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

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

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

4. Who is the author of "Dissertations on the English Language"?
(a) Noah Webster.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) H.L. Mencken.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the American substitute for the English word "tin"?

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

3. Which letter of the alphabet do Americans differ in pronunciation from other English-speaking countries?

4. Who protested the adoption of the broad "a" in an 1857 work entitled "The Autocrat at the Breakfast Table"?

5. What class of Americans is most influenced by Briticisms, according to Mencken in Chapter 5.2?

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