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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 brought the English language to Britain, according to Chapter 2, The Mother Tongue?
(a) Germanic tribes.
(b) Celts.
(c) Roman tribes.
(d) Asian tribes.

2. Where was the Archduke Ferdinand assassinated?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) Sarajevo.

3. 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) Queen's English.
(c) Estuary English.
(d) Cockney English.

4. How many people spoke English in Shakespeare's time?
(a) 10-15 million.
(b) 5-7 million.
(c) 3-4 million.
(d) 8-10 million.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which novelist defined English language fanatics as "Snoots"?

2. Robert McCrum describes the modulation of British RP to what in the Introduction?

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

4. When did James I lead a council of bishops and Puritan divines to create the King James Bible?

5. James VI of Scotland became James I of England in what year?

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