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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 Good English and Bad.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can be misused even by experts on the topic?
(a) Spelling
(b) English grammar
(c) Punctuation
(d) Synonyms

2. Why could the Neanderthals not keep up with the Cro-Magnons?
(a) They couldn't communicate with the same complexity
(b) Their brains were not as big
(c) They could not run as fast
(d) They did not have fire

3. In what American city do people speak with slurred words that make them almost impossible to understand?
(a) Cincinnati, Ohio
(b) Ann Arbor, Maryland
(c) Phoenix, Arizona
(d) Baltimore, Maryland

4. Chapter 6 addresses the changing pronunciation of which language over time?
(a) English
(b) Celtic
(c) Italian
(d) French

5. What can be spelled in a variety of ways?
(a) adverbs
(b) names
(c) colloquialisms
(d) adjectives

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Noam Chomsky?

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

3. What is onomatopoeia?

4. Languages around the world contain common ______________________.

5. What is common to most English speakers?

(see the answer key)

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