BASIC TRANSLATION THEORIES QUIZ

1.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Semantic translation means rendering the message that is as close as possible to that of the source text.

True

False

2.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Translation means a change in both form and meaning.

TRUE

FALSE

3.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

The term "Quốc hội" should be translated as ........ in the Vietnamese political system.

Parliament

National Assembly

Congress

4.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Translation is the process of conveying messages across linguistic and …………………. barriers. (Ian Tudor, 1987).

non-linguistic

social

cultural

5.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Interpreting is the …………… transfer of an orally delivered message from a source language to a target language. (Norlan, 2005)

oral

non-verbal

aural

6.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

The term "ân đoạn nghĩa tuyệt" should be translated in terms of ……

Intertextual level

Phrase level

Clause level

Textual level

7.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Which one is a characteristic of interpretation?

delayed

refined

aesthetic

real-time

8.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Identify what principle is violted in the following translation

Cấm người điều khiển các loại xe có mùi bia rượu. → It's forbidden to drive car with alcoholic smell.

Accurate

Beautiful

Communicative

9.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Identify what principle is violated in the following translation.

It is estimated that profits will increase sharply next year. => Nó được ước tính rằng doanh thu sẽ tăng mạnh năm tới.

Accurate

Beautiful

Communicative

10.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Which one is an example of Word-for-word translation?

business cycle → chu kỳ kinh doanh

Golden Lion → Kim sư

the Milky Way → dải Ngân Hà

11.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Which one is a borrowing word from French language?

haiku

ragout

tai-chi

Soviet

12.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

What kind of diction is used in the following translation?

the underprivileged → người cơ nhỡ, những mảnh đời bất hạnh

High diction

Low diction

Neutral diction

13.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Which one is an example of euphemism in the translation of "thất nghiệp"?

underresourced

between jobs

intellectually challenged

14.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Which one is a formal/high diction translation of the term "hàng dùng rồi/ hàng cũ/hàng Sida"?

substandard

preloved

visually impaired

15.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Which one is the translation of "Không phận sự miễn vào"?

No duty cannot enter!

Authorised Only!

Restricted zone!

16.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

What is the correct translation of the term "capital goods"?

Hàng hóa của thủ đô

Hàng vốn

Tư liệu sản xuất

Hàng thiết yếu

17.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Which term should be used to translate the word "đàn" in the phrase "đàn bò"?

pack

group

herd

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