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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. Which country has been successful in protecting its language?
(a) Wales
(b) Ireland
(c) Italy
(d) France

2. The author discusses the process of development of the British _____________ from the Middle Ages to the present.
(a) first name
(b) surname
(c) nickname
(d) middle name

3. What profession encourages expressions that make numbers and letters clearer when communicating by radio?
(a) Football coaches
(b) Pilots
(c) Cab drivers
(d) Ship captains

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

5. What did North American immigrants do with their native languages?
(a) They modified them somewhat
(b) They held to them steadfastly
(c) They abandoned them
(d) They modified them radically

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the risks of being unaware of international translations of company names and messages?

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

3. What is the mission of the English-only movement in the U.S.?

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

5. What has been added to the British vocabulary in spite of academic protests?

(see the answer key)

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