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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 Global Language.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which country has been successful in protecting its language?
(a) Wales
(b) France
(c) Ireland
(d) Italy

2. What is often cited as an equalizing force in English?
(a) Sentence structure
(b) The lack of grammatical gender
(c) Tenses
(d) Latin derivatives

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

4. What language is most commonly chosen by international businesses?
(a) Italian
(b) Japanese
(c) French
(d) English

5. What can make learning English unnecessarily difficult?
(a) The alphabet
(b) Grammar rules
(c) Vowels
(d) Tense switching

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Languages around the world contain common ______________________.

4. From what do most languages derive?

5. What about the English language gives users greater range of expression?

(see the answer key)

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