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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 The First Thousand Years.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chomsky think are innate in children?
(a) "Ground rules" that help them learn language
(b) The tendencies to be dyslexic
(c) Rhyming capabilities
(d) Several language barriers

2. For what is the Venerable Bede famous?
(a) Printing the Bible in French
(b) Defending Britain from the Romans
(c) Preserving religious rituals on scrolls
(d) Writing a book on the History of England

3. What is usually important to users of other languages that the English language expresses with one general category word?
(a) Acronyms
(b) Slang
(c) Groups of words
(d) Colloquialisms

4. Which words are appropriate for the common people to use?
(a) Danish
(b) Irish
(c) French
(d) Anglo-Saxon

5. What can make learning English unnecessarily difficult?
(a) Tense switching
(b) Grammar rules
(c) Vowels
(d) The alphabet

Short Answer Questions

1. English speakers then to think their language is ___________________.

2. What language is most commonly chosen by international businesses?

3. The differences between languages bring up questions about what?

4. Which country has been successful in protecting its language?

5. What is the difference between Cro-Magnon man and Neanderthal man?

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