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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. According to the author, varieties of English are heavily influenced by what?
(a) geographic reasons
(b) ancestral reasons
(c) financial reasons
(d) social reasons

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

3. Which part of Spain often engages in violence to protect its language?
(a) Madrid
(b) Basque region
(c) Valencian region
(d) Barcelona

4. What shows up in versions of early dictionaries?
(a) The author's personality
(b) Judgments
(c) Errors
(d) Conflicts

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does modern English begin to emerge?

2. Who are often responsible for coining new words?

3. What occurs when English speaking world leaders are forced to rely on translators?

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

5. English speakers then to think their language is ___________________.

(see the answer key)

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