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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. Which of the early Germanic tribes lived in Northern Germany?
(a) Anglii.
(b) Frisii.
(c) Celti.
(d) Buchi.

2. What is considered the highest level of standardization of English, according to the authors in Chapter 1, An English-Speaking World?
(a) Jamaican English.
(b) Estuary English.
(c) Cockney English.
(d) Queen's English.

3. Who was the leader of translation in the King James Bible?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Bois.
(c) Webster.
(d) Anderson.

4. When did Queen Elizabeth die?
(a) 1600.
(b) 1650.
(c) 1603.
(d) 1595.

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 Germans.
(c) The Celts.
(d) The Indians.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Romans withdraw from Britain?

2. Who is the author of the novel Oscar and Lucinda?

3. How many novels has Robert MacNeil written, according to the Introduction?

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

5. Who remain the most direct descendants of the Celts?

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