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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14 Swearing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following languages has not been proposed as an international language?
(a) Seaspeak
(b) Volapuk
(c) Esperanto
(d) Chinese

2. English speakers then to think their language is ___________________.
(a) easy to master
(b) difficult to learn
(c) superior
(d) dignified

3. English is a language of constant ___________________.
(a) beauty
(b) complexity
(c) surprise
(d) change

4. English is changed through _____________________.
(a) social channels
(b) academic experts
(c) university committees
(d) global technology

5. The author states that there are characteristics in the English language that ______________________________.
(a) are fundamental
(b) are easy to learn
(c) are intuitive
(d) are lacking in other languages

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is DARE?

3. The author finds that many languages _________________________.

4. Language has the ability to do what?

5. What else is difficult to determine about the English language?

(see the answer key)

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