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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 English as a World Language.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which speakers are becoming a minority of single-language users around the world?
(a) Italian speakers
(b) German speakers
(c) English speakers
(d) French speakers

2. Why can translations between countries be considered difficult?
(a) People are basically too lazy to learn something new
(b) People are conditioned to communicate within their specific culture.
(c) Countries do not teach children who are more amenable to new language
(d) Adults are too hard to train in a new language

3. Who lost control of the United Kingdom under Roman occupation?
(a) The royal family
(b) The Vikings
(c) Celtic tribes
(d) Germanic tribes

4. Who is the Venerable Bede?
(a) A rabbi
(b) A monk
(c) A priest
(d) A bishop

5. During Norman rule, which words are appropriate for the upper class to use?
(a) Italian
(b) Irish
(c) French
(d) Danish

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author feel there is a lack of among English native speakers?

2. What language is used to communicate across borders?

3. What do the Asian languages have less of than other languages?

4. What is an important benefit of the Asian pictograph languages?

5. What brings some sort of uniformity to spelling and language?

(see the answer key)

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