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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 Good English and Bad.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Languages around the world contain common ______________________.
(a) vowels
(b) verb tenses
(c) foundations
(d) consonants

2. What system allows English speakers to communicate efficiently in writing?
(a) Tonal
(b) Phonetic
(c) Syllabic
(d) Ebonic

3. Chapter 6 addresses the changing pronunciation of which language over time?
(a) Italian
(b) Celtic
(c) English
(d) French

4. In what time period does the event from #67 occur?
(a) 1930s
(b) 1960s
(c) 1500s
(d) 1800s

5. Who is the Venerable Bede?
(a) A priest
(b) A rabbi
(c) A monk
(d) A bishop

Short Answer Questions

1. What is common to most English speakers?

2. What brings some sort of uniformity to spelling and language?

3. What language and culture does the answer to #44 bring to England?

4. What can be spelled in a variety of ways?

5. Who lost control of the United Kingdom under Roman occupation?

(see the answer key)

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