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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 Varieties of English.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chomsky think are innate in children?
(a) The tendencies to be dyslexic
(b) Rhyming capabilities
(c) Several language barriers
(d) "Ground rules" that help them learn language

2. In what American city do people speak with slurred words that make them almost impossible to understand?
(a) Ann Arbor, Maryland
(b) Cincinnati, Ohio
(c) Phoenix, Arizona
(d) Baltimore, Maryland

3. What happens when a particular phonology is applied to adopted words?
(a) They become more rhythmic
(b) They become almost unrecognizable in their original language
(c) They become more lyrical
(d) They become easier to understand

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

5. Language issues tend to be __________________.
(a) universal
(b) irreconcilable
(c) political
(d) constant

Short Answer Questions

1. English speakers then to think their language is ___________________.

2. The author decides it is ______________ to divide the U.S. into distinct accents.

3. According to the author, some words are formed out of __________________.

4. From what do most languages derive?

5. Because of the event of #67, the works of which two authors are especially difficult to understand?

(see the answer key)

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