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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, A Muse of Fire.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was William Shakespeare born?
(a) 1603.
(b) 1555.
(c) 1564.
(d) 1572.

2. RP was spoken by how much of the British population at the origination of BBC?
(a) 1%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 3%.
(d) 10%.

3. The Anglo-Saxon language received a major boost when Christianity brought an enormous Latin vocabulary starting in what year?
(a) 597 A.D.
(b) 359 A.D.
(c) 283 B.C.
(d) 238 A.D.

4. The English language was formed through how many invasions?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

5. Who were among the first English-speaking migrants to the west and their descendants live in Cornwall, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and Brittany?
(a) The Romans.
(b) The Indians.
(c) The Germans.
(d) The Celts.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the English Reformation begin?

2. Where was Shakespeare born and raised?

3. What great-grandfather of rap does Robert McCrum write is largely forgotten?

4. What is the name of the dialect generally associated with the British working class?

5. Who is listed as the Executive Producer of the television series The Story of English?

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