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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 is easy or difficult depending on the point of view?
(a) Spelling in English
(b) Phonics
(c) Pictographs
(d) Colloquialisms

2. The English writing system developed from what?
(a) Pictographs
(b) Cave drawings
(c) Markings on trees
(d) Etchings on leaves

3. English cannot be confined to arbitrary rules or ____________________.
(a) experts
(b) colloquialisms
(c) regionalism
(d) authority

4. What did Sir William Jones recognize?
(a) The rhythm of the Romance languages
(b) The verb tenses of European languages
(c) Similarities between Sanskrit and languages of Europe
(d) The adaptability of the English language

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What can be misused even by experts on the topic?

2. For what is the Venerable Bede famous?

3. In Chapter 4, the author traces the development of English in what country?

4. What is the difference between Cro-Magnon man and Neanderthal man?

5. How do some linguists think that children learn their languages?

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