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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. Who is the author of "Travels in North America," published in 1827?
(a) Louis Untermeyer.
(b) Henry Alford.
(c) Basil Hall.
(d) Charles Astor Bristed.

2. What vowel sound was dominant in 18th century New England pronunciation, despite common protests to the contrary?
(a) Broad o.
(b) Flat a.
(c) Broad a.
(d) Flat e.

3. What American writer does Mencken claim likely inspired envy in British writers?
(a) Fowler.
(b) Irving.
(c) Griswold.
(d) Poe.

4. What use of storage was added to the American meaning of the word "barn?"
(a) Cattle.
(b) Crops.
(c) Horses.
(d) Chickens.

5. How many classifications of Americanisms does Bartlett postulate in his 1859 dictionary?
(a) Forty-two.
(b) Nine.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Mencken claims that Noah Webster contains less of the scientific inquirer and more of what?

4. What English word does the author of "Men and Manners" lament about the American re-signification?

5. According to Mencken, what did the first generations born in the New World value as a virtue over enterprise and resourcefulness?

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