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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 13 addresses what traditions in the English-speaking world?
(a) Family
(b) Wedding
(c) Naming
(d) Holiday

2. In Chapter 4, the author traces the development of English in what country?
(a) United Kingdom
(b) Norway
(c) France
(d) Spain

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

4. On what does a child's vocabulary rely?
(a) IQ
(b) Exposure to the speech of the primary caregiver
(c) Geographic area
(d) Nationality

5. What allows a speaker to express class status?
(a) Antonyms
(b) Synonyms
(c) Sentence structure
(d) Accents

Short Answer Questions

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

2. English is a language of constant ___________________.

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

4. Why do other languages borrow English words and expressions?

5. From what industries do new words in American and Britain come?

(see the answer key)

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