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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. 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) Regionalism will take over
(c) There will be fewer rules imposed
(d) Communication will break down

2. In Chapter 4, the author traces the development of English in what country?
(a) United Kingdom
(b) Spain
(c) Norway
(d) France

3. What type of languages are Chinese and Japanese
(a) Pictographic
(b) Ebonic
(c) Syllabic
(d) Phonetic

4. According to the author, what do most academies hand down about English grammar?
(a) A sense of history
(b) Important guidelines
(c) Repeated mistakes
(d) Illogical rules

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who establishes a large presence in Northern England in the year 850?

2. What profession encourages expressions that make numbers and letters clearer when communicating by radio?

3. In what American city do people speak with slurred words that make them almost impossible to understand?

4. In the English language, what has a range of possibilities not available in other languages?

5. The English language is left to ___________ and public figures.

(see the answer key)

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