The American Language Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The American Language Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.4 | Chapter 4.5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did the African slaves NOT introduce to American English?
(a) Gumbo.
(b) Voodoo.
(c) Goober.
(d) Banjo.

2. Who "tries" a legal case in England?
(a) The judge.
(b) The barrister.
(c) The solicitor.
(d) The jury.

3. What language does Mencken quote Sidney Low as saying is not taught to English youth?
(a) Latin.
(b) Russian.
(c) American.
(d) Greek.

4. What vowel sound was dominant in 18th century New England pronunciation, despite common protests to the contrary?
(a) Flat a.
(b) Broad o.
(c) Broad a.
(d) Flat e.

5. What does the English "secondary school" correspond to in American?
(a) College.
(b) Elementary school.
(c) High school.
(d) Middle school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who protested the adoption of the broad "a" in an 1857 work entitled "The Autocrat at the Breakfast Table"?

2. According to the report of Beverley, what did a group of soldiers turn into after eating some Jimson Weed?

3. Which is the first factor that Mencken identifies as an immediate impediment to the growth of the American language in Chapter 3.1?

4. What does John S. Farmer describe the Western vernacular as being?

5. In terms of politics, an American candidate "runs" for office. What does an English candidate do?

(see the answer key)

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