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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.3 | Chapter 8.4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What English word does the author of "Men and Manners" lament about the American re-signification?
(a) Clever.
(b) Buttock.
(c) College.
(d) Missionary.

2. From what language does the English word "moose" come?
(a) Algonquin.
(b) Cherokee.
(c) Italian.
(d) English.

3. Which European language has exerted the most influence on the American language?
(a) German.
(b) French.
(c) Italian.
(d) Spanish.

4. According to Chapter 8.4, what is the first impulse behind American imitation of English orthography?
(a) Convenience.
(b) Affectation.
(c) Compromise for cheaper printing.
(d) Anti-colonialism.

5. What word best describes the English attitude towards the adoption of foreign loan-words, in contrast to the American attitude?
(a) Accepting.
(b) Liberal.
(c) Tolerating.
(d) Conservative.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did the African slaves NOT introduce to American English?

2. What term did John Witherspoon coin, framing it within the context of vulgarity?

3. What is the American substitute for the English word "tin"?

4. What is the English meaning of the Hawaiian word "lanai"?

5. Which is the first factor that Mencken identifies as an immediate impediment to the growth of the American language in Chapter 3.1?

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