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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What system allows English speakers to communicate efficiently in writing?
(a) Ebonic
(b) Syllabic
(c) Tonal
(d) Phonetic

2. From what do most languages derive?
(a) Cro-Magnon utterances
(b) Sign language
(c) Indo-European language family
(d) South America

3. How do the British typically view American pronunciation and vocabulary?
(a) They want to destroy them
(b) They look down on them
(c) They are open to anything American
(d) They try to emulate them

4. When did the English language go through many changes?
(a) After Viking invasions of England
(b) During the American Revolution
(c) When it moved to North America
(d) After the Bubonic Plague ravaged Europe

5. The author decides it is ______________ to divide the U.S. into distinct accents.
(a) fun
(b) frustrating
(c) easy
(d) futile

Short Answer Questions

1. The pronunciations of many words in America reflect what speakers think British speakers say and _______________________.

2. What is common to most English speakers?

3. What is another characteristic of spoken swear words?

4. In the English language, what has a range of possibilities not available in other languages?

5. What historical occurrence is explored in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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