2. In the English language, what has a range of possibilities not available in other languages?
(a) A wide alphabet
(b) Adverbs
(c) A vowel system
(d) Consonants

3. How do some linguists think that children learn their languages?
(a) By their heritage
(b) By osmosis
(c) Natural tendencies
(d) By imitating their parents

4. Regional trends have common accent features but no speakers who _________________________________.
(a) can be emulated
(b) all speak in exactly the same way
(c) can emulate someone else
(d) can teach proper English

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

6. What is an important benefit of the Asian pictograph languages?
(a) Instant recognition
(b) Elegant styling
(c) Cultural integrity
(d) Connection to modern and ancient texts

7. What is common to most English speakers?
(a) Dropping end letters
(b) Slurring
(c) Stuttering
(d) Talking too fast

8. What did Sir William Jones recognize?
(a) Similarities between Sanskrit and languages of Europe
(b) The verb tenses of European languages
(c) The rhythm of the Romance languages
(d) The adaptability of the English language

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

10. In what American city do people speak with slurred words that make them almost impossible to understand?
(a) Ann Arbor, Maryland
(b) Cincinnati, Ohio
(c) Phoenix, Arizona
(d) Baltimore, Maryland

11. According to the author, some words are formed out of __________________.
(a) guttural noises
(b) other words
(c) mistakes
(d) misunderstandings

12. English in the United Kingdom is more _____________ than it is in the United States.
(a) proper
(b) varied
(c) regulated
(d) stilted

13. The English writing system developed from what?
(a) Cave drawings
(b) Etchings on leaves
(c) Markings on trees
(d) Pictographs

14. What can make learning English unnecessarily difficult?
(a) Grammar rules
(b) Vowels
(c) The alphabet
(d) Tense switching

15. Which words are appropriate for the common people to use?
(a) Anglo-Saxon
(b) Irish
(c) Danish
(d) French