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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 historical occurrence is explored in Chapter 6?
(a) The Great Depression
(b) The Johnstown Flood
(c) The Great Vowel Shift
(d) The Kennedy Assassination

2. Languages around the world contain common ______________________.
(a) vowels
(b) verb tenses
(c) foundations
(d) consonants

3. According to the author what will happen when English comes into its own as a modern language of international importance?
(a) The language will run amuck
(b) There will be fewer rules imposed
(c) Communication will break down
(d) Regionalism will take over

4. In what country does the printing revolution take place?
(a) Wales
(b) Ireland
(c) France
(d) England

5. Who establishes a large presence in Northern England in the year 850?
(a) The French
(b) The Romans
(c) The Danish Vikings
(d) The Russians

Short Answer Questions

1. What can be spelled in a variety of ways?

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

3. On what does a child's vocabulary rely?

4. Who is the Venerable Bede?

5. From what do most languages derive?

(see the answer key)

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