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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 Old World New World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What else is difficult to determine about the English language?
(a) How slang develops
(b) What is determined to be proper
(c) How each word is altered by region
(d) How many words the average person knows

2. English is the language of _____________________.
(a) the people who speak it
(b) diplomacy
(c) love
(d) civility

3. What is another major language issue in North America?
(a) No printing presses
(b) Regional colloquialisms
(c) No dictionaries
(d) Assimilation of immigrant groups

4. The author tends to think that English is special because of ___________________________.
(a) its verb use
(b) its flexibility of use
(c) its inherent ease of learning
(d) its lyrical sound

5. What is often cited as an equalizing force in English?
(a) Latin derivatives
(b) The lack of grammatical gender
(c) Tenses
(d) Sentence structure

Short Answer Questions

1. Words adopted into the English language already have ___________________.

2. What did Sir William Jones recognize?

3. The Celts are strongly influenced by which culture?

4. What historical occurrence is explored in Chapter 6?

5. Why is it nearly impossible for a dictionary to keep pace with the English language?

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