2. According to the author, what do most academies hand down about English grammar?
(a) A sense of history
(b) Illogical rules
(c) Repeated mistakes
(d) Important guidelines

3. How many words does the dictionary mentioned in #117 contain?
(a) 800,000
(b) 750,000
(c) 700,000
(d) 600,000

4. In what year was the crossword puzzle invented?
(a) 1965
(b) 1889
(c) 1945
(d) 1913

5. What is the mission of the English-only movement in the U.S.?
(a) Find funding to teach English in third world nations
(b) Make English the official language
(c) Finance its own dictionary
(d) Find funding for the study of the English language

6. British pronunciation and vocabulary is generally viewed to have high ________________ in North America.
(a) understandability
(b) prestige
(c) recognition
(d) preference

7. Chapter 15 addresses the history of what?
(a) word games
(b) spelling bees
(c) counting
(d) alphabet songs

8. Which two languages have found some purpose in international communications?
(a) Esperanto and Volapuk
(b) Seaspeak and English
(c) Seaspeak and Esperanto
(d) Seaspeak and Chinese

9. Many words that were once considered taboo are now considered to be ______________________.
(a) slightly offensive
(b) vulgar
(c) quite innocent
(d) inappropriate

10. What element guides generational language?
(a) Colloquialisms
(b) Regionalism
(c) Superiority
(d) Pop culture

11. How many words did Noah Webster's dictionary contain to surpass the one mentioned in #113?
(a) 5,500
(b) 37,000
(c) 70,000
(d) 520,000

12. What does the author feel there is a lack of among English native speakers?
(a) To learn other languages
(b) To teach English to foreigners
(c) To read documents in Old English
(d) To learn new words each year

13. Many modern swear words come from _________________________.
(a) uneducated people
(b) polite speech
(c) anger
(d) misunderstandings

14. What marketing challenge must companies address when considering working abroad?
(a) Tag lines
(b) Direct mail
(c) Web site click thrus
(d) Branding

15. Why can translations between countries be considered difficult?
(a) People are conditioned to communicate within their specific culture.
(b) Countries do not teach children who are more amenable to new language
(c) Adults are too hard to train in a new language
(d) People are basically too lazy to learn something new