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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Mother Tongue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Old English has barely how many Celtic words?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

2. Who were among the first English-speaking migrants to the west and their descendants live in Cornwall, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and Brittany?
(a) The Indians.
(b) The Celts.
(c) The Romans.
(d) The Germans.

3. What is a simplified language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do not have a language in common?
(a) Simple.
(b) Common.
(c) Pidgin.
(d) Average.

4. What is the name of the dialect generally associated with the British working class?
(a) Queen's English.
(b) RP.
(c) Cockney.
(d) Estuary.

5. When was William Shakespeare born?
(a) 1555.
(b) 1572.
(c) 1564.
(d) 1603.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which novelist defined English language fanatics as "Snoots"?

2. What Latin-speaking philosopher and theologian was a major figure in the development of Western Christianity?

3. The establishment of what was an important moment for English as word choices had to be made for standard broadcasting?

4. Approximately how many people speak English as their first language today?

5. What is another word for Old English?

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