2. Who were two champions for the simplification of English spelling?
(a) Ben Franklin and Noah Webster
(b) Thomas Jefferson and Noah Webster
(c) Ben Franklin and John Adams
(d) Ben Franklin and Guttenberg

3. The differences between languages bring up questions about what?
(a) Their purpose
(b) Their clarity
(c) Their ease of use
(d) Their origins and place within the human story

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

5. In what time period does the event from #67 occur?
(a) 1500s
(b) 1960s
(c) 1800s
(d) 1930s

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

7. From what do most languages derive?
(a) South America
(b) Cro-Magnon utterances
(c) Sign language
(d) Indo-European language family

8. There is debate about the simplicity of English spelling and _________________________.
(a) vowel sounds
(b) tense
(c) meaning
(d) pronunciation

9. Language issues tend to be __________________.
(a) constant
(b) irreconcilable
(c) universal
(d) political

10. Because of the event of #67, the works of which two authors are especially difficult to understand?
(a) Chaucer and Dante
(b) Dante and Shakespeare
(c) Chaucer and Hemingway
(d) Chaucer and Shakespeare

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

12. Who invades England in 1066?
(a) The Norwegians
(b) The French
(c) The Normans
(d) The Romans

13. Why could the Neanderthals not keep up with the Cro-Magnons?
(a) They couldn't communicate with the same complexity
(b) Their brains were not as big
(c) They could not run as fast
(d) They did not have fire

14. English speakers then to think their language is ___________________.
(a) difficult to learn
(b) dignified
(c) easy to master
(d) superior

15. In addition to linguistic differences in languages, there are also ________________________.
(a) cultural differences
(b) learning disabilities
(c) sign language supplements
(d) intuitive abilities