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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. Because of the event of #67, the works of which two authors are especially difficult to understand?
(a) Chaucer and Dante
(b) Chaucer and Hemingway
(c) Dante and Shakespeare
(d) Chaucer and Shakespeare

2. Who is Noam Chomsky?
(a) A French archaeologist
(b) A Russian writer
(c) An American linguist
(d) A British psychologist

3. The Celts are strongly influenced by which culture?
(a) Germanic
(b) French
(c) Roman
(d) Norwegian

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

5. What country attempts to control language by its academic system instead of following social forces?
(a) Italy
(b) France
(c) England
(d) United States

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author use to show the development of human speech?

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

3. Who lost control of the United Kingdom under Roman occupation?

4. What historical occurrence is explored in Chapter 6?

5. According to the author, what is easy or difficult depending on the point of view?

(see the answer key)

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