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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 Names.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shows up in versions of early dictionaries?
(a) Errors
(b) Judgments
(c) The author's personality
(d) Conflicts

2. Why are the speakers in #140 becoming a minority?
(a) Because of the difficulty in learning the language
(b) Because of the financial investment necessary to study
(c) Because of the interest in studying English around the world
(d) Because of the limited applications for the language

3. American surnames can be traced to ____________________ names.
(a) city
(b) British
(c) ancestral
(d) immigrant

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

5. According to the author, some words are formed out of __________________.
(a) other words
(b) misunderstandings
(c) guttural noises
(d) mistakes

Short Answer Questions

1. English is the language of _____________________.

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

3. What does the author feel there is a lack of among English native speakers?

4. What combines with vowels to make pronunciation rules difficult to define?

5. British surnames are the product of confusing pronunciations and ____________________.

(see the answer key)

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