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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. When does modern English begin to emerge?
(a) The 20th century
(b) The 15th century
(c) The 12th century
(d) The 19th century

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

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

4. From which tribe does England get its name?
(a) The Angles
(b) The Engles
(c) The Angels
(d) The Englees

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who invades England in 1066?

4. For what is the Venerable Bede famous?

5. What is usually important to users of other languages that the English language expresses with one general category word?

(see the answer key)

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