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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, A Muse of Fire.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did James I die?
(a) 1700.
(b) 1440.
(c) 1625.
(d) 1650.

2. Global English is either British or what?
(a) American.
(b) Eastern.
(c) Colonialized.
(d) Western.

3. What threatened Britain's Celtic chiefs after the withdrawal of the Romans?
(a) Germanic tribes.
(b) Greek tribes.
(c) Islamic tribes.
(d) Christian warriors.

4. When did James I lead a council of bishops and Puritan divines to create the King James Bible?
(a) 1604.
(b) 1601.
(c) 1616.
(d) 1630.

5. When did Elizabeth become Queen of England?
(a) 1558.
(b) 1493.
(c) 1530.
(d) 1830.

Short Answer Questions

1. The people of what country have recently developed a fanatical desire to learn English, and English is vital in many developing countries, according to the author?

2. Whose followers are known as Lollards, a somewhat rebellious movement, which preached anticlerical and biblically-centered reforms?

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

4. When did the Romans withdraw from Britain?

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

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