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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14 Swearing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What helps a listener and speaker to use the correct word when in doubt?
(a) A dictionary
(b) Trial and error
(c) Context
(d) A friend

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

3. What do the British borrow from American English?
(a) phonics
(b) street slang
(c) ebonics
(d) grammatical styles and word usages

4. Why are the speakers in #140 becoming a minority?
(a) Because of the difficulty in learning the language
(b) Because of the interest in studying English around the world
(c) Because of the limited applications for the language
(d) Because of the financial investment necessary to study

5. The English language is left to ___________ and public figures.
(a) anthropologists
(b) academic
(c) entertainment
(d) scientific

Short Answer Questions

1. In whose work can inconsistent spelling be found due to the event of #67?

2. What is another major language issue in North America?

3. Why does the author feel it is difficult to trace the history of swearing?

4. English in the United Kingdom is more _____________ than it is in the United States.

5. What profession encourages expressions that make numbers and letters clearer when communicating by radio?

(see the answer key)

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