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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. From what context do many swear words come?
(a) Demographic
(b) Age
(c) Physical
(d) Religious
2. Which speakers are becoming a minority of single-language users around the world?
(a) English speakers
(b) Italian speakers
(c) French speakers
(d) German speakers
3. According to the author, what do most academies hand down about English grammar?
(a) Important guidelines
(b) Illogical rules
(c) A sense of history
(d) Repeated mistakes
4. What does the author feel there is a lack of among English native speakers?
(a) To read documents in Old English
(b) To learn other languages
(c) To learn new words each year
(d) To teach English to foreigners
5. What is another major language issue in North America?
(a) No printing presses
(b) Assimilation of immigrant groups
(c) Regional colloquialisms
(d) No dictionaries
Short Answer Questions
1. Chapter 13 addresses what traditions in the English-speaking world?
2. How do Americans view British pronunciation and vocabulary?
3. How many words does the dictionary mentioned in #117 contain?
4. What element guides generational language?
5. What is the mission of the English-only movement in the U.S.?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the author's opinion on who actually controls the English language?
2. How does the author explain the development of British and American surnames?
3. What is the author's position on many spelling and grammar rules?
4. What impact has American English had on the British vocabulary?
5. What is the basis for the argument of making English an international language?
6. What is the origin of the crossword puzzle?
7. What happens to the use of swear words as society becomes more cognizant of propriety?
8. Explain any efforts to regulate the English language.
9. What does the author state as one of the oldest English language dictionaries?
10. Explain the almost futile attempts to produce current English language dictionaries.
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