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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, An English-Speaking World.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. For what newspaper is Robert McCrum listed as Literary Editor in the Introduction?
(a) The San Francisco Chronicle.
(b) The London Times.
(c) The Observer.
(d) The New York Times.

4. English is the official language of how many countries?
(a) 25.
(b) 43.
(c) 53.
(d) 34.

5. What great-grandfather of rap does Robert McCrum write is largely forgotten?
(a) Mister Spoons.
(b) Dr. Dre.
(c) Anderson Clydeson.
(d) Master P.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a simplified language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do not have a language in common?

2. When was the Education Act passed in the United Kingdom?

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

4. What television entertainer does Robert McCrum claim is the lineal descendant of Amos and Andy?

5. Robert McCrum was Editor-in-Chief of what publishing house from 1979-1996?

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