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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Guid Scots Tongue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Average.
(b) Simple.
(c) Pidgin.
(d) Common.

2. Who welcomed St. Augustine in England?
(a) King Ferdinand.
(b) King Skaronn.
(c) King Aethelbert.
(d) King Charles.

3. What is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Plymouth Rock.
(c) Ellis Island.
(d) Nina Maria.

4. In what year did the English Reformation begin?
(a) 1598.
(b) 1601.
(c) 1534.
(d) 1555.

5. Which of the early Germanic tribes had speech that was Germanic and they lived Denmark?
(a) Celti.
(b) Frisii.
(c) Anglii.
(d) Buchi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What committee was formed to make decisions regarding standard English pronunciation for broadcasting in England?

2. Who published the Dictionary of the English Language in 1755?

3. When was the original edition of The Story of English published?

4. When was Ivanhoe written?

5. Who were among the first English-speaking migrants to the west and their descendants live in Cornwall, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and Brittany?

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