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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Echoes of an English Voice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The denial of Afrikaans in South Africa sparked an explosive riot in what year?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1982.

2. What was the first English-speaking official colony in North America?
(a) New Deutchland.
(b) New York.
(c) New Amsterdam.
(d) Newfoundland.

3. By the turn of which century had English all but died out in Ireland?
(a) 20th.
(b) 16th.
(c) 17th.
(d) 19th.

4. Ulster is composed of how many counties?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

5. In what decade did Australian English come to be of interest in other English speaking countries?
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1990s.
(c) 1960s.
(d) 1980s.

Short Answer Questions

1. Julius Caesar and his armies conquered Britain when?

2. Initially what percentage of Australians were English convicts?

3. What dialect is associated with the lower classes in England?

4. What language is associated with the Irish people?

5. The English language in Ireland is still _____ and non-standardized, according to Robert McCrum.

(see the answer key)

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