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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. During Norman rule, which words are appropriate for the upper class to use?
(a) Irish
(b) French
(c) Danish
(d) Italian

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

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

4. What does the English language's large vocabulary mean to users?
(a) More letters of the alphabet
(b) More spelling words
(c) More vowels
(d) More precise expression

5. The author finds that many languages _________________________.
(a) have many similarities
(b) die out eventually
(c) overlap geographically
(d) are difficult to learn

Short Answer Questions

1. For what is the Venerable Bede famous?

2. Who establishes a large presence in Northern England in the year 850?

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

4. What does Chomsky think are innate in children?

5. What happens when a group of native speakers dies out?

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