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

2. Who is quoted from his Preface to A Dictionary of the English Language in the Introduction?
(a) Anderson Williams.
(b) William Cran.
(c) Dr. Samuel Johnson.
(d) Daniel Webster.

3. When did the Romans withdraw from Britain?
(a) 110 A.D.
(b) 210 A.D.
(c) 520 A.D.
(d) 410 A.D.

4. The people of what country have recently developed a fanatical desire to learn English, and English is vital in many developing countries, according to the author?
(a) Korea.
(b) Israel.
(c) Germany.
(d) China.

5. Who welcomed St. Augustine in England?
(a) King Aethelbert.
(b) King Charles.
(c) King Skaronn.
(d) King Ferdinand.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was William Shakespeare born?

2. What is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims?

3. When did James I die?

4. What is another word for Old English?

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

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