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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16 The Future of English.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Language has the ability to do what?
(a) Create peace among countries
(b) Unite global communities
(c) Expand and grow
(d) Go beyond national borders

2. Chapter 15 addresses the history of what?
(a) word games
(b) spelling bees
(c) alphabet songs
(d) counting

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

4. What do the Asian languages have less of than other languages?
(a) syllables
(b) sound-symbol connection
(c) vowels
(d) consonants

5. English grammar rules are based on what?
(a) Oxford University guidelines
(b) Old English
(c) Latin
(d) Celtic

Short Answer Questions

1. What is onomatopoeia?

2. Why is it nearly impossible for a dictionary to keep pace with the English language?

3. In what American city do people speak with slurred words that make them almost impossible to understand?

4. When does modern English begin to emerge?

5. What language is used to communicate across borders?

(see the answer key)

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