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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what American city do people speak with slurred words that make them almost impossible to understand?
(a) Phoenix, Arizona
(b) Cincinnati, Ohio
(c) Ann Arbor, Maryland
(d) Baltimore, Maryland

2. How do Americans view British pronunciation and vocabulary?
(a) They think it is too affected
(b) They try to imitate it
(c) They ignore it
(d) They want to destroy it

3. Original names from _______________ or Native American times have slowly shifted in spelling and pronunciation.
(a) Latin
(b) Celtic
(c) British
(d) Spanish

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

5. What else impacts the pronunciation of some words?
(a) Southern accents
(b) Regional pronunciations
(c) Speech impediments
(d) Lazy speakers

Short Answer Questions

1. What language is most commonly chosen by international businesses?

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

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

4. What is the dictionary that follows Webster's forty years later?

5. On what principle are cliches based?

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