The Mother Tongue Quiz

Bill Bryson

This Study Guide consists of approximately 29 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Mother Tongue.

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

According to the author, what do most academies hand down about English grammar? (from Chapter 9 Good English and Bad)

A sense of history

Important guidelines

Repeated mistakes

Illogical rules

2.

English is a language of constant ___________________. (from Chapter 9 Good English and Bad)

complexity

beauty

surprise

change

3.

Chapter 13 addresses what traditions in the English-speaking world? (from Chapter 13 Names)

Wedding

Holiday

Family

Naming

4.

When comparing American and British vocabulary, some terms hold their meanings while others _______________________. (from Chapter 7 Varieties of English)

get new spellings

take on regional colloquialisms

gain a new spin

die off

5.

In what country does the printing revolution take place? (from Chapter 8 Spelling)

Wales

France

England

Ireland

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