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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 country is used as an example of the difficulties of international communication?
(a) Germany
(b) Russia
(c) Canada
(d) Japan

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

3. Why are the speakers in #140 becoming a minority?
(a) Because of the financial investment necessary to study
(b) Because of the interest in studying English around the world
(c) Because of the difficulty in learning the language
(d) Because of the limited applications for the language

4. According to the author, what is easy or difficult depending on the point of view?
(a) Colloquialisms
(b) Spelling in English
(c) Pictographs
(d) Phonics

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country does the printing revolution take place?

2. The English writing system developed from what?

3. Which of the following languages has not been proposed as an international language?

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

5. What language is used to communicate across borders?

(see the answer key)

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