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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. When did Robert MacNeil retire, according to his bio in the Introduction?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1992.

2. 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) Germany.
(b) Israel.
(c) China.
(d) Korea.

3. The establishment of what was an important moment for English as word choices had to be made for standard broadcasting?
(a) PBS.
(b) BBC.
(c) NBC.
(d) CBS.

4. What does "RP" stand for?
(a) Recieved Phonetics.
(b) Royal Phonetics.
(c) Royal Pronunciation.
(d) Received Pronunciation.

5. When was the Education Act passed in the United Kingdom?
(a) 1789.
(b) 1833.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1655.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is another word for Old English?

3. RP was spoken by how much of the British population at the origination of BBC?

4. 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?

5. Who is quoted from his Preface to A Dictionary of the English Language in the Introduction?

(see the answer key)

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