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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.1 | Chapter 6.2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word was "coatee" used as a diminutive for?
(a) Coat.
(b) Shawl.
(c) Beard.
(d) Hat.

2. What country's works dominated the reading habits of the American colonists in the latter 18th century?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) Denmark.
(d) France.

3. Where was the broad "a" principally established prior to the Civil War?
(a) New England.
(b) The Southeast.
(c) The Midwest.
(d) California.

4. Whose clarity of prevision does Mencken praise in the opening of Chapter 1.1?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Franklin.
(c) Madison.
(d) Waldo.

5. In terms of politics, an American candidate "runs" for office. What does an English candidate do?
(a) Stands.
(b) Sprints.
(c) Sits.
(d) Jumps.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which London newspaper lamented the "menace" that American movies offer to the purity of the English language?

2. In what language did the American derivative "coyote" originate?

3. How many classifications of Americanisms does Gilbert M. Tucker provide in 1921?

4. How many classifications of Americanisms does Bartlett postulate in his 1859 dictionary?

5. Who proposed a generally accepted nomenclature for currency in 1785?

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