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What is a lingua franca?
 
  a. A local dialect with fewer than 500 speakers
  b. A second language learned to permit communication between speakers of different languages
  c. The native language of the second and third generation of speakers
  d. A form of language that develops when speakers of different languages first come into contact

Question 2

Which of these languages is used the most widely in international commerce, global media, and popular culture?
 
  a. Mandarin
  b. French
  c. English
  d. Spanish



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
c



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