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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 Where Words Come From.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language and culture does the answer to #44 bring to England?
(a) Spanish
(b) French
(c) Danish
(d) Irish

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

3. There is debate about the simplicity of English spelling and _________________________.
(a) vowel sounds
(b) meaning
(c) tense
(d) pronunciation

4. During Norman rule, which words are appropriate for the upper class to use?
(a) Danish
(b) Italian
(c) French
(d) Irish

5. How do some linguists think that children learn their languages?
(a) Natural tendencies
(b) By osmosis
(c) By their heritage
(d) By imitating their parents

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Venerable Bede?

2. For what is the Venerable Bede famous?

3. The English language has _____________________________.

4. What happens when a group of native speakers dies out?

5. What can make learning English unnecessarily difficult?

(see the answer key)

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