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

2. Who establishes a large presence in Northern England in the year 850?
(a) The Romans
(b) The Russians
(c) The French
(d) The Danish Vikings

3. Which group surprisingly makes grammar and word mistakes?
(a) Clergymen
(b) Professors
(c) Famous authors
(d) Scholars

4. It is an interesting ____________ that Americans attempt to imitate the British by using words and pronunciations that are not British at all or are no longer used.
(a) mistake
(b) irony
(c) symbol
(d) metaphor

5. What is DARE?
(a) Diary of Any Regional Experts
(b) Dictionary of American Real Estate
(c) Dictionary of All Regional English
(d) Dictionary of American Regional English

Short Answer Questions

1. For what is the Venerable Bede famous?

2. Physical communication strategies include proximity between speakers, hand gestures and ______________________.

3. All English speakers can understand each other despite ______________________________.

4. What profession encourages expressions that make numbers and letters clearer when communicating by radio?

5. According to the author what is the most striking example of a word with multiple meanings?

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