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

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

4. RP was spoken by how much of the British population at the origination of BBC?
(a) 10%.
(b) 3%.
(c) 1%.
(d) 20%.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who is listed as the Executive Producer of the television series The Story of English?

3. 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?

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

5. The Story of English was created alongside a nine-part television series for what network?

(see the answer key)

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