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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue, Next Year's Words.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After World War II, which national economy sent multinational corporations across the world and into NATO and the UN?
(a) Canadian.
(b) American.
(c) British.
(d) French.

2. What word that originated in the American West means a source of great and sudden wealth or luck; a spectacular windfall?
(a) Bonanza.
(b) Stampede.
(c) Discombobulate.
(d) Lollapalooza.

3. Initially what percentage of Australians were English convicts?
(a) 99%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 87%.
(d) 10%.

4. What author noted that Southern women often sounded like their black slaves?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) Andrew Johnson.
(c) Samuel Clemens.
(d) Charles Dickens.

5. Bilingualism began in earnest in India in what year?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1835.
(c) 1782.
(d) 1665.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of the novel Oscar and Lucinda?

2. "IPA" stands for what?

3. What author wrote Leaves of Grass?

4. The culture of Ireland rose to a high point in what century?

5. Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?

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