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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.1 | Chapter 3.2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many classifications of Americanisms does Gilbert M. Tucker provide in 1921?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Two.
(d) Thirteen.

2. Which is the first factor that Mencken identifies as an immediate impediment to the growth of the American language in Chapter 3.1?
(a) Territorial expansiveness.
(b) Political disharmony.
(c) Regional diversity.
(d) Lack of a national literature.

3. Which of the following did the African slaves NOT introduce to American English?
(a) Goober.
(b) Voodoo.
(c) Gumbo.
(d) Banjo.

4. To what continent does Mencken attribute the acknowledgment of the differences between American and British English?
(a) South America.
(b) Asia.
(c) North America.
(d) Europe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which European language has exerted the most influence on the American language?

2. Whose clarity of prevision does Mencken praise in the opening of Chapter 1.1?

3. What language does Mencken quote Sidney Low as saying is not taught to English youth?

4. According to the tale spread by William Gifford, what language was supposed to be substituted for English during the Revolutionary War?

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

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