in Paris) was spoken by...

20% of the population.

10% of the population.

30% of the population.
13/ In the 20th century, Modern French (based on the dialect spoken in Paris) was spoken by...

100% of the population.

nearly 70% of the population.

nearly 90% of the population.
14/ Today, French is spoken worldwide by...

more than 300 million people.

300 million people.

less than 300 million people.