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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 occurs when English speaking world leaders are forced to rely on translators?
(a) Gross misunderstandings
(b) Lag in translation
(c) Errors in translation
(d) Decisions are postponed

2. Languages around the world contain common ______________________.
(a) foundations
(b) vowels
(c) verb tenses
(d) consonants

3. Because of the event of #67, the works of which two authors are especially difficult to understand?
(a) Dante and Shakespeare
(b) Chaucer and Shakespeare
(c) Chaucer and Dante
(d) Chaucer and Hemingway

4. What system allows English speakers to communicate efficiently in writing?
(a) Tonal
(b) Ebonic
(c) Phonetic
(d) Syllabic

5. What is phonology?
(a) A sound system for a language
(b) A fraud detector
(c) A phonograph history
(d) Telephone operator skills

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does a child's vocabulary rely?

2. In the English language, what has a range of possibilities not available in other languages?

3. Words that enter American and British vocabularies generally come from what country?

4. In addition to organization, what other issues arise when publishing a dictionary?

5. British pronunciation and vocabulary is generally viewed to have high ________________ in North America.

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