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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. English grammar rules are based on what?
(a) Oxford University guidelines
(b) Celtic
(c) Old English
(d) Latin

2. What is an important benefit of the Asian pictograph languages?
(a) Cultural integrity
(b) Elegant styling
(c) Instant recognition
(d) Connection to modern and ancient texts

3. What is common to most English speakers?
(a) Talking too fast
(b) Stuttering
(c) Slurring
(d) Dropping end letters

4. 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

5. What do the Asian languages have less of than other languages?
(a) sound-symbol connection
(b) syllables
(c) consonants
(d) vowels

Short Answer Questions

1. What combines with vowels to make pronunciation rules difficult to define?

2. What type of languages are Chinese and Japanese

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

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

5. Who invades England in 1066?

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