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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. Which Founding Father coined the term "to belittle"?
(a) James Madison.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

2. Which Founding Father is said to have sought to establish a new American alphabet?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) John Hancock.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

3. What is the English word for a collection of colleges?
(a) A Collegiate.
(b) A University.
(c) A Maltin.
(d) A Cardinal.

4. How many dialects dominate American English, according to Chapter 1.5?
(a) Two.
(b) None.
(c) Four.
(d) Ten.

5. According to the tale spread by William Gifford, what language was supposed to be substituted for English during the Revolutionary War?
(a) Hebrew.
(b) Spanish.
(c) French.
(d) Latin.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following was not used as a substitute for the once indecent term, for highly refined ears, "bull"?

4. Which term do English dictionaries all describe as an Americanism from the comparative list in Chapter 4.1, despite the English version being frequently used in America?

5. According to Mencken at the beginning of Chapter 1.3, what do the novelists and newspapermen on either side of the Atlantic ocean delight in?

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