Question

The Basques are an example of an ethnic group because they...

Live in an area in northern Spain
Have a common language and religion
Wish to separate into their own country
Have their own government and laws.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B.

An ethnic group is a group of people that identify with each other based on similarities such as : common ancestry, language, society, history, religion, rituals and cuisine.

The Basques form a small, stateless nation of three million people on the French and Spanish sides of the northwestern Pyrenees.

Their language, Euskera, bears no relation to any other language in the world. Traditionally, the Basques has been mostly Roman Catholics.

The Basques are one of the oldest peoples in Europe, they have lived in the same place for more than 2000 years.

Answer 2

The correct answer is "Have a common language and religion".

They speak a language whose origin is unknown and are now mostly catholic, even though they had their own religion a long time ago.