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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.2 | Chapter 9.3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the early presidents does Mencken identify as archetypal of the new American?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Andrew Jackson.
(c) James Monroe.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

2. In what location does Mencken say both the American and English orthographies flourish side by side?
(a) New England.
(b) Australia.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) Canada.

3. What sound did Webster object to inserting in words such as "gradual" and "nature," before the "u"?
(a) Ch.
(b) T.
(c) Dh.
(d) Y.

4. In what language did the American derivative "coyote" originate?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Aztec.
(d) Mayan.

5. What notable author was the first Englishman to carry Americanisms successfully back to his home?
(a) G.K. Chesterton.
(b) Cleveland Coxe.
(c) Joseph Conrad.
(d) Charles Dickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What American writer does Mencken claim likely inspired envy in British writers?

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

3. 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?

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

5. Which of the following does Wilcox not list as a negative treatment of the English language by grammarians?

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