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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 language is used to communicate across borders?
(a) French
(b) Japanese
(c) Italian
(d) English

2. What element guides generational language?
(a) Pop culture
(b) Superiority
(c) Regionalism
(d) Colloquialisms

3. Why can translations between countries be considered difficult?
(a) People are conditioned to communicate within their specific culture.
(b) Countries do not teach children who are more amenable to new language
(c) People are basically too lazy to learn something new
(d) Adults are too hard to train in a new language

4. What language is most commonly chosen by international businesses?
(a) English
(b) Italian
(c) French
(d) Japanese

5. From what industries do new words in American and Britain come?
(a) Entertainment and technology
(b) Sociology and technology
(c) Entertainment and finance
(d) Entertainment and academia

Short Answer Questions

1. Censoring words is more prevalent in which country?

2. What do the Asian languages have less of than other languages?

3. Which words are appropriate for the common people to use?

4. All English speakers can understand each other despite ______________________________.

5. What does the author consider to be unreliable in monitoring English word usage?

(see the answer key)

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