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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. According to the author what is the most striking example of a word with multiple meanings?
(a) Track
(b) Fine
(c) Dance
(d) Snap

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

3. What is onomatopoeia?
(a) A word which represents the sound of something
(b) A new insect genus
(c) The predecessor of Cro-Magnon man
(d) A culinary trend

4. What happens when a group of native speakers dies out?
(a) A new language is formed
(b) The language lives on in documents
(c) The language dies
(d) The language lives on in verbal communications

5. The author tends to think that English is special because of ___________________________.
(a) its verb use
(b) its lyrical sound
(c) its inherent ease of learning
(d) its flexibility of use

Short Answer Questions

1. What is phonology?

2. What does the English language's large vocabulary mean to users?

3. The author discusses the elements that English lacks but that ______________________________.

4. In addition to linguistic differences in languages, there are also ________________________.

5. Which group surprisingly makes grammar and word mistakes?

(see the answer key)

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