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  1. How many states have made English the official language of the state?
    1. 9
    2. 16
    3. 30
    4. 50
  2. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, how many people in the United States are limited English proficient?
    1. 2 million
    2. 7 million
    3. 14 million
    4. 21 million
  3. Which of the following statements is true about official English?
    1. Official English would apply to documents printed by the      government
    2. Official English would not affect languages spoken in the home
    3. Official English legislation is currently pending in Congress
    4. All of the above
  4. According to a 2001 Department of Education study, the annual earnings ratio between workers who are limited English proficient and the English proficient working population is closest to which figure?
    1. 1:4
    2. 1:2
    3. 1:1
    4. 2:1
  5. The European Union, which expands from 15 nations to 25 in 2004, spends what percentage of its administrative budget on translation and interpretation costs?
    1. 10%
    2. 25%
    3. 40%
    4. 75%
  6. The Canadian Government estimates that it spends three cents per Canadian per day on official bilingualism every year. Assuming these same rates applied to the American population, how much might the U.S.A. spend on official bilingualism annually?
    1. $675,000
    2. $120 million
    3. $750 million
    4. $3.2 billion
  7. According to the U.S. Census, how many languages are spoken in the United States?
    1. 475
    2. 322
    3. 204
    4. 82
  8. How many of these languages are spoken by one million or more people?
    1. 2
    2. 4
    3. 6
    4. 8
  9. Which U.S. President once said, "We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language, for we intend to see that the crucible turns our people out as Americans, and not as dwellers in a polyglot boarding house."?
    1. Theodore Roosevelt
    2. Ronald Reagan
    3. Harry Truman
    4. Abraham Lincoln
  10. True or False? According to the U.S. Census, there are Congressional Districts where the majority of the voting age population is limited English proficient.
    1. True
    2. False
  11. Which state offers its driver's license exam in 25 languages?
    1. California
    2. Massachusetts
    3. New York
    4. Texas
  12. To which of the following groups of languages does the Voting Rights Act NOT apply?
    1. Spanish, Filipino, Eskimo
    2. Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese
    3. French, German, Italian
    4. None of the above
  13. Public opinion polls show that approximately what percentage of immigrants support laws to make English the official language of the United States?
    1. 20%
    2. 33%
    3. 55%
    4. 70%
  14. Which of the following countries have an official language?
    1. Israel
    2. France
    3. Mexico
    4. All of the above
  15. True or False? More than two-thirds of the web pages on the World Wide Web are in English.
    1. True
    2. False
  16. In what year was English mandated as the language of aviation and air traffic control by the International Civil Aviation Organization?
    1. 1923
    2. 1951
    3. 1972
    4. English is not the language of aviation and air traffic control.



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