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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. Chapter 6 addresses the changing pronunciation of which language over time?
(a) English
(b) Italian
(c) French
(d) Celtic

2. From what do most languages derive?
(a) Sign language
(b) Indo-European language family
(c) Cro-Magnon utterances
(d) South America

3. In whose work can inconsistent spelling be found due to the event of #67?
(a) Chaucer
(b) Shakespeare
(c) Dante
(d) Faulkner

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

5. Regional trends have common accent features but no speakers who _________________________________.
(a) can teach proper English
(b) can emulate someone else
(c) all speak in exactly the same way
(d) can be emulated

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to organize information about how people speak?

2. What is common to most English speakers?

3. Languages around the world contain common ______________________.

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

5. What is often cited as an equalizing force in English?

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