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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What historical occurrence is explored in Chapter 6?
(a) The Great Vowel Shift
(b) The Great Depression
(c) The Johnstown Flood
(d) The Kennedy Assassination

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

4. The Celts are strongly influenced by which culture?
(a) Roman
(b) French
(c) Germanic
(d) Norwegian

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Language differences within a country are often ________________.

2. The differences between languages bring up questions about what?

3. What does English manage to avoid that are present in other languages?

4. On what does a child's vocabulary rely?

5. Which country has been successful in protecting its language?

Short Essay Questions

1. What measures can people take when exact pronunciations are critical?

2. What event prompted the usage of standardized spelling in England?

3. What drawbacks are there in using the English language?

4. What is the dynamic of countries with more than one language?

5. What is another method of explaining where words come from?

6. Explain the impact that slurring of speech has on English pronunciation?

7. What seems to be a long-term benefit of a phonetic system as opposed to a pictograph system?

8. What is a third method of explaining where words come from?

9. How does the English language compare with the development and growth of other global languages?

10. What is Noam Chomsky's position on how children learn language?

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