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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 is common to most English speakers?
(a) Talking too fast
(b) Stuttering
(c) Dropping end letters
(d) Slurring

2. What do the British borrow from American English?
(a) ebonics
(b) street slang
(c) phonics
(d) grammatical styles and word usages

3. Which part of Spain often engages in violence to protect its language?
(a) Basque region
(b) Barcelona
(c) Valencian region
(d) Madrid

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

5. British pronunciation and vocabulary is generally viewed to have high ________________ in North America.
(a) recognition
(b) preference
(c) prestige
(d) understandability

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Americans view British pronunciation and vocabulary?

2. Why do other languages borrow English words and expressions?

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

4. The English language is left to ___________ and public figures.

5. Why does the author feel it is difficult to trace the history of swearing?

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