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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 brings some sort of uniformity to spelling and language?
(a) The Constitution
(b) The printing press
(c) Newspapers
(d) McGuffy's Reader

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

3. The author discusses the process of development of the British _____________ from the Middle Ages to the present.
(a) nickname
(b) first name
(c) middle name
(d) surname

4. When comparing American and British vocabulary, some terms hold their meanings while others _______________________.
(a) get new spellings
(b) take on regional colloquialisms
(c) gain a new spin
(d) die off

5. In what time period does the event from #67 occur?
(a) 1960s
(b) 1930s
(c) 1500s
(d) 1800s

Short Answer Questions

1. How can English be particularly complex for non-native English speakers?

2. There is debate about the simplicity of English spelling and _________________________.

3. Historians show real _______________ by piecing together a record of the human community without definitive proof.

4. In whose work can inconsistent spelling be found due to the event of #67?

5. What helps a listener and speaker to use the correct word when in doubt?

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