2. What is the study of the English language considered to be?
(a) A requirment in all schools
(b) A waste of time
(c) A necessary evil
(d) A large industry in the world

3. During Norman rule, which words are appropriate for the upper class to use?
(a) Italian
(b) Danish
(c) Irish
(d) French

4. What combines with vowels to make pronunciation rules difficult to define?
(a) Punctuation
(b) Cultural dialects
(c) Too many consonants
(d) Complex spelling rules

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. In Chapter 4, the author traces the development of English in what country?
(a) France
(b) Spain
(c) Norway
(d) United Kingdom

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

13. Who are often responsible for coining new words?
(a) Professors
(b) Mothers
(c) Writers
(d) Scholars

14. Words adopted into the English language already have ___________________.
(a) Dictionary listings
(b) Ease of use indicators
(c) Adaptations from other languages
(d) Prior approval for use

15. What is onomatopoeia?
(a) A new insect genus
(b) A word which represents the sound of something
(c) The predecessor of Cro-Magnon man
(d) A culinary trend

Short Answer Questions

1. Many English speakers promote the particular variety of English that they speak while ____________________ the dialects of speakers from other regions.

2. Who lost control of the United Kingdom under Roman occupation?

3. In addition to linguistic differences in languages, there are also ________________________.

4. The English writing system developed from what?

5. What historical occurrence is explored in Chapter 6?

(see the answer keys)

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