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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 The First Thousand Years.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Languages around the world contain common ______________________.
(a) foundations
(b) vowels
(c) consonants
(d) verb tenses

3. Language differences within a country are often ________________.
(a) divisive
(b) political
(c) petty
(d) irreconcilable

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

5. The differences between languages bring up questions about what?
(a) Their purpose
(b) Their ease of use
(c) Their origins and place within the human story
(d) Their clarity

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the difference between Cro-Magnon man and Neanderthal man?

2. For what is the Venerable Bede famous?

3. Who is Noam Chomsky?

4. The author states that there are characteristics in the English language that ______________________________.

5. During Norman rule, which words are appropriate for the upper class to use?

(see the answer key)

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