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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. Who remain the most direct descendants of the Celts?
(a) The Welsh.
(b) The Scottish.
(c) The Norwiegens.
(d) The Irish.

2. The Story of English was created alongside a nine-part television series for what network?
(a) ABC.
(b) CBS.
(c) NBC.
(d) PBS.

3. What threatened Britain's Celtic chiefs after the withdrawal of the Romans?
(a) Christian warriors.
(b) Greek tribes.
(c) Islamic tribes.
(d) Germanic tribes.

4. When was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1789.

5. Approximately how many people speak English as their first language today?
(a) 800 million.
(b) 230 million.
(c) 375 million.
(d) 654 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Robert MacNeil retire, according to his bio in the Introduction?

2. Old English has barely how many Celtic words?

3. English is the official language of how many countries?

4. When did Elizabeth become Queen of England?

5. Robert McCrum writes in the Introduction, "Language, we know, is in ceaseless ____."

(see the answer key)

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