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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.3 | Chapter 2.4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what phrase did Benjamin Franklin, Noah Webster, and Robert Southey object as a base Americanism, as discussed in Chapter 2.3?
(a) Free endorsement.
(b) To process.
(c) To advocate.
(d) To indulge.

2. What word in American is used for the English word "shoe?"
(a) Slipper.
(b) Boot.
(c) Footing.
(d) Sandal.

3. Which London newspaper lamented the "menace" that American movies offer to the purity of the English language?
(a) The <i>Times</i>.
(b) The <i>Illustrated London News</i>.
(c) The <i>Daily Herald</i>.
(d) The <i>Daily News</i>.

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

5. What language does Mencken quote Sidney Low as saying is not taught to English youth?
(a) Latin.
(b) American.
(c) Russian.
(d) Greek.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John S. Farmer describe the Western vernacular as being?

2. From what language does the English word "moose" come?

3. What does Mencken state is neglected by those who are professional trained to investigate it?

4. Which Founding Father is said to have sought to establish a new American alphabet?

5. What use of storage was added to the American meaning of the word "barn?"

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