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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following was not used as a substitute for the once indecent term, for highly refined ears, "bull"?
(a) Cow-creature.
(b) Standing-cow.
(c) Gentleman-cow.
(d) Male-cow.

4. What language does the formalism of English grammarians come from?
(a) German.
(b) Latin.
(c) Spanish.
(d) French.

5. In what does the American pronoun not necessarily agree with its noun?
(a) Tense.
(b) Number.
(c) Subject.
(d) Case.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Founding Father coined the term "to belittle"?

2. What word was "coatee" used as a diminutive for?

3. According to Mencken, how do the English pronounce "been?"

4. Who is the author of "A Doll's House," who puts bad grammar into Nora Helmar's mouth?

5. What "Anglomaniac affectation" did Noah Webster sneer at in 1789?

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