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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16 The Future of English.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many words did Noah Webster's dictionary contain to surpass the one mentioned in #113?
(a) 5,500
(b) 520,000
(c) 37,000
(d) 70,000

2. What does the author consider to be unreliable in monitoring English word usage?
(a) Foreign language textbooks
(b) Spelling books
(c) Dictionaries
(d) Thesauri

3. American surnames can be traced to ____________________ names.
(a) city
(b) ancestral
(c) British
(d) immigrant

4. When comparing American and British vocabulary, some terms hold their meanings while others _______________________.
(a) get new spellings
(b) take on regional colloquialisms
(c) gain a new spin
(d) die off

5. Which of the following languages has not been proposed as an international language?
(a) Seaspeak
(b) Volapuk
(c) Chinese
(d) Esperanto

Short Answer Questions

1. Which speakers are becoming a minority of single-language users around the world?

2. For years, concern for spelling has been neglected over imposing what?

3. Which group surprisingly makes grammar and word mistakes?

4. From which tribe does England get its name?

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

(see the answer key)

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