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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The author finds that many languages _________________________.
(a) have many similarities
(b) are difficult to learn
(c) die out eventually
(d) overlap geographically

3. Who is the Venerable Bede?
(a) A rabbi
(b) A monk
(c) A bishop
(d) A priest

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

5. What is phonology?
(a) A phonograph history
(b) A sound system for a language
(c) A fraud detector
(d) Telephone operator skills

6. The pronunciations of many words in America reflect what speakers think British speakers say and _______________________.
(a) rejects them outright
(b) ignores them
(c) attempts to imitate them
(d) tries to do the opposite

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

8. Who establishes a large presence in Northern England in the year 850?
(a) The Russians
(b) The Danish Vikings
(c) The French
(d) The Romans

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

10. What can be spelled in a variety of ways?
(a) names
(b) colloquialisms
(c) adjectives
(d) adverbs

11. In whose work can inconsistent spelling be found due to the event of #67?
(a) Chaucer
(b) Shakespeare
(c) Dante
(d) Faulkner

12. What type of languages are Chinese and Japanese
(a) Syllabic
(b) Phonetic
(c) Ebonic
(d) Pictographic

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

14. Which group surprisingly makes grammar and word mistakes?
(a) Scholars
(b) Famous authors
(c) Professors
(d) Clergymen

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what is the Venerable Bede famous?

2. From which tribe does England get its name?

3. Who is Noam Chomsky?

4. Which words are appropriate for the common people to use?

5. The English writing system developed from what?

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