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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do other languages borrow English words and expressions?
(a) To become more popular
(b) To illustrate the conditions of modern life
(c) To become trendier
(d) To become more international

2. What language is used to communicate across borders?
(a) Italian
(b) French
(c) Japanese
(d) English

3. English is a language of constant ___________________.
(a) beauty
(b) surprise
(c) complexity
(d) change

4. When did the English language go through many changes?
(a) During the American Revolution
(b) After the Bubonic Plague ravaged Europe
(c) After Viking invasions of England
(d) When it moved to North America

5. The English writing system developed from what?
(a) Etchings on leaves
(b) Pictographs
(c) Cave drawings
(d) Markings on trees

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Noam Chomsky?

2. According to the author, varieties of English are heavily influenced by what?

3. What language and culture does the answer to #44 bring to England?

4. English cannot be confined to arbitrary rules or ____________________.

5. Language has the ability to do what?

(see the answer key)

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